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HANSARD Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Billrose—09 Sept 2021HANSARD Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillThat would certainly be many people’s interpretation of how long it has taken the Government to take any firm action. We keep being promised a comprehensive review of company…09 Sept 2021HANSARD Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillI am pleased to make a brief contribution to the debate. As I did at earlier stages, I will restrict my comments to the disqualification of directors, which is the only aspect of…09 Sept 2021HANSARD Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillI beg your pardon, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am standing to speak to the wrong provision.09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyWhat percentage of people going into a care home have any chance of still being alive in nine years’ time?08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyI am pleased to contribute to this debate. As I listened to the hon. Member for Wycombe (Mr Baker) just now, the words that kept going through my mind were “Union dividend, Union…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyOn the subject of cases being demolished, one of the cases that the right hon. Gentleman’s colleagues have made great deal of play of today is that of the fictional Yusuf in the…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyGiven the right hon. Gentleman’s experience on the Treasury Committee, does he not agree that a tax hike of this scale could—if it was necessary—be much more fairly and equitably…08 Sept 2021HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have told the other Member concerned of my intention to raise this matter tonight. Over the past two weeks or so, several thousand of…06 Sept 2021HANSARDBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy CommitteeI thank the hon. Gentleman for his statement. Clearly, the main focus of this report was on aspects of levelling up as it applies to England, but the agenda is being applied…22 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe communities of Leslie, Markinch, Pitteuchar, Thornton, Woodside and East Wemyss in my constituency are all either losing or have already lost their post offices since 2019. In…14 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelThe Secretary of State has quite rightly sounded a note of caution in saying that anyone who chooses to travel to an amber list country needs to be prepared for the possibility…08 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Third sitting)I am very grateful for your understanding, Ms Rees, in allowing me to speak. I would like to make some comments on clause 2. I think that the new clauses are good and I hope that…08 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government SupportThank you, Mr Mundell. I am pleased to sum up for the Scottish National party this evening. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) for securing the…07 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q One of the questions we looked at in quite a lot of detail this morning was the retrospective nature of part of the legislation. It does not create a new offence or mean that…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (First sitting)Q You say that you have not heard any such representations from the Insolvency Service. Have you had any such representations from lenders or creditors? They may take a different…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (First sitting)Thank you.06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, Ms Rees, and good morning, Dr Tribe. Following on from that last question, there are three kinds of sanctions available now: the director disqualification, the…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q Would it make rogue directors less comfortable or less complacent about having one of their companies compulsorily struck off for what I think you described as non-compliance…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Second sitting)Q May I play devil’s advocate for a moment and mention the fact that a lot of what you have suggested would generate a lot more work for insolvency practitioners? How do you…06 Jul 2021