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HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Liability For WrongFul Trading and Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020Fantastic. There we go. I thank the hon. Member for Manchester Central for her considered response. We agree on the need for certainty for business and, as she rightly says, on…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Liability For WrongFul Trading and Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Liability for Wrongful Trading and Extension of the…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI have talked about the fact that we have spoken with the Scottish Government and continue to do so and we are very open to that. What has been frustrating, in terms of…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWe want to work with the Welsh Senedd. We want to work with the Welsh people. We want to work particularly to ensure that Welsh businesses have certainty, and English, Scottish…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their amendments 1B, 1C and 1D.10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI will try to be brief in going through the amendments—but with some detail, Madam Deputy Speaker—to make sure that others can speak. I am glad that, since our last debate on the…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI appreciate everybody who has taken the time to speak today. My hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash) spoke about the notwithstanding paragraphs in the Bill.…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI appreciate what my hon. Friend says. I think we will give the appropriate measures and protections, whatever form that comes as—if it is indeed needed; I hope that it is never…10 Dec 2020HANSARD Rural Scotland: Excess Delivery ChargesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. Thank you for stepping in to enable my hon. Friend the Member for Moray (Douglas Ross) to make his really important…09 Dec 2020HANSARD Rural Scotland: Excess Delivery ChargesObviously we work with Ofcom; it straddles a number of different Departments. We will always look at issues with it, as we do with other regulators, to make sure it has the powers…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCompanies House: ReformMy right hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility (Lord Callanan) has today made the following statement: The Government have today…09 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank everybody who spoke in the debate today and all the right hon. and hon. Members who have engaged with the Bill throughout. From many speakers, especially at the beginning…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI have not heard those words, so I will not comment on them. There has been a lot of commentary, but what is important is the reality. Northern Irish businesses want the certainty…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillAs I have said before in regard to these clauses, the changes that we set out in a statement earlier today work on the assumption that we have had success in the discussions and…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy hon. Friend is right again. I know the debate that has surrounded the notwithstanding clauses, and it is important that we work in collaboration and partnership as we do these…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIndeed, we all want this to be dealt with through the Joint Committee. That is why the discussions are continuing, and that is why, in these crucial hours of negotiations between…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI can indeed. Part 5 of the Bill contains vital provisions to ensure that this will always be the case, whatever the outcome of our negotiations within the EU. Since these clauses…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank my hon. Friend for his contributions not just here and now, but in the earlier stages of this Bill, which allowed for that important lock. The taxation Bill and this Bill…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI can understand the frustration if that is the wilful misinterpretation of what is actually happening. The EU mandates so much of this spending before it gets to the Welsh…07 Dec 2020