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HANSARDEmployment BillPaying the national living wage is the law, and failing to pay workers the correct wage can result in significant fines, public naming and, for the most serious offences, criminal…18 May 2023HANSARDBusiness Regulators: AccountabilityI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his fine work as part of the Regulatory Reform Group, which has just published a report. Last week the Government published “Smarter Regulation…18 May 2023HANSARDDigital Markets: CompetitionI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his question. He may have noticed that we recently launched a paper, “Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy”, so we absolutely agree…18 May 2023HANSARDSmall Businesses: GrowthThe hon. Lady raises an important point. The first thing we will do for any business is to ensure that the economy is growing, as it is. We are seeing much higher rates of growth…18 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy hon. Friend makes a very good point, and it is why only a few days ago we published a framework for better regulation to look at these things in the round and to make sure we…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillThe annual cost to business is £178 million, which we must consider carefully when we bring forward new regulatory burdens, but most people will think that the measures are needed…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy hon. Friend makes a good point. I wish him the best of luck in the election this afternoon. It is for a very important Committee that will scrutinise this legislation. The…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Digital technologies are a 21st-century miracle. They bring us closer together and connect us to the world. Today it is…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his engagement on this. We have discussed this at length many times, both in my role as a Minister and in my previous role as a Back Bencher,…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI certainly do not ask for any bragging rights. May I thank the hon. Lady for the work she does on the all-party parliamentary group on ticket abuse? On the case she refers to,…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy hon. Friend raised a fair point. A fair and level playing field is important for our wider economy and opportunity. Alongside the Bill, we are keen to bring forward the product…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Billindicated assent.17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillWill the hon. Gentleman therefore support our approach, which is to consult in parallel with the passage of the Bill through both Houses about things like drip pricing and fake…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy right hon. Friend makes a strong point, and it is one reason why we are reviewing the economic regulators. The work has been ongoing for 18 months, and we are due to produce…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillThat is an interesting point and I would be happy to look at the matter in detail. It is not something that I have considered thus far but perhaps we can have a discussion about…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI think I am going to hear about one in a moment. Many Members will know constituents who have received shock charges for a subscription or faced difficulties when trying to…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. The tech industry is clearly very powerful in terms of its resources and its ability to recruit the best people. My experience of the CMA…17 May 2023HANSARDContingencies Fund Advance: Companies HouseThe Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill will reform the operations of Companies House by setting out new objectives for the Registrar of Companies, including additional…16 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI am grateful for the right hon. Gentleman’s work on the advisory board, as he set out. I was keen to support the advisory board’s recommendation to widen the scope of the scheme…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question, and I certainly agree with that last point. People often confuse the Royal Mail’s activities with those of the Post Office, but…10 May 2023