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HANSARDEquity of Economic OpportunitySmall and medium-sized enterprises are critical to economic opportunity and would undoubtedly benefit from greater access to business finance, yet challenger banks suffer from the…11 Feb 2020HANSARDAir PollutionAir quality is seen very much as an urban issue, but even in the bucolic rural constituency of Thirsk and Malton we have our problems, including in Malton town centre due to high…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Pollution12. What steps her Department is taking to improve air quality.06 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWe have discussed this before, but does the hon. Gentleman agree that we should have cross-party talks on adult social care? One of the Select Committee’s key recommendations was…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI think the shadow Minister said that the business rates system is driving the change on the high street. I speak as somebody who has a number of properties in my business, and…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceIt is a pleasure to speak after the hon. Member for Vauxhall (Florence Eshalomi), who made some interesting points, particularly on Grenfell and the cladding situation, which I…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceThe hon. Gentleman is worried about the impact on the local authorities he mentioned because they cannot raise as much money through council tax. Does he accept that the shire…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government Financerose—05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI am grateful. The right hon. Gentleman seems to imply that somehow shire counties are getting a better deal from central Government in terms of spending allocation than…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Lloyds, HBOS and the Cranston ReviewThe hon. Member is absolutely right. The biggest learning we have is that the whole process must be independent. It simply cannot be fair to have any review carried out within the…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Lloyds, HBOS and the Cranston ReviewAbsolutely, and we see that time and time again. It is not just about businesses or jobs—although clearly businesses and jobs are lost—but about the effect on people’s lives. I…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Lloyds, HBOS and the Cranston ReviewThe hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point, although that is not a model I am familiar with. Class actions are definitely opportunities that are not well exploited the UK…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Lloyds, HBOS and the Cranston ReviewI absolutely agree with the hon. Lady. This is not just about Lloyds. A number of independent reviews have taken place, but they have been undertaken by the relevant banks. That…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Lloyds, HBOS and the Cranston ReviewI beg to move, That this House has considered Lloyds, HBOS and the Cranston review. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. I think this is the second time I have…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Lloyds, HBOS and the Cranston ReviewI am grateful to you, Mr Hollobone, for calling me again, and to the Minister for his comments. Sir Ross Cranston has left a tremendous legacy with his report, and I am very…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Rail Services: North-East EnglandI thank the hon. Member for securing this important debate. I agree that the TransPennine service has been dire. It was already the second-worst performing franchise in the…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Lloyds, HBOS and the Cranston ReviewThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point about products and services being sold to consumers and businesses. The royal commission in Australia determined that one of the biggest…04 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsDoes the Prime Minister agree that we need to increase capacity on our railways in and between the north, the midlands, the south and Scotland, and that unless we want decades of…29 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillThe hon. Gentleman makes some interesting points, but is it not the case that the best way forward is not to have a precondition about the subject of those talks, and that we…27 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillIn his earlier remarks, the hon. Gentleman mentioned social care. He will be aware that the Health and Social Care and the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committees…27 Jan 2020