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HANSARDNational Living WageI thank my hon. Friend for raising the subject; yes, I would be very happy to meet him. The sector has been the subject of focus. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, which is…21 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Living WageI note the hon. Lady’s interest in this area, but I would just correct her: there have actually been 14 prosecutions for non-payment of the national minimum wage. I would also…21 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Living WageI want to make it clear to the hon. Lady that this Government will enforce the national minimum wage and make sure that employers that are meant to be paying it do so. I think…21 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this. The Government encourage businesses to be a force for good in our society. I warmly welcome the commitment from firms in her constituency…21 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Living WageI would thank the hon. Lady for her comments, but I wonder whether she is living in a land of fiction. It is the Conservative party that is standing up for workers. It is this…21 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Living WageThe vast majority of jobs that are eligible to receive the national living wage are in compliance with the law, with only 1.5% of eligible jobs paid below in April 2019. Anyone…21 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is correct; on 11 December, Post Office Ltd reached a settlement in the group litigation claim brought by 555 postmasters or former postmasters. This has culminated…21 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon .Friend for his question and very much welcome him back to this place, as an extremely valued member of the Select Committee on Business, Energy and Industrial…21 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Living WageAbsolutely. I thank my right hon. Friend for his comments and I very much recognise the role of the SME market in ensuring that some of the lowest paid workers get the minimum…21 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for highlighting the self-employment market. We committed in our manifesto not only to look at self-employment but to make sure that the UK is the best…21 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I note her interest, her role and the work she has done on this issue, and I will be more than happy to meet her. It is important that…21 Jan 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesI thank my hon. Friend for his question and welcome him to his place. I am really pleased that, so quickly into being an MP, he is out talking to as many businesses as he can.…21 Jan 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesI can reassure the hon. Lady that the Government completely back business, whether in the north or the south. We want businesses to grow wherever they are in the UK. That is…21 Jan 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesI thank my hon. Friend for her question and welcome her to her place. I know she has a particular interest in this area, with her experience before coming to the House. The…21 Jan 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesSmall businesses are the backbone of our economy, and the British Business Bank is supporting over £7 billion of finance to over 91,000 small and medium-size enterprises. Through…21 Jan 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesI welcome my hon. Friend back to the Chamber and thank him for his interest in this area. He knows that, as we leave the European Union, we want to ensure that we have a good…21 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. I am happy to meet him to hear more details on that matter.21 Jan 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesThe hon. Gentleman knows that the tourism economy is particularly important for the UK. While I am happy to meet him, we hear representations from the sector regularly. Despite…21 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere will be a fundamental review of business rates, which many retailers will welcome. It will be a wide review and I am sure the issue my hon. Friend highlights will be looked…21 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. The Government recognise the importance of postal offices in rural communities, both throughout the UK and in his constituency. There are…21 Jan 2020