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HANSARDDraft Social Security (Class 2 National Insurance Contributions Increase of Threshold) Regulations 2022Will the Minister give way?29 Nov 2022HANSARDFinance BillI seem to be engaging more with the hon. Gentleman now that he is on the Back Benches than when he was briefly on the Front Bench. If he looks at the statistics, he will see that,…28 Nov 2022HANSARDFinance BillI apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker. All we have to show from those three former Conservative Prime Ministers in the last 12 years is chronic economic stagnation. This autumn, the…28 Nov 2022HANSARDFinance BillI beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “That” to the end of the Question and add: “this House declines to give a second reading to the Finance Bill because, notwithstanding…28 Nov 2022HANSARDFinance BillLater in my speech I will talk about our plan for growth, which will involve fixing the holes in the Brexit deal with which the Conservatives left the European Union. Alongside…28 Nov 2022HANSARDFinance BillI thank my hon. Friend for her contribution. She is a great advocate for investment in skills training and making sure that young people have opportunities in the decade ahead,…28 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)We know that after 12 years of low growth from the Conservatives there is a vital need to invest in the infrastructure of the future. Across the country, we need to invest in new…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 20, clause 7, page 3, line 23, at end insert— “(ba) at any time, the Bank is to have at least one non-executive director who is a representative of…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his remarks. As I set out, the UK corporate governance code already has clear guidelines about the involvement of workforce in governance of boards.…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Government amendment 3 concerns the consultation of appropriate national authorities when using statutory instruments to change regulations pertaining to the definition of…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention—it is a pleasure to speak with him once again following his brief tenure on the Government Front Bench. I am not quite sure from…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 19, in clause 4, page 2, line 38, at end insert “and any subsequent, consequential, or relevant correspondence between the Treasury and the Bank.” This…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve on the Committee with you as Chair today, Mr Davies. As we know, clause 2 concerns the objectives and activities of the UK Infrastructure Bank.…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)As the Minister outlined, clause 7 concerns the appointment and tenure of directors to the board of the bank. We note that it requires at least five but no more than 14 directors;…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I rise to speak briefly, as I set out our views on clause 4 more widely in the context of amendment 19, which I am disappointed that the Government chose to oppose. We were simply…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)While I welcome the Minister’s assurance about the bank’s compliance with the UK corporate governance code, I am disappointed that he feels that a vote on worker representation on…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Amendment 12 seeks to limit the maximum number of directors on the board of the bank, moving it down from 14 to eight. Amendment 13 stipulates that at least four of the board…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I will speak only briefly to amendment 5, which requires the board of the bank to appoint one or more directors to be responsible for ensuring that the board considers the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I take no reassurance whatever from the Minister’s comments, so I will push this amendment to a vote. Question put , That the amendment be made.22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My right hon. Friend is right: it is critical that the bank considers regional inequalities in its mission, and we are very concerned that the Government opposed earlier…22 Nov 2022