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HANSARDSmall Businesses: ScotlandIt will come as no surprise to the hon. Gentleman that I disagree with him. UK Government investment in city region and growth deals in Scotland is now more than £1.3 billion, and…11 Jun 2019HANSARDSmall Businesses: ScotlandI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising this topic. Following the Department’s internal review, we will now consult on the options to provide further support to the…11 Jun 2019HANSARDPost Office Services: Rural AreasI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that matter. A key part of what the Post Office has done is to renegotiate the banking framework, which has seen remuneration for…11 Jun 2019HANSARDPost Office Services: Rural AreasMy hon. Friend is right: Government have a responsibility to ensure that we work together across Government to ensure that services can be provided through the post office. We…11 Jun 2019HANSARDPost Office Services: Rural AreasThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point about banks moving away from our high streets and the post offices picking up the slack. That is why I am proud of what Post Office Ltd has…11 Jun 2019HANSARDPost Office Services: Rural AreasIt is true that Members across the House care deeply about our Post Office, and so do the Government. The number of branches remains at its most stable for a decade. To give the…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recognise the key role that my hon. Friend played in instigating the review when he was in post. Consumer safety is a Government priority and I assure him that we have kept…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy officials are in regular contact with the Treasury and MHCLG to represent the views of business. Last week, we welcomed the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to meet the hon. Lady to discuss this, but I would like to reaffirm the Government’s commitment to upgrade workers’ rights, protecting the most vulnerable workers. Our…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely. Access to free cashpoints is an important part of our high streets and I personally, as a constituency MP, have made representations on that to the banking sector.…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady raises an important point about the viability of some of the retail outlets that are operating on our high streets. She is absolutely right that it is concerning…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be grateful to discuss the consultation outcomes with the hon. Lady. As she will know, the Office for Product Safety and Standards is undertaking a review, and I will…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful for the hon. Lady’s offer to meet me to discuss this issue, which I am keen to do. I hope that when we are in a position to make announcements in the consumer White…11 Jun 2019HANSARDSmart Data: ConsultationToday I will be placing a copy of a consultation document entitled: “Smart Data: Putting consumers in control of their data and enabling innovation” in the Libraries of both…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Consumer ProtectionI beg to move, That the draft Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Enforcement) (Amendment) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 13 May, be approved. Ensuring the safety of UK…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Consumer ProtectionThe hon. Lady is right about the role of trading standards and the pressures under which departments operate. The local priorities of local trading standards will always differ…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Consumer ProtectionI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I note his passion for the safety of notice boards in schools. He is correct. The essence of the order is that the Office for…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Consumer ProtectionI welcome the contributions from all Members, because we all care about consumer safety and it definitely lies at the heart of what I have been doing in my time at the Department.…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Consumer ProtectionThe hon lady raises an important point. The process we have followed has meant that the Office for Product Safety and Standards carried out a review. We obviously want to move on…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Consumer ProtectionThe Government took a great step when they formed the OPSS in January 2018. The OPSS was given additional funding of £12 million a year to build national capacity for product…11 Jun 2019