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HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresI am going to carry on because the hon. Member for Airdrie and Shotts, who secured the debate, made many points and I want to respond to them. The Financial Conduct Authority has…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresI am confident that banks will be carefully looking at how much it costs to run an ATM versus a people-staffed bank and will make those decisions accordingly, but we recognise the…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresThe hon. Member makes an important point. I will come on to the ways in which we are ensuring that those who need to access a physical location are indeed able to do so. According…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresI am going to come on now to the point the hon. Lady made about access to cash. Access to cash is one of the services that bank branches and post offices help to deliver, but the…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresI am going to conclude because I fear I am running out of time. The Government understand what is at stake here and are working hard to do right by communities up and down the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt was very interesting to meet my hon. Friend, together with his colleagues from the all-party parliamentary group on investment fraud, and to hear his idea. As we discussed, Her…15 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the effect of a high effective tax rate on incentives to work. That is why the Government reduced the universal credit taper rate from 63% to…15 Mar 2022HANSARDReducing Economic InequalityIt is great to see the good work going on in my hon. Friend’s constituency. Of course, her question is for our right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and…15 Mar 2022HANSARDReducing Economic InequalityThe hon. Gentleman knows from the statistics announced this morning that wages are up in real terms compared with pre-pandemic levels. In fact, unemployment is now almost back to…15 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to answer that question. I understand completely the concerns of people in Northern Ireland about the impact of the protocol; the right hon. Member will know how…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Universal CreditDetails of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed. Treasury Ministers have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Universal CreditCPI has been the default inflation measure for the Government’s statutory annual review of benefits since 2011, as the hon. Gentleman knows, but we are fully aware of the impact…15 Mar 2022HANSARDReducing Economic InequalityWork is the best route out of poverty. We are investing more than £6 billion in labour market support over the next three years to help people to move into and progress in work.…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Universal CreditAs my hon. Friend knows, we have introduced a range of measures to support families, both working and not working. The price of energy is now set until the autumn, and a…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCustoms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022My hon. Friend and many Members of the House—on both the Government and Opposition Benches—are very concerned about the implications of the Northern Ireland protocol. For that…14 Mar 2022HANSARDCustoms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Customs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022, No. 109). It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…14 Mar 2022HANSARDIncome Tax ExemptionsNew social security payment in Scotland The Government will legislate in spring 2022 to ensure that the new adult disability payment made by the Scottish Government will be exempt…10 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseIf we do not bring in this taxation, we will have future generations left paying bills in our stead. In conclusion, this has been an important and constructive debate concerning…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was just highlighting the number of Opposition Members, including the hon. Members for Easington (Grahame Morris) and for Liverpool, Riverside…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseIt is a privilege to close the debate on behalf of the Government and I echo the words of my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury about the situation in Ukraine.…08 Mar 2022