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HANSARDFinancial Services BillI thank my hon. Friend, who, without equal in this House, has done so much to champion mortgage prisoners. I hope he will carry on working with us as we continue to improve our…26 Apr 2021HANSARDLondon Capital & FinanceOn 17 December 2020, I announced that the Treasury would set up a compensation scheme for bondholders who suffered losses after investing in London Capital & Finance (LCF)…19 Apr 2021HANSARDMortgage Guarantee Scheme: Notification of 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…14 Apr 2021HANSARDBilateral Loan to IrelandI would like to update Parliament on the loan to Ireland. In December 2010, the UK agreed to provide a bilateral loan of £3.2 billion as part of a €67.5 billion international…13 Apr 2021HANSARDNatWest Group: Disposal of Government-owned SharesI can today inform the House of the disposal of approximately £1.1 billion-worth of Government-owned NatWest Group (NWG, formerly Royal Bank of Scotland, RBS) shares, representing…22 Mar 2021HANSARDUK Counter-Terrorist Asset-Freezing Regime: 1 October 2020 to 31 December 2020Under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA 2010), the Treasury was required to prepare a quarterly report regarding its exercise of the powers conferred on it by part…18 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Debt Owed by Developing CountriesI note the hon. Lady’s long-standing interest in this subject, but I want to state clearly that the Government support the role of the low-income developing countries to be…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are committed to encouraging business investment in Doncaster and its surrounding area, and at the Budget we confirmed £23 million funding for Goldthorpe’s town…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Foreign Secretary is continuing to look very carefully at the legislative requirements and will set out further detail in due course on how the Government intend to proceed.09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Debt Owed by Developing CountriesThe Chancellor regularly engages with his international partners in the G7, the G20 and the Paris Club on debt issues, including private sector participation in debt…09 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationOver the past four and a half hours we have had contributions from well over 75 right hon. and hon. Members from across the United Kingdom—from Blackpool to Buckingham, and from…08 Mar 2021HANSARDContingent Liability Notification and Disclosure of Asset SaleI can confirm today that I have laid a Treasury Minute informing the House of certain liabilities that HM Treasury has taken on in authorising the sale of the remaining loan…01 Mar 2021HANSARD Alcohol DutyMay I start my response by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Moray (Douglas Ross) on securing this debate, particularly since his constituency of Moray lays claim to…25 Feb 2021HANSARDNormal Minimum Pension Age: ConsultationThe normal minimum pension age is the minimum age at which most pension savers can access their pensions without incurring an unauthorised payments tax charge (unless they are…11 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services: Equivalence RecognitionEquivalence is an autonomous technical process that each side is undertaking separately. Officials have had a number of meetings with their counterparts in the Commission over the…26 Jan 2021HANSARDFinancial Services: Equivalence RecognitionTo clarify for the right hon. Gentleman, the equivalence granting process is an autonomous, separate process from the MOU discussion. The MOU is about a framework to evaluate the…26 Jan 2021HANSARDFinancial Services: Equivalence RecognitionMy hon. Friend has a lot of expertise in this area. He will know that, alongside the trade and co-operation agreement, we had a joint declaration to establish a structured…26 Jan 2021HANSARDWholesale Food Service SectorThroughout the covid crisis, the Government have sought to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods, and support businesses and public services across the UK. We recognise that food…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. Across the pandemic, the Government have created a number of innovative responses, like eat out to help out. We will continue to examine…26 Jan 2021HANSARDWholesale Food Service SectorI thank the hon. Lady for her question, and, indeed, I met representatives of the sector in my constituency a few weeks ago. The Treasury is in regular discussion with the…26 Jan 2021