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HANSARDInsolvency Service Performance Targets 2020-21My right hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility (Lord Callanan) has today made the following statement: I have set…03 Nov 2020HANSARDDRAFT STATE AID (REVOCATIONS AND AMENDMENTS) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020I am grateful to the Committee for its consideration of the regulations and the valuable contribution of the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central to this important debate.…03 Nov 2020HANSARDDRAFT STATE AID (REVOCATIONS AND AMENDMENTS) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020I thank my hon. Friend for an apposite intervention. I will not be drawn too much into what we will do in future, but I will say that being fleet of foot is exactly the reason for…03 Nov 2020HANSARDDRAFT STATE AID (REVOCATIONS AND AMENDMENTS) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft State Aid (Revocations and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…03 Nov 2020HANSARDFireworksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi), not only for introducing the debate on behalf of the…02 Nov 2020HANSARDFireworksIt is important that we work with the devolved Administrations to ensure the safety of people across the UK. I will come in a second to the training and resource that we are…02 Nov 2020HANSARDFireworksindicated assent .02 Nov 2020HANSARD London’s Economic Recovery: Covid-19I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington (Felicity Buchan) on securing this Adjournment debate and on raising some really pertinent issues about the economic…23 Oct 2020HANSARD London’s Economic Recovery: Covid-19My hon. Friend is absolutely right that we must look at this issue. Levelling up around the country and levelling up in London are not mutually exclusive; we can and must do both.…23 Oct 2020HANSARD London’s Economic Recovery: Covid-19Clearly, yes. I want Shaun Bailey to be in post after May to help shape the recovery. We have been working collegiately with the Mayor, the Greater London Authority and the…23 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Women Leaving the WorkforceAs I say, it is so important that we get the economy up and running again, and we can do that only by people joining us and working with us on hands, face, space, to ensure that…21 Oct 2020HANSARDFemale Entrepreneurs: Government SupportI thank my hon. Friend for her concern, especially about childcare. We have already introduced 30 hours of free childcare for eligible working parents of three and four-year-olds.…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Women Leaving the WorkforceThis is important, and we know that certain sectors are the worst affected. It is important that we actually do everything we can with “Hands, face, space” to make sure that our…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Women Leaving the WorkforceThere are 1.8 million more women in work than in 2010, and it is important that we capture that. As I have said, on childcare responsibilities, which are so important, we have…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Women Leaving the WorkforceThe Government have taken significant steps to protect jobs for women with the coronavirus job retention scheme supporting 4.5 million jobs done by women. We continue to support…21 Oct 2020HANSARDFemale Entrepreneurs: Government SupportAll the Government’s business support schemes are open to eligible businesses from all regions and backgrounds, including female entrepreneurs. The start-up loans programme has…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Women Leaving the WorkforceWe know that physical activity is absolutely crucial to the wellbeing of our nation as well as to our economy. We have been working closely with the national sports council, Sport…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) ) REGULATIONS 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020, No.…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) ) REGULATIONS 2020I thank the hon. Member for her contribution to the debate and the constructive way in which she and her party have always tackled this particular area of support for businesses.…19 Oct 2020HANSARDDraft Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. It is a pleasure to serve under your…06 Oct 2020