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HANSARD Future of the Post OfficeI hope my hon. Friend will forgive me, but I am not aware of the exact circumstances in his constituency, though I am happy to meet him to talk through them, if he thinks that…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of the Post OfficeI am absolutely clear that the Government recognise and accept our continuing responsibility to ensure that post office services are available to every community across the UK,…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of the Post OfficeAs I have said, we are clear about our continuing commitment to ensuring that every community, no matter where in the UK, has access to post office services. That commitment has…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of the Post OfficeI welcome the hon. Gentleman’s comments, as ever, and I recognise the concerns of his constituents. As I said, we remain absolutely committed to ensuring that every community has…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of the Post OfficeI will happily meet my hon. Friend. As I have said, no decision to close individual directly managed branches in full has been taken. It is right that the Post Office considers…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Export and Investment GuaranteesI beg to move, That the draft Export and Investment Guarantees (Limit on Exports and Insurance Commitments) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 14 October, be approved.13 Nov 2024HANSARD Export and Investment GuaranteesI welcome the opportunity to close the debate. I thank the hon. Members for West Worcestershire (Dame Harriett Baldwin) and for Wokingham (Clive Jones) for their comments and…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Export and Investment GuaranteesThese orders are technical in nature and relate to the capacity of UK Export Finance—which is the operating name of the Export Credits Guarantee Department, the UK’s export credit…13 Nov 2024HANSARDPost OfficeThe Horizon scandal represents one of the biggest miscarriages of justice of our time. The Government’s priority is to get redress to those affected as quickly as possible and are…05 Nov 2024HANSARDSmall Businesses: Scaling UpWe are certainly looking at the issues that have arisen for the industry from the judgment. More generally on access to finance, I am sure the right hon. Gentleman will welcome…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs others across Whitehall have already set out, we have established Skills England and begun the process of reforming the apprenticeship levy to help businesses get better access…31 Oct 2024HANSARDSmall Businesses: Scaling UpLet me take this opportunity to congratulate my hon. Friend on her election, too. I agree that local authorities working with local communities are fundamental to supporting SMEs…31 Oct 2024HANSARDSmall Businesses: Scaling UpLet me take the opportunity to congratulate my hon. Friend on his election to this House. I remember well, as I am sure he does, the problems that the people and businesses of…31 Oct 2024HANSARDSmall Businesses: Scaling UpI say very gently to the hon. Gentleman that if he and his party are determined to oppose the measures we took in the Budget, including on employers’ national insurance…31 Oct 2024HANSARDSmall Businesses: Scaling UpI am glad that the hon. Gentleman welcomes, I think, the measures we took in the Budget to raise employment allowance to help the very smallest firms. The Federation of Small…31 Oct 2024HANSARDNight-time EconomyI would gently point businesses in the night-time economy to a series of measures that we took in yesterday’s Budget, including to reform business rates for the long term, from…31 Oct 2024HANSARDNight-time EconomyWe recognise the important role that night-time economy businesses play in supporting local economies and communities. Healthy night-time economy businesses not only support our…31 Oct 2024HANSARDNight-time EconomyI will be very happy to meet my hon. Friend. I know from talking to pubs that they are also very worried about the rise in antisocial behaviour and crime in our high streets and…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have held discussions with a range of organisations on exactly that issue. I promised the hon. Gentleman earlier that I would meet him. If he wants to add that to the list of…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo. I gently point out to the hon. Gentleman the difficult economic inheritance that his party left this Government to sort out. We are determined to walk towards all the tough…31 Oct 2024