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HANSARDExecutive PayMy hon. Friend is right, and that is what the Government’s reforms have done. As I outlined, shareholders have a vote every three years and an advisory vote every year. Through…22 Oct 2019HANSARDExecutive PayI thank the hon. Lady for the work she is doing on the Select Committee. Thomas Cook did have clawback and malus arrangements in place for the recovery of directors’ bonus…22 Oct 2019HANSARDExecutive PayI thank my right hon. Friend for raising this. Part of the reforms in January was to make organisations report back on the effect of share price growth on executive pay outcomes.…22 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for that question. I am happy to discuss particular issues in his constituency. I believe that the new banking framework and the increase in remuneration…22 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am not sure whether the hon. Lady is aware that we undertook one of the biggest recalls that has happened this year: the recall of Whirlpool tumble dryers. She will know that I…22 Oct 2019HANSARDProduct Safety, Metrology and Mutual Recognition Agreement (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. The SI that we are debating relates to amendments to the bigger SI, which covered some of the areas to which he referred. These are…07 Oct 2019HANSARDProduct Safety, Metrology and Mutual Recognition Agreement (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Product Safety, Metrology and Mutual Recognition Agreement (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1246). It…07 Oct 2019HANSARDProduct Safety, Metrology and Mutual Recognition Agreement (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is nice to be back in Committee opposite the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough debating statutory instruments, as we have many times. I thank her for her…07 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I did.09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations…09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I can confirm that officials in the Department have been speaking to the ICAEW. As I outlined in my response to my hon. Friend the Member for Ochil and South Perthshire, we have…09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My right hon. and learned Friend is quite right. The hon. Member for Glenrothes has not mentioned the particular point that we have made more expressive, as the ICAEW asked us to…09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am here to speak to the regulations that are in front of us. I assure the hon. Gentleman that the experts in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, as well…09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the hon. Member for Sefton Central for his comments, but I must pick him up on one point. He questioned whether the Government respect democracy. We have sat across from…09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019As part of our ongoing engagement with stakeholders across all the Department’s responsibilities, we have regular dialogue with those organisations, whether it be on this…09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I will happily provide my hon. Friend with any advice that we have available. I point out to hon. Members that these regulations constitute an amendment to, and an extension of,…09 Sept 2019HANSARDLabour Market ReformsThe good work plan sets out the Government’s vision for the future of the UK labour market and how we will implement the Taylor review recommendations. It forms an integral part…22 Jul 2019HANSARDRegistration of Overseas EntitiesThe Government have today published their response to the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill. The draft Bill was published on 23…18 Jul 2019HANSARDFurniture and Furnishings: Fire SafetyToday, I will publish the Government response to our consultation on updating the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988, which set fire resistance…18 Jul 2019HANSARDTwo-factor Payment AuthenticationThe implementation of strong customer authentication, which mandates two-factor authentication for some online payments, will introduce more secure payments for individuals and…16 Jul 2019