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HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Tenth sitting)I will come to that in a second. It is good practice for the contractual arrangements to contain a mechanism allowing public authorities to recover a subsidy if the terms and…16 Nov 2021HANSARDACAS Guidance: PublicationI welcomed the publication on Thursday 11 November by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service of their online guidance “Making changes to employment contracts—employer…15 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) on securing today’s debate and on…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceThat is certainly something the Economic Secretary to the Treasury will have heard and will consider as we look to diversify finance, especially in longer-term projects. We have…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceThe Government have gone a significant way to try to simplify procurement options for SMEs. There is undoubtedly an unlevel playing field, as big businesses have the resource and…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceI thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. I mentioned levelling up the country, and she is absolutely right that we need affordable, diverse finances for SMEs right across the…09 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseThat is a really interesting idea. Any way of taking potentially dangerous things that will not be used correctly off the streets is well worth another look. More widely, we have…08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI want to leave my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington time to conclude, so I will not give way to my hon. Friend for a second time. We have an ongoing programme…08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI was going to turn back to exactly that. In our polling, the Government found that 11% of the population want a total ban on fireworks, 36% want a ban on the private sale of…08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI will happily engage with the hon. Lady on her private Member’s Bill.08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseScotland has put forward some proposals and there has been a consultation; I am interested in seeing what happens there. I am also aware that the Scottish Government are drafting…08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI will give way very quickly, but this will be the last time.08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseWe are never going to get a perfect situation. It was terrible to hear what the hon. Lady faced. One Member talked about the Republic of Ireland having tougher restrictions than…08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI thank the hon. Lady for that intervention and hopefully I will flesh out some more of our thinking, including on enforcement and what other action is being taken. There is a 120…08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseThe hon. Lady raises an interesting point, which I will take away and look at. I think that a licence can be easily revoked if the person holding it is not fit and proper, but she…08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) on securing today’s really…08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI have not had a discussion at ministerial level, but officials look at what is happening in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland—and in other countries. Clearly, there is a…08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI understand my hon. Friend’s point. I would differentiate between a constant noise of 120 dB in a confined area and the more individual use of fireworks in an outdoor area, but…08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI was not going to. Let me tackle that issue now: I talked about the fact that legislation already exists to limit the noise levels of fireworks available to consumers to 120 dB,…08 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Seventh sitting)As always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. Before I begin, I would like to make a general point about today’s debate and address a question raised…04 Nov 2021