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HANSARDBusiness, Energy and Industrial StrategyI and my officials have regular conversations with the Competition and Markets Authority on a wide range of issues, although open banking is normally handled by the Economic…20 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness, Energy and Industrial StrategyI and my officials have regular conversations with the Competition and Markets Authority on a wide range of issues, although open banking is normally handled by the Exchequer…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Business Regulatory EasementsThe challenges faced by the UK, and other countries across the world, since the pandemic began have been substantial and many businesses have experienced unprecedented disruption.…19 Jul 2021HANSARDHospitality Strategy: Reopening, Recovery, ResilienceOn Friday, I published a hospitality strategy to support this vital sector. The hospitality sector contributes significantly to the economy and plays a leading role in supporting…19 Jul 2021HANSARDCompanies House Corporate Targets 2021-22My noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Lord Callanan, has today made the following statement: I have set Companies House the…19 Jul 2021HANSARD Aquind InterconnectorIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I congratulate the hon. Member for Portsmouth South (Stephen Morgan) on securing this important debate. Great…13 Jul 2021HANSARDPregnancy and Maternity DiscriminationThe Government recognise the importance of tackling pregnancy and maternity discrimination, which is why we will extend the redundancy protection period for six months once a new…07 Jul 2021HANSARDPregnancy and Maternity DiscriminationAs I said, when parliamentary time allows we will bring legislation forward. I value the hon. Lady’s work and the conversation we had with Pregnant Then Screwed and Maternity…07 Jul 2021HANSARDPregnancy and Maternity DiscriminationThe Minister for Equalities is doing a lot of work in this area, as is our Department of Health and Social Care. We are committed to reducing inequalities in health outcomes, and…07 Jul 2021HANSARDPregnancy and Maternity DiscriminationThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point, but legislation can only ever be part of the answer, which is why we have committed to bring together key business and family…07 Jul 2021HANSARDPregnancy and Maternity DiscriminationWe believe that extending the MAPLE—Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999—provisions is a better way of doing it that goes with the grain of the tribunal system that…07 Jul 2021HANSARDPregnancy and Maternity DiscriminationI said earlier that legislation can only ever be part of the answer. There are robust laws at the moment whereby employers have to maintain their duty of care to their workforce,…07 Jul 2021HANSARDOpen BankingI and my officials have regular conversations with the Competition and Markets Authority on a wide range of issues, although open banking is normally handled by the Exchequer…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q Okay. The other issue I want to clarify is the resource issue that we started off talking about. In some of the conversations that we had with earlier panellists, we were…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q We talked a little about compensation orders earlier, which already exist for insolvent companies. This legislation would effectively extend them to dissolved companies, so that…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q I am here with my corporate governance hat on, but I am also Minister for Consumers. The issues that you raise about scams are really important, and it is really important that…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsTravel has an impact beyond the sector itself and the impact of reopening our cities. We will continue to work with the sector to offer it support and to flex our support. My hon.…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have continued to converse, whether in person or on social media, with some of the people leading the campaign in this area. As I have said before, a lot of the schemes we put…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (First sitting)Q You talked earlier about the public interest test and prioritisation. Obviously, we are trying to strengthen the enforcement regime to deal with the most egregious cases of…06 Jul 2021HANSARDOpen BankingI totally agree with my hon. Friend. He is absolutely right, because we want to continue the UK’s lead in open banking, but there is so much more to do with smart data. We will…06 Jul 2021