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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?13 Apr 2021HANSARD Greensill CapitalIf we can put to one side the blatant political opportunism here, there is a scandal behind this. Greensill failed because it overextended itself to GFG Alliance. That was signed…13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillMay I add another point to my hon. Friend’s list of positives? Lots of the money spent because of the super deduction will be spent in the supply chain, thereby helping SMEs.13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (John Redwood). My comments relate to the small and medium-sized enterprises that he was talking about so…13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Billrose—13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI agree with the hon. Gentleman that we need to level the playing field between high street businesses and online businesses. That is a very tricky thing to do, particularly when…13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillMy hon. Friend makes a very good point about regional economies. On engines for growth, does he think that regional mutual banks might be part of the solution? They are very…13 Apr 2021HANSARD UK Rare Diseases FrameworkIt is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Mrs Miller. I wish to speak about neurofibromatosis, which for obvious reasons is more commonly known as NF1. As far as rare…24 Mar 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI do not think I should, because of the timescales, but as my hon. Friend is an author of the amendment, I will.22 Mar 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The first thing to say is that I agree with many of the comments that have been made. It…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillAfter the previous debate, I offered my hon. Friend the opportunity to sit down and look at an amendment that might work, in concert with the Government. The other difficulty with…22 Mar 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformThe Minister is doing a fantastic job on this issue, which is one of the biggest issues that faces us. If this is not going to be a blank cheque for the taxpayer or for the…18 Mar 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformI agree with virtually everything the hon. Lady has said. A funding solution is key, because in order to expand capacity there has to be more money. Does she have a funding…18 Mar 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformI am delighted to be so. It is a pleasure to speak in the debate with you in the Chair, Dr Huq. I am going to speak, not for the first time, in favour of a German-style adult…18 Mar 2021HANSARD Levelling UpI welcome my hon. Friend the Minister to his place on the Front Bench. He has made a great start. Will my hon. Friend confirm that the levelling-up fund will welcome applications…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Contingencies Fund (No. 2) BillAccounts mean accountability. Every set of accounts needs contingency lines—sometimes quite annoyingly, in my experience—but this crisis has shown the importance of having a…11 Mar 2021HANSARD Contingencies Fund (No. 2) BillI would like to speak to new clause 1. First, I am grateful to the Financial Secretary for putting the record straight. It was a reflection of the fact that there was no…11 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS Staff PayEvery 1% increase will cost the taxpayer £750 million, but I did not hear the shadow Health Secretary say by how much he would increase pay or indeed which taxes he would increase…08 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic Situationrose—03 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. As a northern businessperson, I was very pleased with the Budget statement—it was…03 Mar 2021