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HANSARDCost of Living12. What recent assessment he has made of the potential effects of his policies on inflation on the cost of living.20 Jun 2023HANSARDVoter ID10. What recent discussions the Committee has had with the Electoral Commission on the implementation of voter ID in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) England ahead of national…15 Jun 2023HANSARDVoter IDMy apologies, Mr Speaker. Does the Electoral Commission now share similar views to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that the roll-out of voter ID has been…15 Jun 2023HANSARDVoter IDThe Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland (Dehenna Davison), said that the evaluation of anecdotal feedback shows…15 Jun 2023HANSARD Insolvency Law and Director DisqualificationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate the hon. Member for Salford and Eccles (Rebecca Long Bailey) on securing the debate. Given its…14 Jun 2023HANSARD Insolvency Law and Director DisqualificationsThe hon. Member makes an extremely powerful point, which gets to the heart of the issue: those responsible for the waves of financial chaos that result from a corporate failure…14 Jun 2023HANSARD Insolvency Law and Director DisqualificationsI thank the right hon. Member for highlighting a particularly egregious example of hiding in plain sight. I will come on to mention some of the reforms that need to take place at…14 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)How could we legislate create the framework by which the problem of fake reviews could be best addressed? Rocio Concha: I think it needs to be in the list on schedule 18, and…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)Q The EU has a right to redress for consumers, and there is a schedule in the Bill that would allow the Secretary of State to introduce that again in future through secondary…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)Q On fake reviews, the challenge that came up at Second Reading was about how we might define, judge and act on them. How do you think it is best to tackle the problem of fake…13 Jun 2023HANSARDSun Protection Products: Affordability4. If he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of increasing the affordability of sun protection products on levels of skin cancer.06 Jun 2023HANSARDSun Protection Products: AffordabilitySince the early 1990s cases of skin cancer have doubled, with nearly 16,000 new cases diagnosed each year leading to 2,300 avoidable deaths annually. If some products were more…06 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe running costs for the Scotland Office topped £13 million last year. Judging by its website, its main activity seems to be the production of press releases, mostly extolling…25 May 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresThe Minister and I will clearly never agree on whether immigration is too high, but we might be able to agree that it is too low when it comes to rural areas and the need for…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Transition Projects: Scotland2. What steps he is taking to support energy transition projects in Scotland.23 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Transition Projects: ScotlandThe SNP-led Scottish Government have continued to announce more support for energy transition in Scotland, this month pushing on with investment in green hydrogen that will…23 May 2023HANSARDFood PricesIf we take the Minister at his word that tariffs are coming down, that does not seem to be making much difference to the prices that people are paying at the supermarkets.…18 May 2023HANSARDFood PricesI accept that we might be facing similar problems to mainland Europe, but we are certainly not getting the same degree of action from the Government to tackle prices in…18 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI hear the hon. Member for Pontypridd say “Good luck”, but we will see how it goes. The Bill certainly does much that it needs to, but there are quite a few things that it misses;…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI thank the Minister for his intervention. Indeed, I would be quite happy to see what comes back from that consultation, because there are areas of real concern. If we can find…17 May 2023