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HANSARD Tax Avoidance, Evasion and ComplianceMy right hon. Friend is right to say that the best approach is to get things right for the future, rather than to overemphasise enforcement of the past, particularly when people…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ8. Residents of Northpoint House in Bromley in my constituency have aluminium composite material cladding on their building. They are paying out £5,000 a week for a waking watch,…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [Lords]The Financial Secretary is being extremely generous, but it may actually speed things along. Can he help me on one matter relating to the second class of legislation, the level 1…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [Lords]Will my right hon. Friend give way?11 Feb 2019HANSARD Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [Lords]I am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way. I entirely support the thrust of what is sought to be done here, as does the financial services sector. None of us wish…11 Feb 2019HANSARDLegal Aid: Post-Implementation ReviewI welcome the considered and balanced tone that the Secretary of State has adopted, which is what the subject deserves. This is a substantial and thoughtful review, which the…07 Feb 2019HANSARDUK as a Financial Services HubIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer, and I warmly congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Bim Afolami) on securing this debate…06 Feb 2019HANSARDUK as a Financial Services HubThat is perfectly true, and the need for the deal and for a time to thrash out our future relationships is all the more important because of it. There is not a simple scenario in…06 Feb 2019HANSARDUK as a Financial Services HubMy hon. Friend is making a most powerful speech, and I agree with everything that he is saying. Does he agree that it is important to look at the means of retaining those bright…06 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Secretary of State agree that it is vital to ensure continuity of contractual obligations and enforceability of judgments once we leave the EU, which would be prevented…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceIt is a pleasure, as always, to follow the hon. Member for City of Chester (Christian Matheson). I welcome the many positive aspects of the funding settlement, including the…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceOf course I will give way to my borough neighbour.05 Feb 2019HANSARDImprisonmentI very much welcome the Secretary of State’s much more realistic and nuanced approach to sentencing and the use of imprisonment. Does he agree that it is essential that we have…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceI very much agree with my hon. Friend. I will now deal with the specifics. Bromley has historically been a low-cost authority, and credit must go to the Conservative-led Bromley…05 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: PrioritiesDoes my right hon. and learned Friend agree that the most pressing practical priority for the prosecuting authorities is to secure continued access to the critical database…31 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaseholders: Removal of Dangerous Materials20. The Housing Minister, in response to a debate on Wednesday 22 January, indicated that he had written to the owners and the developer of Northpoint in Bromley. It is exactly…28 Jan 2019HANSARDJoint HMI Prison and Probation ReportI welcome the Minister’s frankness about the extent of the problem. Dame Glenys Stacey is a highly regarded and robustly independent inspector, and what she says is grave. The…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Fire Safety and CladdingIt is very clear—the Government have made this clear—that leaseholders should not be left footing the bill. When the developer is also the freeholder, as was the case in the hon.…23 Jan 2019HANSARD Fire Safety and CladdingI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way again and for mentioning the problem at Northpoint. There is a certain insecurity about the risk of human error at the very…23 Jan 2019HANSARDCourts IT SystemI am glad to have the Minister’s reassurance that this situation has nothing to do with the common platform, as that is indeed the case. Does she accept that senior members of the…23 Jan 2019