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HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (First sitting)Q It is a complicated scene, as you say, and this is only one part of it. I think you are, therefore, suggesting that strengthening the regime in this way will give further…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (First sitting)Q It is good to see you again, Stephen. That is an interesting point about the retrospective nature of the measure, given what you were saying about businesses taking on more debt…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with my hon. Friend about Nissan’s investment and the confidence it has shown in this country, which is a ringing endorsement. Indeed, the Secretary of State is up in…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (First sitting)Q Finally, what effect do you think there would be on lending if this regime did not come into place or the loophole were not closed? Would there be a chilling effect? Stephen…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q Sure, but going back to the numbers—I know that it is anecdotal so it is difficult to tell—what sort of deterrent effect do you think this will have? Duncan Swift: I repeat: it…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q That is interesting—thank you very much. Obviously, we consulted on this back in 2018, but there is a particular compulsion to do this now, to tackle the most egregious cases of…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 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 2021HANSARDMinimum Wage Non-complianceThe Government are absolutely committed to ensuring that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage receives it. Since 2015, we have more than doubled the enforcement budget to…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 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 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 2021HANSARD Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillI take the hon. Gentleman’s point. Let me just answer a couple of his points. He talked about corporate governance and audit reform. That is something that we will legislate on as…28 Jun 2021HANSARD Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillThis is a Bill of two halves, considering that the football is on at the moment, and the contributions that we have heard from Members throughout the House attest to the…28 Jun 2021HANSARD Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillThe answer is as soon as possible, once this Bill has passed. I am looking forward to working with the hon. Lady in Committee to make sure that we can work through this as quickly…28 Jun 2021HANSARD Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillA lot of messages can go out and have gone out over the past year so that we can flex in our ability to work with businesses. I think I can boil down my relatively long job title…28 Jun 2021HANSARD Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillI will not give way, but I will happily come back to the hon. Lady if I have not answered her question. I do want to get through a few areas. Let me quickly turn to the…28 Jun 2021HANSARDBeauty and Wellbeing Sector WorkforceIt is a pleasure to see you back in the chair, Sir Roger, and to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) on securing…23 Jun 2021HANSARDBeauty and Wellbeing Sector WorkforceThe hon. Gentleman, as ever, predicts the next few paragraphs of my speech. Yes, we want to encourage and work with the sector, and incentivise it to take on more apprentices. I…23 Jun 2021HANSARDBeauty and Wellbeing Sector WorkforceI talked about the fact that the Chancellor went long and was overly generous—well, not overly generous. He erred on the side of generosity in the Budget to cope with the…23 Jun 2021