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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI hope the hon. Lady’s ex-crush realises what he has missed, but may I briefly pick up the point about democratic accountability when it comes to supervision of the regulators? I…07 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI very much welcome the Bill and congratulate my hon. Friend the Minister on listening to and engaging with the points raised by many of us on the Back Benches. I support new…07 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2022The hon. Member is painting a very bleak picture and refers to Brexit. Does she not recognise that there is a global slowing of economies? People can bandy about figures relating…07 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillOn the FCA and financial inclusion, it is very wise that we ensure that good financial advice is imparted by the powers-to-be. In referring Members to my entry in the Register of…07 Dec 2022HANSARD Nuclear Test Veterans: MedalsI congratulate the Government and my hon. Friend the Minister on the good work he has done on this issue. The House may be aware that a number of colleagues on both sides have…22 Nov 2022HANSARDG20I commend the Prime Minister for this country’s leadership across a range of issues, including on Russia. Does he share my enthusiasm and optimism for our accession to the CPTPP,…17 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Subsidy Control (Subsidies and Schemes of Interest or Particular Interest) Regulations 2022I thank the Minister for bringing these matters to our attention. Now that we have left the EU, where does all this fit into the big scheme of things? Do we now have greater…14 Nov 2022HANSARDSri LankaFurther to that point of order, briefly I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for West Worcestershire (Harriett Baldwin) on winning. I confirm what she says; it was a…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ9. There have been a number of low points recently, including the Republic of Ireland’s football team singing pro-IRA songs in the changing room. We should never forget the…19 Oct 2022HANSARDSupport for SMEs1. What fiscal steps he is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises.11 Oct 2022HANSARDSupport for SMEsI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I welcome the Government’s growth agenda, notwithstanding the lack of reassurance to the markets, but…11 Oct 2022HANSARDRepublic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I do not for one moment question the Minister’s good intent. What he said there is absolutely spot on, but what is troubling some of us is that given the size of the Belarusian…05 Sept 2022HANSARDRepublic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I thank the Minister for introducing the instrument to the Committee, and I am sure that he will have no trouble getting it passed. Like many colleagues in this place, I have been…05 Sept 2022HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022I congratulate the Government on focusing on what is an increasingly important area, particularly given the importance we attach to plant-based food and the green agenda…06 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI will keep it very brief. I commend my hon. Friend for his excellent speech, but may I suggest that what has been underplayed in this debate is the fact that for the victims,…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillWill my hon. Friend give way one more time?29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillLet us be clear. In this debate, which overall has been a very good one, there is great sincerity about the issue among all hon. Members. However, I respectfully point out to…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI hope that the hon. Gentleman is assured when I say that a number of others are making representations to those on our own Front Bench on a number of the amendments being…29 Jun 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Having spoken to Lord Ahmad yesterday, I thank the Government for listening and now allowing high-risk British Council contractors still in Afghanistan to be processed…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillLet me put the hon. Gentleman’s mind at rest. He was not too hard on me. Having served in the Province a few times, I am used to the Belfast way of things. What I would say,…29 Jun 2022