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HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)The hon. Lady’s amendment does not say “two years”, though, does it? It says: “two years, and annually thereafter.” That sounds like a huge amount of bureaucracy. She said that it…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Tenth sitting)Does the way that the amendment is drafted not mean that Scottish Ministers, Welsh Ministers and the relevant Northern Ireland Department could interfere or be an interested party…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)It may seem tempting to wrap all this stuff in lots of scrutiny, but does my hon. Friend agree that red tape costs money? Wrapping the economy in red tape costs money. Ultimately,…16 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Will the Minister provide some clarity on the future of the RAF Linton-on-Ouse base? As well as having played an important role in defence of the realm, it is a key part of…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Justice Secretary is working with the Law Commission on bringing forward a new corporate offence of failure to prevent economic crime. There are concerns that the offences…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceI would like to put on record my thanks to the British Business Bank, which has done a fantastic job in engaging with the APPG over the last 18 months or so and a tremendous job…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I again congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) on bringing forward this important…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceThat is such an important point, and I appreciate the hon. Lady’s intervention. Again, going back to my days as a child going with my father to see the bank manager, Mr Ron Taylor…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceMy hon. Friend makes a good point about smaller loans. Last year, the Government—BEIS and the Treasury—did a fantastic job in rolling out SME finance schemes during the crisis.…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceThe hon. Lady is making some good points, but I am nervous about turning a loan into a grant or making it non-repayable, as I think she outlined that TheCityUK suggested. Lots of…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceMy hon. Friend makes a good point on regional mutual banks, and I congratulate him on bringing forward this important debate. It is also a pleasure to serve under your…09 Nov 2021HANSARD Racism in CricketI thank the hon. Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra) for bringing forward this important urgent question. As somebody who has played cricket in Yorkshire for the best part of 40…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceThe changes that the Bank of England has made on MREL are very modest and will not help a bank such as OakNorth, which is a very successful challenger bank, in terms of its…09 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseLike my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Aaron Bell), I received no pressure whatsoever in terms of the way I voted last week. My right hon. Friend has set out a…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseWill the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseWill the hon. Member give way?08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseSomeone did give my hon. Friend an answer to that. It was the Chair of the Standards Committee, the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant), who said that the facts were not in…08 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Seventh sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?04 Nov 2021HANSARDGreat British Railways: National Headquarters4. What steps he is taking to identify the most suitable location for the headquarters of Great British Railways.04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)Is that not the point, though? The hon. Lady said “across the UK”; this is a UK-wide scheme, so we have to have somebody in overall charge of the scheme, which is why we cannot…04 Nov 2021