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HANSARDFinancial Services: Critical Third Parties RegimeThe Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 amended the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to establish a new framework enabling the oversight of those third parties whose…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The conflict in the middle east has left British families and businesses exposed to volatile gas prices, which has made…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his thoughtful intervention. I absolutely agree that this will make a real difference to those workers who drive for their work. This is a long overdue…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Young PeopleIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I am grateful that my first chance to speak as the Minister in Westminster Hall is in such a thorough and rich debate…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Young PeopleAs the hon. Member will expect, I disagree with his characterisation of employer NI and the Employment Rights Act. I remind him of the positive impact that both those measures are…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Young PeopleNo, I have finished.30 Jun 2026HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Young PeopleNo, only three minutes.30 Jun 2026HANSARDVenture Capital Trust Income Tax ReliefAt the Budget, the Government announced a comprehensive package of entrepreneurship tax measures, designed to provide substantially enhanced support for scaling businesses across…23 Jun 2026HANSARDVenture Capital Trust Income Tax ReliefAbsolutely not; we have real confidence in the British venture capital sector. In the 2025 Budget, we doubled the investment limits and gross assets threshold for the enterprise…23 Jun 2026HANSARDVenture Capital Trust Income Tax ReliefThis Chancellor has secured six interest rate cuts. We are creating the conditions for investment in business. Investment in skills and innovation is up; investment in regional…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026I thank the hon. Member for North West Norfolk for his analysis and for his support for the draft regulations. I am grateful to him for saying that he hopes I will be able to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026. It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Banking HubsI disagree—I think that the hon. Gentleman goes too far in his criticism of the criteria. It is important that the Government continue to monitor how these banking hubs are…20 May 2026HANSARD Banking HubsI am grateful to the hon. Member for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey (Graham Leadbitter) for securing this debate and for setting out the concerns of not only of his constituents…20 May 2026HANSARD Banking HubsI am going to make a little bit of progress now, because we do not have much time. Despite the important progress that we have heard this evening about the number of banking hubs…20 May 2026HANSARD Banking HubsI absolutely recognise the importance of banking hubs, as my hon. Friend has described. I am very grateful to her for highlighting the different models available, and I very much…20 May 2026HANSARD Banking HubsI have to finish now. I welcome the commitments that firms have made to maintain or improve their existing branches, recognising just how important they are to their customers.…20 May 2026HANSARD Banking HubsI will.20 May 2026HANSARD Banking HubsI am not going to give way. I fully support those powers, and expect the FCA to use them where necessary. However, the Government are concerned that although firms have been…20 May 2026HANSARD Banking HubsMy hon. Friend makes important points about access to banking services across a number of different areas. I am grateful to him, and I hope we can continue to discuss this issue.…20 May 2026