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HANSARDRating (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 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (First sitting)Q Finally, in terms of your role in credit management, what do you think this will do for the confidence of lenders and supply chains, in particular SMEs in those supply chains?…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (First sitting)Q We heard a little bit in the earlier panel about phoenixing. Do you think this measure will help to combat that malpractice, where one company is shut down and dissolved and…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 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 QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a doughty champion of small and independent businesses in her constituency, as well as of those big businesses that everybody knows around the world, not just…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 (First sitting)Q Thank you for giving evidence, Mr Kerr. Can you talk a little bit more about the deterrent that you spoke about? How much of an impact do you think the measure, and especially…06 Jul 2021HANSARDHigh Street BusinessesI have talked about reopening and recovery. We need to build back better and build resilience into our high streets and the ecosystems that make our communities. We have extended…06 Jul 2021HANSARDHigh Street BusinessesDifferent businesses and sectors have different views on furlough. UKHospitality is explaining that furlough is starting to become a problem, while other sectors want it extended…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat a fantastic story. In just 18 months, my hon. Friend has shown the impact of his work across his home town. He is absolutely right. Dewsbury’s transformative £24.8 million…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is a shortage of building materials due to global demand outstripping supply. We are working with the Construction Leadership Council’s product availability group to…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 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 2021HANSARDAutomotive SectorMinisters in this Department have regular and productive discussions with the automotive sector on opportunities in the UK. Through our efforts, just last week—five years after…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 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (First sitting)Yes. We are talking about Insolvency Service resources. We would have expected the Insolvency Service to prioritise the work that it does on the most egregious cases, and that…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. My right hon. Friend the Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth was right to recuse herself from the decision to ensure…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q Briefly, with my hospitality Minister hat on, and following on from that question, Kate, you will remember that Minister Huddleston and I wrote to local authorities asking them…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q To expand on a few of those areas, starting with the three-year time limit to file a disqualification application, the Insolvency Service or the Secretary of State can already…06 Jul 2021