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HANSARDLeaving the EU: Benefit for BusinessesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her important point. Unlike her, I am not able to make any comparisons with cricket, but we know that unnecessary regulation, where it exists,…07 Jun 2022HANSARDLeaving the EU: Benefit for BusinessesLeaving the European Union gives us a fantastic opportunity, over the long term, to chart a new course to bring further prosperity to the UK. The Government are committed to…07 Jun 2022HANSARDApprenticeship LevyThe Secretary of State and the ministerial team regularly meet business representative organisations to discuss how Government can continue to support businesses and help them to…07 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness InvestmentI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend that his constituency has a very important role to play in the future of life sciences, and I commend his work on that strategically…07 Jun 2022HANSARDLeaving the EU: Benefit for BusinessesI know that my hon. Friend does a huge amount of work in this area as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on insurance and financial services, and he has a background in…07 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for ManufacturersI can absolutely reassure my hon. Friend that we want to continue to work with British Steel, and with her—she is a champion for Scunthorpe and the surrounding communities—to…07 Jun 2022HANSARDLeaving the EU: Benefit for BusinessesThe hon. Member is hugely committed to finding ways through the challenges around Northern Ireland, and I congratulate him on the work that he does. I will certainly pass back his…07 Jun 2022HANSARDLeaving the EU: Benefit for BusinessesThat was a nice try from the SNP at linking those things. As the SNP and the hon. Gentleman know, there are substantial global issues at the moment that all Governments are…07 Jun 2022HANSARDLeaving the EU: Benefit for BusinessesI am not going to refight Brexit and revisit the positions we all went through in the last Parliament. Horizon is important. The UK Government have been very clear about our…07 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness InvestmentIn recent months, the UK has had a strong track record of attracting inward investment, including in cars—in Nissan, Stellantis and Ford —and in batteries, through Envision AESC;…07 Jun 2022HANSARDApprenticeship LevyWe always welcome all contributions, particularly constructive ones such as that one. The apprenticeship levy has been in place since 2015: among the most recent statistics, more…07 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s intervention. The point of what I am trying to articulate is that this is a journey that will potentially vary over the course of a number…23 May 2022HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022I will be happy to answer the important point the hon. Gentleman raises when I conclude, along with any other comments made. Let me conclude in order to give Members the…23 May 2022HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022I thank everyone for their contributions. I welcome the welcome: as a Committee, I think we are broadly in assent with the substantive points in the regulations. Alongside that,…23 May 2022HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s question. My understanding is that we are allowing BECCS to be eligible in general, but the specifics and the detail—recognising that there…23 May 2022HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s question. The narrow assessment that we are doing today is to try to ensure that the statute book is as flexible as it can be in the event…23 May 2022HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute…23 May 2022HANSARD Fossil Fuel ExtractionI will make some progress, if I may. That was the inference of the speech by the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion at other points. Whether we like it or not, gas at the moment…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Fossil Fuel ExtractionIt is a pleasure to take part in this debate and I congratulate the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) on securing it. Although she will probably be aware that we…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Fossil Fuel ExtractionI will not give way, because I do not have a huge amount of time left. In taking that time and accepting that time will be needed to get there, we must also have confidence in the…26 Apr 2022