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HANSARD Financial Services BillMy hon. Friend mentions economic crime, the prevention of fraud and the penalties for fraud, but one of the things the Government are committed to doing is bringing forward a…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Jonathan Taylor: SBM OffshoreI am interested in this case as vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on whistleblowing. The Minister says that we do not intervene in other jurisdictions’ legal cases,…09 Nov 2020HANSARDSupporting Disadvantaged FamiliesAs co-chair of the all-party group on poverty, may I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement? Despite protestations from the Opposition, I do not remember any similar package of…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption Loan SchemeI thank the hon. Gentleman for bringing forward this important debate, because although there have been successes with CBILS, there are some shortcomings too and it is right that…05 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption Loan SchemeIt is an interesting point, and it is worth having a debate about it, but lots of businesses, including mine—I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’…05 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadI respect the views, which are all earnestly held, on either side of this issue. As my right hon. Friend has said, this is a matter of conscience. I am happy to put on the record…05 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption Loan SchemeMy hon. Friend makes an interesting point, but one of the mistakes we have made in past years is allowing the sale of loan books to very aggressive companies that pursue those…05 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption Loan SchemeIt is an interesting point, but how would it be fair to people who did not take a loan, or to businesses that paid back their loan, if one wrote off the debt of businesses that…05 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption Loan SchemeI thank the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) and the right hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Liz Saville Roberts) for bringing forward this important debate; I agree…05 Nov 2020HANSARDDRAFT STATE AID (REVOCATIONS AND AMENDMENTS) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020The European Union position in the negotiations is that it wants us to be accountable to the European Union. That is exactly what it is saying, and that is what is different.…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Lockdown: Economic SupportI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I welcome the extension to the coronavirus loan schemes and the ability to top up bounce…03 Nov 2020HANSARDDRAFT STATE AID (REVOCATIONS AND AMENDMENTS) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020Some of the provisions of the coronavirus business interruption loans and bounce back loans were restricted because of EU state aid rules, which the Government had to work…03 Nov 2020HANSARDDRAFT STATE AID (REVOCATIONS AND AMENDMENTS) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020Is not the difference the fact that we would be able to make our own rules unilaterally; but if we remained part of the jurisdiction of EU state aid we would have to go to the…03 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateI warmly welcome this package of support. Nevertheless, as the Chancellor has acknowledged, this will be a difficult winter for some businesses. When we move into what I hope will…22 Oct 2020HANSARD Free School MealsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist). We spent time on the Select Committee on Housing, Communities and Local Government, and we agree on much. I…21 Oct 2020HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportI am very sorry to hear about the hon. Lady’s aunt. Will the hon. Lady be straight and honest with British citizens when she talks about a national lockdown? Is it not the reality…21 Oct 2020HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportDoes the Minister agree that the most important thing we can do for businesses is to allow them to stay open and to keep trading? Where we are requiring businesses to close, the…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Free School MealsWill the hon. Lady give way?21 Oct 2020HANSARD Free School Mealsrose—21 Oct 2020HANSARD Free School MealsThat is what she did not say, and it is a very important principle. The other important principle is whether the measures that the shadow Secretary of State is proposing are…21 Oct 2020