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349 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDLending to Small Businesses11. What further steps his Department is taking to regulate lending to small businesses.09 Apr 2019HANSARDLending to Small BusinessesA succession of small business lending scandals has come to light in recent months, including from Clydesdale, the Global Restructuring Group and HBOS. This has highlighted that…09 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. I applaud the work of Sheffield College in my constituency during these difficult times. Does he agree that we are taking away a vital…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education Fundingrose —02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingWill the hon. Gentleman give way?02 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No DealIt was announced overnight that the Government plan to slash tariffs on the majority of products imported from outside the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Such a move would…13 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No Deal1. What recent progress his Department has made on preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mr Gray. We are 17 days from our departure from the European Union. It is perhaps no wonder that statutory instruments are…12 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
Draft Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mr Austin. I will set it on the record that we do not oppose these statutory instruments, despite their narrow scope and…06 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
Draft Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2019I just want to put it on the record that this obsession with zero hours seems very weird to me, because there are many other options for making jobs flexible. There are things…06 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
Draft Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2019I am quite aware of that fact, but I think the hon. Gentleman will find that they were small in number at that time; they have most certainly increased under this Government. I…06 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
Draft Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2019I certainly am aware of that. I am also aware that many of my constituents are in low-paid work or on zero-hours contracts, when they would rather be in good, well-paid, full-time…06 Mar 2019HANSARDZimbabweOn 12 February, my constituent Victor Mujakachi was detained. The intention was to deport him to Zimbabwe, which has seen tragic human rights abuses in the past few months. What…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Minister for small businesses, the hon. Member for Rochester and Strood (Kelly Tolhurst), claimed in response to a question from my hon.…14 Feb 2019HANSARD Young Carers SupportI pay tribute to my hon. Friend and fellow Sheffield MP for securing this debate. In a previous life, when I was a councillor, I was privileged to chair the children, young people…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Consumer RightsAs the Government continue to threaten the public with a catastrophic no-deal Brexit, which they admit themselves would be detrimental to consumers, a report by Which? shows that…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Windrush SchemeLast year, I helped a family in my constituency to get the passports to which they were entitled but were scandalously being denied. The family now find themselves in dire…05 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Time after time, the Prime Minister has been consistent in saying that the Government will ensure that UK consumers will not face any detriment following our departure from the…23 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I think it has been made clear by many experts, including at the Bank of England, that, should we crash out with no deal in a few weeks’ time, the economy will shrink by about 8%.…23 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Sir David. It is with deep regret that we find ourselves in a situation in which we are even considering leaving the EU with…23 Jan 2019