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HANSARDCovid-19: Household DebtIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Makerfield (Yvonne Fovargue) and my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and…08 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-Prudential Measures) (Amendment) Order 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-prudential Measures) (Amendment) Order 2021. May I say what a pleasure it is to serve…06 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-Prudential Measures) (Amendment) Order 2021As ever, I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his questions. He referenced the leverage framework, on which I will go into some detail in answering his second and third questions.…06 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-Prudential Measures) (Amendment) Order 2021No.06 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-Prudential Measures) (Amendment) Order 2021I confirm to the right hon. Gentleman that we do not. Though we are outside the capital requirements regime of the EU, our objective is to align to the highest global standards—we…06 Jul 2021HANSARDFinancial Services ConsultationThe Government are today publishing the “Access to Cash: Consultation” on legislative proposals to protect access to cash. Our society and economy are embracing the transition to…01 Jul 2021HANSARDPublication of UK Government Green Financing FrameworkIn November 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Rishi Sunak), announced plans for the UK to issue its inaugural sovereign…01 Jul 2021HANSARD Financial Conduct Authority and Blackmore Bond plcI have set out the record as the FCA has presented it. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will wish to continue correspondence with the FCA on some of those unresolved matters.…30 Jun 2021HANSARD Financial Conduct Authority and Blackmore Bond plcI congratulate the hon. Member for Glenrothes (Peter Grant) on securing this debate. I also pay tribute to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) and my hon. Friend the…30 Jun 2021HANSARD Financial Conduct Authority and Blackmore Bond plcI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. He speaks with some authority on these matters. There is a process that will continue, as he knows, through the scrutiny of that…30 Jun 2021HANSARDDraft Financial Markets and insolvency (Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021As ever, I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his contribution. I do not think he raised any substantive points and do not want to detain the Committee with a wider…24 Jun 2021HANSARDDraft Financial Markets and insolvency (Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Financial Markets and Insolvency (Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021. It is a pleasure to…24 Jun 2021HANSARDFinancial Services SectorThe Chancellor set out the Government’s strategy on financial services to the House in November—a vision of a sector that is more open, more technologically advanced and a world…22 Jun 2021HANSARDPersonal Credit: Self-employed PeopleThe Government have put together an unprecedented package of support for the self-employed, including the self-employed income support scheme, the temporary £20 per week increase…22 Jun 2021HANSARDPersonal Credit: Self-employed PeopleThe hon. Gentleman makes a very sensible and worthwhile point on this matter. We are looking closely at the Financial Conduct Authority’s “Financial Lives” survey, which indicates…22 Jun 2021HANSARDHome OwnershipThe Government are committed to helping people own their own home. Our new mortgage guarantee scheme is increasing the availability of mortgages for credit-worthy households who…22 Jun 2021HANSARDFinancial Services SectorI am very happy to agree with my hon. Friend. I experienced that myself with my hon. Friend the Member for North Wiltshire (James Gray). The parliamentary export programme is an…22 Jun 2021HANSARDFinancial Services SectorI thank my right hon. Friend for his representations on this matter, and I heartily agree with him. We are promoting the international role of the sector and developing ambitious…22 Jun 2021HANSARDFinancial Services SectorI do not accept the right hon. Gentleman’s characterisation of where we are. On financial services, as I hope he knows by now, we have deep dialogue across a number of…22 Jun 2021HANSARDHome OwnershipI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. The Government are investing more than £5 billion in building safety, including an additional £3.5 billion announced this year for…22 Jun 2021