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HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentWill the hon. Gentleman give way?24 Jun 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentA levy.24 Jun 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentIt was a pleasure to serve for four years on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee under the hon. Gentleman’s chairmanship. When he was interviewed recently by…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentI do not think any self-respecting Member of this House should twist an argument like that. It did not save the developer £40 million. That money would have been taken directly…24 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI draw the House’s attention to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It is right that the Government are requiring landlords to show forbearance to…16 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: 2 Metre RuleThe Minister is absolutely right that the evidence is changing daily and that we have a menu of options to deal with the transmission of covid. Increasingly, face coverings look…15 Jun 2020HANSARDPlanning Process: ProbityWill my right hon. Friend set out his plans to increase the supply of affordable homes to rent and to purchase through the excellent first homes programme that he has brought…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Horizon: Sub-Postmaster ConvictionsI fear the cover-up could continue. The Post Office has decided to bring in Herbert Smith Freehills to oversee historic cases. This is the practice that contributed to the…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderI was going to say how good it is to hear this House so united—in the main, it is united in its support for peaceful protest, particularly one that is tackling prejudice and…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI agree with my hon. Friend and support his point. I think the provision to which he is referring is proposed new section A6(1)(e) in the Insolvency Act 1986, which contains the…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillIn respect of commercial loans, currently the banks, when showing forbearance, are providing capital repayment holidays but only on the capital element of the repayment. In…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI speak as a co-chair of the all-party group on fair business banking, which has dealt with a lot of problems in how banks treat SMEs, facilitated by insolvency practitioners. To…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillBecause of the success of bounce-back loans—it is a much easier process to get a bounce-back loan than a CBILS loan—lots of businesses that need more than £50,000 have gone for a…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillIt is a pleasure to speak after my hon. Friend the Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon); we have spoken in many debates on business issues before and he is a huge champion of…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will try to move on quickly. A lot of this information is supplied by the then business owners. Deloitte actually perjured itself in court on…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy hon. Friend is making an important point. Is he aware that some banks have a blanket restriction on lending money to football clubs and are applying that restriction to CBILS…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillThat is a very important point. I think the legislation is covered under clause 95 of the Finance Bill, which makes HMRC a preferred creditor once again. The real concern is not…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI think it is a bit harsh to say that the schemes are not working at all. About £30 billion has been lent under both those schemes—about £9 billion under the CBILS and £21 billion…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillMatters are progressing quickly and it is important to bring forward these measures now, but they do not directly tackle the issues relating to conflict of interest. The…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationI understand the public concern that has given rise to the policy on quarantining, but would it be worth publishing the economic and public health impacts of that policy, with and…03 Jun 2020