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HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) BillI am delighted to hear the Secretary of State talk about reducing regulatory burdens without compromising the standards that we are none the less delivering—that is the central…17 Apr 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) BillFurther to my right hon. Friend’s point about facilitating a trusted mechanism for sharing data, does he agree that the huge global success of open banking in this country has…17 Apr 2023HANSARDDuties of Economic Regulators: UtilitiesI welcome the bright and shiny new ministerial team to their roles, and I urge my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, as the new broom, to get this moving a lot faster. Some…23 Mar 2023HANSARDDuties of Economic Regulators: Utilities1. What recent progress she has made on updating the statutory duties of economic regulators in the utilities sectors.23 Mar 2023HANSARDRail ServicesI congratulate the Secretary of State and the Rail Minister on successfully working their way through the Network Rail strike. They have rightly mentioned winning back the trust…20 Mar 2023HANSARDBeneficial Ownership Transparency Measures13. What diplomatic steps he is taking to encourage adoption of beneficial ownership transparency measures by (a) G20 nations and (b) offshore tax havens and secrecy jurisdictions.14 Mar 2023HANSARDBeneficial Ownership Transparency MeasuresMy right hon. Friend has a superb personal track record on this issue. May I urge him to redouble his efforts? Does he accept that transparency about who owns what means that…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Finding and fixing the underlying causes of health inequalities has defeated Governments of all types for decades. Less well-off British families still live significantly…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTrading Standards: Staffing and Resources4. What assessment he has made of the impact of variations in staffing and resources on the effectiveness of local trading standards teams.20 Feb 2023HANSARDTrading Standards: Staffing and ResourcesThere is a widespread concern that some local trading standards teams are no longer capable of protecting local citizens from scams, fraud and rip-offs, or of delivering the…20 Feb 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ10. Two years ago, the Prime Minister commissioned me to propose 30 ways to boost growth and make Britain the most competitive country in the world. So far, we are under way with…01 Feb 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy right hon. and learned Friend is being very generous with his time. May I say very gently that the anecdote that he told just now and the intervention that the Minister for…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend on making a powerful speech in favour of his new clauses, several of which I have signed. Before he moves on, may I press him on…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI thank the shadow Minister for giving way—I have an enormous amount of time for an awful lot of what he does and says. I want to challenge him a little on whether these potential…25 Jan 2023HANSARDOffender Rehabilitation Programmes: EffectivenessIt is great to hear that more offenders are finding jobs after being released. Will the Secretary of State undertake to publish the outcomes and success rates of all publicly…10 Jan 2023HANSARDOffender Rehabilitation Programmes: Effectiveness16. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of HM Prison and Probation Service-commissioned programmes on the (a) rehabilitation and (b) employment-readiness of offenders.10 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]I welcome this Bill, particularly because, as the Minister rightly points out, it introduces far greater transparency and competition, precisely as I was calling for two years ago…09 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Conduct Authority: Loyalty Penalties in Insurance Market.3. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority in protecting customers from loyalty penalties in the insurance market.20 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Conduct Authority: Loyalty Penalties in Insurance Market.The FCA’s cheap and, we hope, effective measures to stop insurance company customers being ripped off is in stark contrast to the energy price cap, which was introduced for…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Future of Rail ServicesMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I want to back up his suggestion for a much more slimline future system operator for two reasons. First, if I understand his point…20 Dec 2022