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HANSARDDraft Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Provisions) Regulations 2024
Draft Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Financial Penalty) Regulations 2024I thank Committee members for their valuable contributions to the debate. The shadow Minister asked about resources; the Government provided £63 million to start the work at…14 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his comments and collaboration. It is important that we listen to his Committee’s recommendations and its very informative evidence sessions—I…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationI thank the hon. Gentleman for his points. To reiterate what I said in response to earlier questions, we are very sympathetic. We are keen to lend support, and not just moral…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words and for representing his constituent so effectively. I hope that what we have announced today will be absolutely the right route for…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationAgain, I thank my hon. Friend for her work on this, and I absolutely thank Mr Evans. We are here now because the victims of this scandal are supporting each other, led of course…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationI have not seen the letter the hon. Gentleman mentions yet, but I look forward to it and I understand his points about the Post Office handling claims. I am responding personally…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationI thank my right hon. Friend for his question and can absolutely give him the assurance he seeks. A fixed-sum award is only one route; it is not right for everybody. Some people…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationI thank my hon. Friend for his regular contributions in this area, as it is always good to have the views of the only former serving postmaster in this House. We are looking to…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationI thank the hon. Lady again for all her work in this area. She has been a tireless campaigner. We would all like to be further along, but she has made an important contribution to…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationI thank my hon. Friend for his question, for his tireless campaigning in this area, and for his tireless work as my predecessor in this role. He did some great work to help us get…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationThe figure the right hon. Gentleman uses and the document he references, which I was unaware he had, are interesting. Me being me, I had not read that line, although my previous…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationI thank the hon. Gentleman for his work on the issue, and for his regular contributions on this and many other matters. The legislation has taken too long, as he rightly says, and…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationI thank my hon. Friend for his question and all his work on this subject. Our engagement with him throughout the process has been very important. He has much expertise in this…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationThe shadow Minister’s comments are on the record, so I shall deal with them briefly. I think this is the second time she has made comments at the Dispatch Box that have been…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationWith permission, Mr Speaker, I shall make a statement about Post Office legislation and the Horizon redress schemes. I am very pleased to be able to announce that today we are…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationI thank the hon. Gentleman for all his contributions, and for representing his constituents, and others in Northern Ireland, who have been affected by the scandal. I understand…13 Mar 2024HANSARDSmart Data Road MapMy officials are co-ordinating and leading on the drafting of the road map, which will set out the Government’s ambition for future smart data scheme development across seven…07 Mar 2024HANSARDSmart Data Road MapMy hon. Friend is right to hold our feet to the fire on this. We are pressing forward and we are determined to get it right, not just out quickly. He rightly said that I set the…07 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage EnforcementThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise this issue, on which we do much. For example, we make sure that people can anonymously report the underpayment of the national living wage…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have always been clear that the £1 billion is not a cap. Clearly, the amount of compensation that needs to be paid for redress is to get people back to where they were before…07 Mar 2024