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HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption Loan SchemeThe Treasury is working closely with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to monitor the uptake and effectiveness of the coronavirus business interruption…18 May 2020HANSARDBilateral 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…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Finance BillIt is a privilege to close this debate on behalf of the Government. This is my first opportunity to congratulate the newly appointed shadow Treasury team and to welcome the hon.…27 Apr 2020HANSARDTemporary Changes to Pensions Tax in the Context of Abatement for Returning WorkersAt this time, it is important that key public sector workforces can bring back workers with relevant and valuable experience to ensure that the Government can continue to provide…22 Apr 2020HANSARDPension ReformsThe Government are developing proposals to address the unlawful age discrimination identified by the Court of Appeal in the 2015 reforms to the judicial and firefighters’ pension…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial Services RegulationIn preparation for leaving the European Union, HM Treasury made over 50 EU exit statutory instruments under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to ensure the UK’s financial…25 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chancellor and I have had dialogue with individual heads of high street banks. I have been speaking to the head of UK Finance this morning and will be convening a meeting of…24 Mar 2020HANSARDLow-paid Workers: Wages IncreaseLow-paid workers will continue to benefit from above-average pay rises, with the national living wage set to reach two thirds of median earnings and to be extended to workers aged…24 Mar 2020HANSARDMarine Renewables: Fiscal SupportThe Government take seriously their climate change responsibilities, including the target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. That means enabling a diverse range of…24 Mar 2020HANSARDLow-paid Workers: Wages IncreaseAbsolutely. I can confirm to my hon. Friend that a typical employee will be about £104 better off next year through the cut in national insurance and the freeze in fuel and…24 Mar 2020HANSARDMarine Renewables: Fiscal SupportI am very aware of the 1,700 people who work in this area in the right hon. Gentleman’s constituency and across Wales and Scotland. I am also aware that he wrote to the previous…24 Mar 2020HANSARDLow-paid Workers: Wages IncreaseIf they are on pay-as-you-earn, they are eligible for the job-retention scheme, but the hon. Gentleman makes a fair point about the range of concerns that exist, and we continue…24 Mar 2020HANSARDLow-paid Workers: Wages IncreaseMy right hon. Friend the Chancellor has set out clearly not only the range of measures that we have taken but our determination to come up with an enduring solution that addresses…24 Mar 2020HANSARDLow-paid Workers: Wages IncreaseThe hon. Gentleman makes a reasonable point. That issue is why we have tried to move forward on interventions that could be done quickly and have done them as quickly as we can.…24 Mar 2020HANSARDLow-paid Workers: Wages IncreaseMy right hon. Friend the Chancellor set out clearly the reasons why we have some concerns about, and indeed would not want to have, that universal guarantee. We want to make sure…24 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman makes a very reasonable point, and sets out a range of issues. The Government will be looking into this, and I will liaise with my colleagues in the…24 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are working closely with the insurance industry, and obviously events companies are underpinned by contractual obligations. We established that if they have cover relevant to…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. It is important that the Government do whatever it takes in these circumstances. He raises a number of specific points. He will be familiar…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportI am very happy to look at that individual’s circumstance. We have made interventions to provide advances of ESA and to remove the minimum income floor. It is clear that we will…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportI understand the use of the word “desperation”—I recognise that, and that is why we are working urgently to have a package of measures, and extend that package of measures, so…19 Mar 2020