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HANSARD Hacker HouseAs I have said, we are having a review. I have no indication whatsoever before me that there is a positive answer to the hon. Lady’s question, but we are having a review, and we…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseI agree that that impression is, in part, why we are having the review, but I would also say very gently to the hon. Gentleman that one of the things that is corrosive to public…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseThe two other companies that are related to Miss Arcuri have not made any applications whatsoever to this Department. Of course we will be double-checking that as part of the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseThe hon. Gentleman said that it was a pleasure to see me in my place, and it is a pleasure to see him still in his, although I am not sure how many of his hon. Friends share that…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseI pay tribute to the hon. Lady for her work as my predecessor. It is an honour to follow her at the Dispatch Box. She is completely right. She will know that we as a Department…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseI am glad that the hon. Lady welcomes the importance of this work. This process, like all Government grant-giving processes, is conducted in a transparent way. The review will not…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseI struggle to see how that question is directly relevant to the one that I am here to answer, but I would say, as I have said before— [Interruption.] I am not here to answer for…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his kind words. He is absolutely right that supporting SMEs in such a sector is particularly important. It is something we will continue to do. On the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseAs I have said, we are doing a review into the decision, and I hope we will be able to publish as much as possible as a result. She is right that sunlight is the best disinfectant…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseIt is, of course, a part of the Department’s processes that we will make sure that the services we procure are properly delivered. We are very happy to have a look at that, and we…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseThe hon. Gentleman is obviously right to ask the question, but the review will go wherever it needs to, and I have had no indication that anyone is not going to co-operate, be it…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseI have already said to the Chair of the Select Committee, who is no longer in his place, that we will write to him with more information on that. All I can say now is that the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseI am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, for providing me with my Dispatch Box debut, as my hon. Friend alluded to. He is right to refer to the fact that this matter concerns a company…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseAs with all such processes, while the review is ongoing that process will be paused, but I should like us to get on with ensuring that the good work done under this fund continues…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseOf course I speak for the DDCMS, but, as I have said, this is a process that is scrupulously transparent, it is a process that is rigorous, and it is applied equally to all. The…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseThe hon. Lady has talked about the Prime Minister. He will be here later, and she can put that question to him herself. She has also talked about the principles of public life.…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseThat is, of course, part of the point of having the review. As I said earlier in answer to another question, I will encourage those conducting the review to make as much of its…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseAs I have said repeatedly, there is no input from the Prime Minister at any stage in this process. Opposition Members can say it as often as they like, but that will not make it…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseIt will not surprise the hon. Gentleman to learn that I do not accept the vast majority of the premise of his question, but he says that this is not something that will go away,…25 Sept 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillHe didn’t say that.10 Jun 2019