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HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)I am winding up, so perhaps I could let the hon. Lady introduce her point in her speech. When their engagement meets the tests of an employment relationship, contractors should…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)I will respond to the many important points raised by hon. Members, who I thank for raising them. My hon. Friend the Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge is absolutely right to…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)We are obviously very concerned about the effects of coronavirus, which is precisely why we have delayed the implementation of the reform by a year. The message I would give is…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)As I have said, in relation to public sector reform, the external research did not detect any great chilling effect. We will be looking at the longer-term effects of public sector…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)That is a claim that the hon. Lady makes and we will be able to test it over time through external research. It is not a view that has been validated so far in the roll-out to the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank colleagues who have spoken. New clause 2 would require the Government to assess and report on the geographical effects of changes to business tax reliefs made by clauses…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)It is too tempting for me not to ask the hon. Member to share a few of his views on Unionism in Scotland and whether he thinks that is a good idea.18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)I rise to urge the Committee to reject these new clauses. Let me say a few things about them and then I will turn to the comments that have been made. New clause 1 would require…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the hon. Members for Houghton and Sunderland South, and for Glasgow Central, for their comments, which I will respond to in due course. New clause 6 would require the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)I will keep my remarks brief, in keeping with the spirit of Opposition Members’ comments. These clauses would require the Chancellor to review the effect of measures in the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)Could the hon. Gentleman tell the Committee what the rate is in Ilford, North?18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank Opposition Members for their comments. This Government will always be committed to reducing poverty and child poverty. There is no difference in our view and the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)We will look at the effects of that and at whether it will be adequate to meet the challenge the Scottish Government have laid down for themselves. We have now reached the end of…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)On a point of order, Mr Rosindell. On behalf of the Exchequer Secretary and myself, I thank you and your co-Chair, the excellent folks at Hansard , our Whips, our Parliamentary…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)Thank you, Mr Rosindell. My hon. Friend and I are sharing the duties on the Front Bench today, and it is I who rises to speak to clauses 72 and 73. The clauses make changes to…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank both hon. Members for their comments. I draw from them strong support for the clause, although it was caveated in the way they described. Let me address the issues that…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank hon. Members for their comments, and pay tribute to my colleague the Exchequer Secretary for rattling through the clauses we debated earlier with such effectiveness. The…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesBefore I start, may I join in all the words that have been said in praise of Jo Cox during the proceedings so far? I know that many more such words will be said today. One thing…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesI thank the hon. Lady for her questions. In the middle of a crisis, with emergency responses being brought out almost every other week, it would be a brave person who could commit…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesHaving been an energy Minister, I am extremely aware of the many good things that we have done and continue to do, but I thank the hon. Lady for her contribution.16 Jun 2020