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HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (First sitting)Thanks.06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q 40 Yes. Good afternoon; thank you for being with us. I thought it might be useful to start by asking both of you to make some introductory remarks about, in particular, clause 1…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you; that is very helpful. We will probably come back in a second to the issue of the amount. I suppose that this measure can be considered as shifting the risk from local…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q That takes me on to another question, specifically for Mr Magor, but Mr Blaylock may have a comment as well. The IRRV written evidence that we received flags up the issue of how…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q Looking at the parliamentary timetable, it seems very unlikely that the Bill will be passed before the end of September, which creates the problem that you have just identified.…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q Clause 1 is effectively trying to make retrospective the regulations that were passed in March. I appreciate that only three months or so have passed since then, so it may be…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q That is really helpful. My second question was going to be whether you feel that £1.5 billion sounds like an adequate figure based on the indications you have had from local…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillOther hon. Members have spoken eloquently about some of the amendments and new clauses that I strongly support: to protect shop workers from abuse; to protect people from…05 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsNightclubs cannot open today, and they do not know in what capacity and under what rules they will be working when they do. They have no income and are still racking up debts, and…01 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Impact on Attendance in Education SettingsI have had lots of emails from desperate parents in south Manchester whose children have suffered multiple periods of isolation and are worried about more. They all say that we…30 Jun 2021HANSARD Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillIt is a pleasure to respond on behalf of the Opposition to the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill. It is a short Bill but one that will…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEurostar: Long-term ViabilityWhat recent assessment he has made of the long-term viability of Eurostar.24 Jun 2021HANSARDEurostar: Long-term ViabilityBut the Minister knows that there has been a real threat to Eurostar’s survival, and British business leaders and the Chair of the Transport Committee have all called for our…24 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsExperts have warned that the carbon impact of the Government’s £27 billion roadbuilding programme could be around 100 times greater than the official Government estimates. Why…24 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeIn March, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s report said: “The hospitality and entertainment sectors have not seen sufficient data to underpin…22 Jun 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs ActThat is true. My problem with cannabis is that the supply is still in the hands of organised criminal gangs. That, for me, is not a sensible way to approach our drug policy. We…17 Jun 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs ActMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. This anniversary is surely the time to take stock, to change our approach to one that is rooted in evidence, and to do what is best for public…17 Jun 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs ActI beg to move, That this House has considered the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for granting us the time for this debate, to the…17 Jun 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs ActMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have the evidence in the UK. There have been some very good diversion schemes in Durham and the west midlands, and there are others. We do…17 Jun 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs ActI thank the Minister for his response—I am pleased that he is open to listening on this issue—and my good friend, my hon. Friend the Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn), and…17 Jun 2021