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HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (First sitting)Q I do, but I should like to hear about one of the roles that the FCA has tacked on to the Financial Services Act 2012—investigating regulatory failure. The Bill is about how we…17 Nov 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Second sitting)Q Yes, but my question was particularly on the debt relief orders, because you have to be on such a low income for them to be possible. Is there a case, from what you are saying,…17 Nov 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Second sitting)Q I ask because I wonder whether you can give us your professional opinion on whether there is a point at which a breathing space should stop. It might become apparent in the…17 Nov 2020HANSARDFuture of Financial ServicesCitizens Advice tells us that 6 million of our constituents have already fallen behind on a bill during the pandemic. One group exploiting the FinTech explosion that the…09 Nov 2020HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI join others in recognising the determination and commitment of my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) on this matter for her constituent. This has…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateA local mum, Mel, texted me this morning. She is terrified because she works in a supermarket and has only recently returned to work after shielding because she has a serious…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Disparate ImpactThe Minister mentioned further research. One area where there is very specific and clear research is pregnancy. The UK obstetric surveillance system showed that black pregnant…22 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateThe Chancellor says that he has been talking to the people who are worried about their livelihoods and the businesses facing redundancy, so he will know that those redundancies…22 Oct 2020HANSARDSupport for Children and Families: Covid-19It is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship Sir Christopher, as it is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Devizes (Danny Kruger). Unlike with Caesar, I do…20 Oct 2020HANSARDEqual Pay (Information and Claims)I beg to move, That leave be given to introduce a Bill to make provision for a right for employees to obtain information relating to the pay of a comparator; to reform remedies…20 Oct 2020HANSARDEqual Pay (Information and Claims)Quite right, too! Question put and agreed to. Ordered, That Stella Creasy, Caroline Nokes, Neil Gray, Nadia Whittome, Chris Bryant, Florence Eshalomi, Anne McLaughlin, Chris…20 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeAs the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster knows, his earlier pessimism that the talks had broken down was misjudged, because in fact we know that, while he has been on his feet,…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillIt is an honour to follow the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis), and I agree with much of what he has said. I think there is agreement in this Chamber that…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI recognise what the Minister says. The challenge is that we already know of children and vulnerable young people who have been in this position under that legislation, but the…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe have lost a vital week in the fight against the spread of this virus in our country because of a problem with spreadsheets that the Health Secretary tells us was known about in…05 Oct 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Resettlement and RelocationI have some numbers to put this issue in context. Some 13,000 refugees are without any shelter as a result of the recent fires in Greece, and 3,800 of them are children. There are…28 Sept 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Resettlement and RelocationIf she will relocate a number of unaccompanied refugee children affected by the recent fire at Moria refugee camp on Lesvos from Greece to the UK.28 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am delighted to have just heard the Secretary of State’s previous answer, because, in a former life, he and I both served on the Public Accounts Committee, so I know that he…21 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThere are multiple private companies involved in running the track and test system: Serco, McKinsey & Company, Deloitte and Randox, to name but a few. Can the Secretary of State…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportThe Minister has told us today that he is confident that there is no need for an investigation into any potential Russian interference in the EU referendum, because if there had…22 Jul 2020