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HANSARD Child Cruelty Offences: SentencingMy hon. Friend is speaking so movingly about this case. I add my support for Tony and his family, and for my hon. Friend’s campaign and for doing anything to bring about the…11 Sept 2020HANSARD Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) BillMy hon. Friend is putting forward a good case for credit unions. Is he aware that credit unions in the UK have collective assets of around £4 billion, compared with mutual banks…11 Sept 2020HANSARDUnpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) (No. 2) BillThe hon. Gentleman is outlining some circumstances that he is right to address, but there is another side of the coin. In our business, we have often advertised a job and had a…11 Sept 2020HANSARD Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) BillDoes the Minister agree that the issue with mini bonds, and particularly with London Capital and Finance, was the misunderstanding around what was regulated? In that case, the…11 Sept 2020HANSARD Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) BillThe Minister refers to the roundtable we held on mutual banks. One of the astounding figures in that roundtable related to SME lending by mutual banks in other countries…11 Sept 2020HANSARD Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) BillMy hon. Friend outlines some of the benefits of co-operatives. Is he aware that in many countries the banking sector is largely provided through co-operatives, including Germany…11 Sept 2020HANSARDTourism: Covid-19We also have lovely coastal communities in north Yorkshire, particularly in the shape of Filey. My hon. Friend talks about postponing the reintroduction of VAT. I absolutely…10 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesThe shadow Chancellor makes some fair points, particularly about working constructively with Government. On that basis, should she not constructively set out her solution to these…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesEarlier, my right hon. Friend pointed to the success of bounce back loans. There is no doubt that they have been a huge success, but some businesses that have taken out those…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesWill the hon. Member give way?09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and Businessesrose—09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesI am grateful. On a sector-based approach, I think that, in an interview with The Guardian, the hon. Member said that such an approach would pose challenges. Has she yet published…09 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsNeonicotinoids are banned in the UK as seed dressing for sugar beet growers or for oilseed rape, but they are allowed in other countries, including some in the EU, putting their…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFood and Farming Sector: Covid-19My father was a hill farmer, so it was a pleasure to meet a group of hill farmers in Bilsdale in my constituency, together with British Wool, which tells me that farm-gate prices…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFood and Farming Sector: Covid-19What steps her Department is taking to help the food and farming sector recover from the covid-19 pandemic.03 Sept 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe bounce back loan scheme has been a huge success, delivered by the Prime Minister and, indeed, the Chancellor, with 1.3 million loans being granted in vital support for small…02 Sept 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and his willingness to take tough decisions, particularly when, as the China Research Group believes, they are in the national interest.…14 Jul 2020HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman realise that 90% of the people who benefit from the change will be buying their main home, not a second home? Does he think it is a good idea to cut stamp…13 Jul 2020HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillThe Minister is absolutely right, and I will come to that. The Conservative Government have improved the system of stamp duty significantly. It used to be a ridiculous slab tax…13 Jul 2020HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Dr Spencer), and I will address one or two of his points, but first I must draw the House’s…13 Jul 2020