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HANSARDPlan for JobsThe hon. Lady will know of the Government’s investment in T-levels and the additional investment last week in apprenticeships, as well as a number of other interventions that the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPlan for JobsI agree entirely with my right hon. Friend, who has been a champion in this area, throughout his experience in government and in his work now as Chair of the Select Committee on…02 Nov 2021HANSARDEconomic InequalityThe hon. Lady must have missed a number of measures announced by the Chancellor in the Budget last week in which significant investment was made to support families through the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDEconomic InequalityDistributional analysis published at the Budget and spending review last week shows that in 2024-25, tax, welfare and spending decisions made since the spending round two years…02 Nov 2021HANSARD Access to CashWhat a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller. I commend the hon. Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones) for her speech and for securing the debate. She…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Access to CashI am very grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that point. I visited her constituency last Thursday and saw that facility first hand, and I will say a little bit about it in a…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Fossil Fuel Industry: Regulation of InvestmentsI congratulate the hon. Member for Coventry South (Zarah Sultana) on securing this debate on an issue that we all agree is of crucial importance. I will do my best to do justice…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Fossil Fuel Industry: Regulation of InvestmentsIt is absolutely the case that the UK pensions and investment sectors—asset owners, asset managers and the service providers that support them—have an important role to play,…19 Oct 2021HANSARDUK National Risk Assessment of Proliferation FinancingAs a major global financial centre, a key component of the UK’s economic strength and prosperity is our openness to investment and trade. However, this quality also makes the UK…23 Sept 2021HANSARDDraft Capital Requirements Regulation (amendment) regulations 2021I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, as ever, for his constructive scrutiny of the statutory instrument. He always provides succinct summaries of complex matters. They are…15 Sept 2021HANSARDDraft Capital Requirements Regulation (amendment) regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Capital Requirements Regulation (Amendment) Regulations 2021. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Demutualisation of Liverpool VictoriaI am always ready to look at constructive suggestions and am happy to take this forward. I suspect there may be legal impediments to the publishing of some of that information,…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Demutualisation of Liverpool VictoriaI congratulate the hon. Member for Harrow West (Gareth Thomas) on securing the debate. He is a strong and sincere supporter of the mutuals sector, and he has regularly raised…15 Sept 2021HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021I am happy to address Members’ points. It is the Government’s view that the amendment will ensure that UK legislation remains up to date and continues to protect the financial…13 Sept 2021HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021The purpose of this statutory instrument is to update according to the last assessment. We would not want, as a response to immediate events and without analysis or rigour, to add…13 Sept 2021HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021, No. 827). May…13 Sept 2021HANSARDPilot No-Interest Loans Schemes: Contingent LiabilityIt is normal practice when a Government Department proposes to undertake a contingent liability in excess of £300,000 and for which there is no statutory authority, for the…07 Sept 2021HANSARDGovernment Shareholding in NatWest GroupI can today inform the House that on 22 July 2021 the Government announced a trading plan to sell part of the Government’s shareholding in NatWest Group (NWG, formerly Royal Bank…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCash Ratio Deposit Scheme: ReviewCash Ratio Deposits (CRDs) are non-interest bearing assets deposited with the Bank of England (“the Bank”) by banks and building societies. They are invested in gilts by the Bank…20 Jul 2021HANSARD Rural Banking ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Mr Gray, and I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Brecon and Radnorshire (Fay Jones) on securing this debate and…20 Jul 2021