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HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingI understand why the hon. Lady has raised concerns about sub-postmasters, and she is absolutely right to do so. Whoever has my role in Government—whichever colour of…10 Jan 2019HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingI recognise some of the concerns about mobile branches that the hon. Gentleman raises. I can assure him that I am moving on to it, and obviously I have had the opportunity to…10 Jan 2019HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingWhat is definitely Government policy is to make sure that we have a network of post offices that offer a wide range of services to our constituents, and that that is sustainable…10 Jan 2019HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I congratulate the hon. Member for Wigan (Lisa Nandy) on securing this important debate. Although I am one of only a…10 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) regulations 2018My hon. Friend has outlined a situation where the company’s end of year would fall before the withdrawal date. As things stand the new registry would be only for instances where…10 Jan 2019HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingIt is right that Post Office Ltd is holding consultations. I apologise; the hon. Lady said earlier that she had been chucked out of the store and that language of intimidation was…10 Jan 2019HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingAbsolutely, but that has not been done prior to today. We will take those things forward. I have met other Members about other issues in their constituencies. It is right that the…10 Jan 2019HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingThe programme of franchising is moving Crown postal services. Our objective is to ensure that, when the post offices are moved, they deliver better services and that constituents…10 Jan 2019HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingAs I have said—I thought I was quite clear—I am always willing to meet Members who have issues relating to post offices in their constituencies. I said that earlier. I reiterate…10 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) regulations 2018I will try to answer as many of the questions that have been put by hon. Members as I can. The hon. Member for Sefton Central referred to the people behind me as thinking that I…10 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) regulations 2018I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. It is a pleasure to serve under…10 Jan 2019HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingI have heard what the hon. Lady has said today, and I will go away and look it. Every post office operates differently throughout the country. There is not a standard rule for all…10 Jan 2019HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to say the loss of banks and access to cash has been a concern for our constituents and high streets. To individual MPs who represent a…10 Jan 2019HANSARDPubs CodeWe will be undertaking a statutory review of the effectiveness of the pubs code and the Pubs Code Adjudicator. I welcome the recent publication by the adjudicator of arbitration…08 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her question. As she will know, we launched the call for evidence in October, and it finished in November. We are reviewing the evidence presented. In…08 Jan 2019HANSARDPubs CodeI recognise the hon. Gentleman’s commitment to this issue. We are currently working out how we will carry out the review, and, under statutory regulation, we need to do that until…08 Jan 2019HANSARDPubs CodeWe recognise that a number of issues affect the pubs community. The Government have taken some important measures relating to beer duty and business rates to help pubs, but I…08 Jan 2019HANSARDPubs CodeThe Government have taken action to secure the future of pubs. We have frozen beer duty, with the result that a regular pint of beer is 2p cheaper than it would have been if we…08 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is right that the FRC refers any concerns it has relating to the insolvency case to the ICAEW, which is a recognised professional body that regulates insolvency practitioners.…08 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe continue to work closely with the Treasury and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to ensure that the needs of high street retailers are understood. In…08 Jan 2019