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HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI will be very brief. On the question of compromise, the hon. Lady will have noticed that there was no “failure to prevent” offence when the legislation was first tabled, nor was…25 Oct 2023HANSARDRegulatory Impact Assessments BillReflecting on that particular statement, does the hon. Gentleman think his party was wrong to call for longer lockdowns on the basis of no evidence in cost-benefit analysis?20 Oct 2023HANSARDRegulatory Impact Assessments BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) on his important Bill. I very much agree with his sentiments about ensuring that we have good…20 Oct 2023HANSARDRegulatory Impact Assessments BillNo, that does not currently apply to the Government. As I say, there are reasons why we regulate, and I have pointed out some of those reasons; I am very happy to write to my hon.…20 Oct 2023HANSARDRegulatory Impact Assessments BillI think the hon. Member raised that point earlier in his remarks. I am sure that he is aware that whatever figures the Government produce, they are then scrutinised by an…20 Oct 2023HANSARDPost Office: Additional FundingI am announcing that the Government intend to provide additional financial support to Post Office Ltd of up to £150 million, plus any contingency that may be required. This…20 Oct 2023HANSARDRegulatory Impact Assessments BillMay I suggest an instance where we might not want to do an impact assessment? My hon. Friend makes a good point, and of course the default position is that we should, but in a…20 Oct 2023HANSARDSmarter Regulation ProgrammeMy noble Friend the Minister of State for the Department for Business and Trade (Earl of Minto) has today made the following statement. Today the Department for Business and Trade…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Post Office CompensationI thank my hon. Friend for all his work in this area. He, too, has been a consistent campaigner on this matter, and, as the only Member of Parliament who was previously a…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Post Office CompensationI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his kind words and for his campaigning on this issue, about which he has spoken often. He describes some of the horrendous…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Post Office CompensationI thank my hon. Friend for her question and for her work in this area. As she knows, this is something that we dealt with following the concerns that were raised about the…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Post Office CompensationI am very grateful to the shadow Minister for her questions. First, may I welcome her to her place? I look forward to our exchanges across the Dispatch Box. I echo her comments in…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Post Office CompensationI echo the hon. Gentleman’s sentiments about my predecessors, not least my hon. Friend the Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Scully), who did a brilliant job and has been hugely…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Post Office CompensationWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on the latest steps the Government are taking to ensure that swift and fair compensation is made available to…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Post Office CompensationI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her questions and her support for today’s announcement. She is absolutely right: no amount of financial compensation can truly compensate people…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Post Office CompensationThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. It is right that everyone is fairly compensated, and the detriment that people experienced will vary. As he rightly says, not all…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Export PerformanceI am slightly confused about the hon. Lady’s policies and those of her party. I think she said that oil and gas production was coming down. Is it not her party’s policy to prevent…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Export PerformanceAgain, the hon. Lady is picking out certain figures. May I give her a figure? Does she know the UK’s largest export in the food and drink sector? It is whisky, at £6.3 billion.…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Export PerformanceIt is a pleasure to respond to this important debate. I thank all the Members who have contributed. Obviously, the House is united on the importance of exports to our economy, but…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Post Office CompensationWe absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I thank him for all his efforts on behalf of Mr and Mrs Rudkin and others. Clearly, his role in the campaign has brought the issue to…18 Sept 2023