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HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)I ask the Minister to reflect on how speedily the Bill is going through Parliament. As we heard from the hon. Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, financial…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)I echo many of the concerns raised by the shadow Minister. There are serious issues with giving a blank cheque to banks to undertake certain activities. How are they planning to…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)The Liberal Democrats support this Conservative amendment. I will not go over the arguments again, as they have been well put. Some clauses talk about safeguards. It is about the…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsTorbay is the premier resort in the United Kingdom, but behind our palm trees and Victorian villas is the most deprived council in the west of England, so it is a truly welcome…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Sir Desmond. The hon. Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire has ably laid out a number of concerns, and…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am pleased that the hon. Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire has been reading my notes—I wish to speak about future-proofing, too. The current incumbent of the White…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)In the oral evidence, Professor Levi highlighted some powers regarding asset freezing that the police have had since 2017. I would welcome the Minister’s reflections on whether…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)I rise to speak about clause 20 in particular. Liberal Democrats are heartened by clause 18, which clearly says that if there is another account the money could be drawn from,…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Third sitting)I concur about the safeguarding of individuals. While there may be an independent reviewer or chair, the challenge, for me, is who appoints them. If it ends up being the Minister…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Third sitting)Perhaps the word that the shadow Minister used most was “reasonableness”. In our strange political world in recent months, the question of what is reasonable in our society has…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Third sitting)I can add very little to what the shadow Minister said. Again, I am broadly sympathetic on the need to have these safeguards in the legislation, and on not knowing what the…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Third sitting)The Minister referred to a review process; it would be really helpful if the Committee could be aware of how long that process is likely to take.27 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Third sitting)I welcome that reassurance from the Minister, which we will take onboard.27 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Lewell-Buck. I am pleased that you already see that we will become the official Opposition by the next general election, as…27 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street BusinessesI will not take up all that time because I know that time is pressing. First, I congratulate the hon. Member for Stockton West (Matt Vickers) on obtaining this extremely important…26 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I concur with what the hon. Member for Gordon and Buchan, my colleague to my right—in more ways than one—shared just…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsHealth authorities in Devon are set to trial the relocation of a vital coronary service from Torbay to Exeter, which is 24 miles away. Will the Minister meet me and fellow south…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerms and Conditions of EmploymentPlease accept my sincere apologies for being late, Madam Deputy Speaker. Things moved on at pace this afternoon. I will take what you said seriously into account. The Liberal…11 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Security BenefitsI would like to acknowledge the very sobering and comprehensive speech given by the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams). This is disturbing, and one…04 Feb 2025HANSARD National Insurance ContributionsI am delighted with my hon. Friend’s intervention, because the Liberal Democrats represent the full length of the United Kingdom from Shetland to the Isles of Scilly, and it is…04 Feb 2025