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HANSARDHorizon Convictions Redress SchemeI am today announcing the launch of the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme, it will be delivered by the Department for Business and Trade. The Post Office Horizon scandal, which…30 Jul 2024HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations ProgrammeThe UK is the world's fourth largest exporter, with exports worth £855 billion. British businesses have unique strengths which are admired around the world. This Government are…29 Jul 2024HANSARDDigital Trade Agreement: WTO Joint Initiative on Electronic CommerceThe Government are ready to lead on the global stage and use every lever at our disposal to tear down unnecessary barriers and give British businesses the access to international…26 Jul 2024HANSARDAssimilated Law ReportToday I have laid a report regarding the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 before Parliament and published it on gov.uk. This report updates the House in line with…23 Jul 2024HANSARDHarland and WolffIn recent weeks there has been media speculation over the status of Harland and Wolff and the nature of its ongoing discussions with the Government, upon which we have been unable…22 Jul 2024HANSARDCode of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagementThis Government are committed to updating Britain’s employment protections so they are fit for our modern economy and the future of work. As we set out in our plan to make work…18 Jul 2024HANSARDUK Steel Safeguard ExtensionI would like to make a statement on decisions made by the previous Government in relation to the UK’s steel safeguard measure. A successful steel industry is critical to our…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI am pleased to be at the Dispatch Box to welcome the Bill; in doing so, I candidly recognise the difficult legal and constitutional position it represents. I will outline why I…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI thank the right hon. Member for making those powerful points, which reflect on the nature of the evidence that was given. One of his hon. Friends has already made the point…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillMy right hon. Friend makes a powerful contribution. Many things go beyond the Bill and the independent inquiry that we are currently looking at, regarding the role and experience…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI will say something specifically about the territorial extent of the Bill, but the straightforward answer is yes, there are circumstances here to which we should listen. I hope…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI thank my right hon. Friend for those remarks and for all the work the Select Committee has done to assist this process. He is right to say that while it is one thing to pass the…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI thank my right hon. Friend for that. The work of the advisory board on all this has been invaluable and is very much appreciated. We can all accept that a number of cases may…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillThe hon. Gentleman will not mind my teasing him about a call for Unionism from the Scottish National party. [ Interruption. ] Just on this issue! As I understand it, the issue is…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillHon. Members will have a chance to speak; I cannot speak for every part of the judiciary in the UK, but I believe that that is the issue. The nature of the always distinct legal…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI hear what the right hon. Member says. I can foresee it being seen as reasonable to extend the legislation to Northern Ireland in a way that will not apply to Scotland, given the…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI am grateful to the hon. Member for those words. I know that colleagues from Northern Ireland are keen to bring forward an amendment on that. I ask Ministers to reflect on the…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillWill the hon. Lady give way?20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI am extremely grateful to the hon. Lady. I am absolutely willing to listen to the case she is making—that we could, in theory, amend the Bill to cover Scotland—but I do not, if I…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI hear what the right hon. Gentleman is saying, and we do not want to do Committee stage on Second Reading. We are hearing about the necessity of ensuring that, where cases fall…20 Mar 2024