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HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI will not; I am now winding up. This Bill provides the certainty that businesses want and need to invest and create jobs. It helps to maintain high standards and choice for…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that the plight of sub-postmasters involved in the Horizon IT scandal has rightly concerned many hon. and right hon. Members. There have been repeated calls for a judge-led…29 Sept 2020HANSARDState AidWe have had this debate, of course, during the passage of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill over the past few days. Subsidy control has never been a devolved matter. The…29 Sept 2020HANSARDState AidGovernment Departments consider the impact of any support they provide and the Government’s recent covid-19 measures have been hugely welcomed by businesses. Our upcoming…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThis has been debated over the long passage of the Bill in this House. As the hon. Lady and other Members will know, we introduced an amendment in Committee that provides a “break…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are indeed refreshing the 2017 industrial strategy to reflect the Government’s priorities, which are putting the UK at the forefront of technological opportunities, boosting…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think the hon. Lady is making reference to the UN global navigation satellite systems programme. It is not being closed; due to the importance of the Government’s ambitions for…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe best thing we can do to continue to keep the hospitality sector open is to ensure that we get the virus and the infections under control, and that is precisely what we are…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe right hon. Gentleman knows that discussions continue. He and I have had those discussions as well. But he makes the point that this is a business Bill, and I hope that every…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Gentleman knows, we are supporting the hospitality sector. Business rates are not required to be paid for the full year, and other support is available across the…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased that my hon. Friend welcomes our jobs package. The Government continue to provide a full range of measures to protect jobs, businesses and livelihoods. Of course, I…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend may know that we have funded Citizens Advice to provide local advice during this crisis, and we have negotiated a voluntary agreement with energy suppliers to…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recognise the historic significance and role of the post office in Sanquhar, and I thank all the staff who have kept it running over the years, particularly most recently…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe right hon. Gentleman says from a sedentary position that I am talking nonsense. He just needs to reread his Second Reading speech and he will see that it is full of…29 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Businesses: Covid-19I agree with my hon. Friend: we need to build back better and build back greener. CCS will be an essential part of the transformation to a low-carbon economy, and it presents an…29 Sept 2020HANSARDSubsidy Control RegimeI am today updating Parliament on Government plans for a subsidy control regime to replace the EU state aid rules at the end of the transition period on 31 December this year.…09 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness, Energy and Industrial StrategyMy hon. Friend will know that we have supported over 9 million jobs through the job retention scheme, 2.7 million people have benefited from the self-employment support scheme and…01 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness, Energy and Industrial StrategyMy hon. Friend will know that we have supported over 9 million jobs through the job retention scheme, 2.7 million people have benefited from the self-employment support scheme and…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessI thank my hon. Friend for her acknowledgement of the work we have been doing. The key has been to open businesses safely and securely in a cautious and phased manner, and we will…21 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman raises an incredibly important point, and I think we have all been appalled by what we have read and heard. He will know that the National Crime Agency is…21 Jul 2020