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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government take the security of critical national infrastructure extremely seriously. The UK’s national technical authorities, including the National Protective Security…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know how hard my hon. Friend works for his constituency, and I very much understand his concerns. My understanding is that there are no changes expected at the Smedley Hydro…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this critical issue. The Employment Rights Bill will introduce new measures that will give staff and their chosen trade union a meaningful shot…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is critical that Government property and Government assets support economic growth in constituencies, including that of my hon. Friend, and I would be delighted to meet her to…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Seventh sitting)I would indeed have been disappointed if the shadow Minister had not had lots of detailed questions for me on the operation of the powers. I agree wholeheartedly about the…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Seventh sitting)This legislation is underpinned by robust oversight and layers of protection for individuals and businesses. Safeguards have been put in place to ensure that there are sufficient…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Seventh sitting)I am pleased to provide that clarification. As I said, the critical point is that this provision is very limited in its scope, and the right to appeal set out in the Bill cannot…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)I really appreciate the focus on vulnerability and oversight, because with these powers comes a huge amount of responsibility. The questions that have been raised today are really…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)I referred in my opening remarks to the positive and ongoing conversations that we are having with banks and the UK finance industry, and that was reflected in the evidence we…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)The clause outlines the information notices that can be given to a bank, how the bank must comply, the information it must provide and how the information can be used. To…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)Let me go through those points in turn. The first question was about why someone might need information before three months. There are two critical reasons why: one is to…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)First, I want to make absolutely clear that I was not accusing the hon. Member of any fraud, but just using a hypothetical. In that instance, the PSFA would use the lump sum…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)I welcome the opportunity to respond to the amendment and to clarify an error that I made in a previous discussion that might have contributed to some confusion. When I talked…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)Among the powers in the Bill there is only the power to recover debt through the ways that I have set out. Question put and agreed to. Clause 17 accordingly ordered to stand part…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)Clauses 38, 39 and 40 establish the power to administer deduction from earnings orders. A deduction from earnings order is a mechanism by which financial amounts owed can be…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I look forward to another constructive afternoon of discussion. Clauses 28 to 33 set out clear processes for the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for the range of questions, which give me the opportunity to clarify a number of points. First, what happens if a liable person sadly passes away before…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 2, in clause 34, page 20, line 30, leave out from “review” to end of line 35. This amendment leaves out provision that is not needed; clause 29(5), (6) and…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)The clause establishes the process to request an internal review of decisions made by authorised officers on direct deduction orders. The liable person or other account holders,…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for those questions. The circumstances in which someone might request a review include the ones that you set out. Primarily, it will be around…04 Mar 2025