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HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillI will briefly give way to the hon. Gentleman if he tells me whether any of those businesses are still open.24 Nov 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillWith the leave of the House, I will speak a second time to sum up the debate. I appreciate and very much value the constructive nature of the debate and the comments and positive…24 Nov 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillThroughout the Bill’s progress, we will continue to engage with Members on both sides of the House, but also with landlords and tenants. We want to make this work, and to resolve…24 Nov 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillI do not want to pre-empt further consideration of the Bill, further discussions with the arbiter or, indeed, the Bill’s passage, but it is clear that tenant businesses will…24 Nov 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillI know that the hon. Gentleman is a champion of pubs throughout the country. We will be looking at those and at the hospitality sector in general. The arbitrator will be able to…24 Nov 2021HANSARDWomen in the WorkplaceTo help, support and protect women in the workplace, we intend to build on existing legislation by extending redundancy protections for women after they return from maternity…24 Nov 2021HANSARDWomen in the WorkplaceThe Sport Minister—the Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Worcestershire (Nigel Huddleston)—is doing a lot of work…24 Nov 2021HANSARDWomen in the WorkplaceMy colleagues in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are looking at this issue. I will ensure that they hear my hon. Friend’s question and request for a…24 Nov 2021HANSARDWomen in the WorkplaceSo much work has been done on the gender pay gap, as the hon. Lady says, but we are certainly looking at it, and we will report back on what we are doing about ethnicity pay…24 Nov 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. We have made some incredibly difficult decisions, including closing certain businesses, to stop the spread of the virus…24 Nov 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapAs I said, we will respond in due course. In the meantime, voluntary reporting by employers exists and we have seen it increase over the past three years. Clearly, there is a…24 Nov 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapWe are considering the range of views and experiences outlined in responses to the ethnicity pay reporting consultation, further soundings from employers and the conclusions of…24 Nov 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about the need for access to cash and access to banking services. I am always happy to come to Reading. It is important that banks—and post…24 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eleventh sitting)The clause enables the Secretary of State to make secondary legislation to establish how gross cash and gross cash equivalent are to be determined when designing a subsidy or…18 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eleventh sitting)She has raised some really important points and it is important that she gets them on the record, because we have a shared aim to ensure that we get this right and make it work…18 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, as ever, Ms Nokes. Clause 78 applies the provisions in the Bill to subsidies made by means of primary legislation, as set out in…18 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eleventh sitting)Essentially, the subsidy control regime differentiates between the subsidies in devolved primary legislation and the subsidies in an Act of Parliament in a way that respects the…18 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eleventh sitting)The clause makes consequential amendments to the Financial Services Act 2021, in relation to regulated activities in Gibraltar within the scope of the Act. In doing so, the clause…18 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eleventh sitting)The clause establishes that expenditure incurred under the terms of the Bill in connection with the subsidies database, established under clause 32, is to be paid out of money…18 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eleventh sitting)The clause provides for the Secretary of State to make regulations that amend, repeal, revoke or otherwise modify existing primary or secondary legislation, including retained…18 Nov 2021