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HANSARDEconomic UpdateNo, they haven’t!08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateAt the beginning of this crisis, the Chancellor said that the Government would do “whatever it takes”. Local government finance is in crisis, but it was not mentioned in his…08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020He raised it!08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020That is a bit rich. I do not control the legislative programme of the House or the Government. The Minister has only to look at the programme for the last few weeks: Opposition…08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020What happens during the gap between these regulations falling and the Bill coming in?08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020Right hon.08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020I say to the hon. Lady that the devil is in the detail. I have sat on a number of these SI Committees and I always like to contribute, because we need to scrutinise them, as their…08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020The hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner tried to help the Minister out, but I do not think he did: the regulations, which I have no problem with, lapse when the…08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020It gets from A to B; I do not disagree with the hon. Lady on that, but where is C? Where is the ultimate destination? That is the point, which the Minister has not answered. If we…08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020I say in response to the right hon. Member for Forest of Dean that there will be no obligation on Ministers to share information. There might be good will, and it might be in our…08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020The right hon. Member for Forest of Dean makes an interesting point. Is there not going to be a gap between the lapsing of this legislation and the new Bill to which the Minister…08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020This is like a lot of things to do with the withdrawal agreement Act—it is wishful thinking, and there will be a gap that will put the UK at a disadvantage. Great fanfare was made…08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller. It is also a pleasure to see the Government squirming when it comes to how shambolic the exit from the EU is…08 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe RFA Fort Victoria will supply our carrier battle group until 2028. Most commentators say that that ship alone is not sufficient to support the carrier group. When will the…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Civil Service AppointmentsCan I add my thanks to Mark Sedwill for his work both in security and as Cabinet Secretary? Mr Frost is a political appointment. He has been given a seat in the other place, but…30 Jun 2020HANSARD De La Rue: GatesheadThere were two shortlisted sites, according to the response given to my right hon. Friend the Member for Warley (John Spellar): Oxford and the north-east. If the Minister really…25 Jun 2020HANSARD De La Rue: GatesheadI congratulate my hon. Friend and parliamentary neighbour the Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) on securing this debate. As she eloquently said in her speech, the workers from the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for UK IndustriesCoronavirus has discriminated. The poorest communities have been hardest hit, with the highest mortality rates. Between March and May this year, County Durham had the third…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysIn respect of what the hon. Gentleman has just said, there is an amendment on the Order Paper that the Government will not move; had they moved it, would he have voted for it?16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysOn 27 March, at the daily press conference, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said that the coronavirus “does not discriminate”. We know that is not true, with 88% higher…16 Jun 2020