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HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportFirst, all businesses are able to benefit from the universal elements of the support package put in place by the Chancellor, whether that means loans, tax referrals or schemes…06 Oct 2020HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportI am not aware of any specific representations in respect of the individual case that my right hon. Friend refers to. The wider point I would make is that it is important across…06 Oct 2020HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportThe hon. Gentleman has raised this before and I discussed it with the Secretary of State for Wales. As a result of the hon. Gentleman’s question, I will ask for an urgent update…06 Oct 2020HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportThe hon. Lady says that she seeks targeted measures, but then seems to ignore the £1.57 billion that the Chancellor announced for the arts—exactly the sort of targeted package…06 Oct 2020HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportMy right hon. Friend is right that it is important, as we live with the virus and accept that it will be with us for longer, that we constantly learn from that and see what…06 Oct 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020It depends on different circumstances as to how many people will be affected. A key issue is that the proposals do not affect individuals’ accrued pension rights. A concern was…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020I will come on to the distinction between those on large payments, where I think there is a degree of consensus in the House, and how the waivers will address some of the concerns…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020I very much welcome that intervention, because that concern was raised by a number of Opposition Members when we debated this issue in the House previously. We have agreed a…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020I am very happy to share with the hon. Lady the detail of that waiver as it relates to the pensions of Nuclear Decommissioning Authority workers. The waiver will apply in respect…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020If the hon. Lady will allow me to answer the question, I was going to read out the exact legal prose. Sometimes we are accused of not being precise enough, so I was going to go…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020I am always generous in taking interventions. I was trying to answer the hon. Gentleman’s legitimate challenge, but I will of course take the hon. Lady’s intervention.21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020I agree with the hon. Gentleman. I took that point away from the previous debate and was concerned to show the House that we had listened. In fact, it echoes the next line of my…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020The reality, without wanting to stray into the issue of litigation, is that this is a cap on payments, so a body representing members may have concerns about that. The issue…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020I was going to come to local authorities, but to address the issue of senior civil servants, that flowed from the decision to split the role of the Cabinet Secretary and the head…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020The hon. Gentleman shakes his head, but I simply remind him that as a Minister, I constantly get requests when bodies want to exceed the £150,000 payment. They are quite happy to…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020I will take his intervention before I address his question and then I can answer them both at the same time.21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020I acknowledged earlier that in a previous speech the hon. Lady accepted the principle of capping excessive payments, but raised concerns to which I listened intently. I join with…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020I thank colleagues for their engagement in the debate. As I have already remarked, the Government are strongly of the view that the regulations are important in delivering value…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020Let me just finish the point. The waiver may also be used to give effect to urgent workplace reforms. It applies where a payment is made as a result of the application of TUPE…21 Sept 2020