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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"The upkeep of the Chester city walls costs about £600,000 a year, but that money has to come out of the local authority’s highways budget. Can the Government set aside a small amount of money to help local authorities with the stewardship of internationally important heritage assets?..."
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Written Question
Cultural Heritage: Finance
Tuesday 11th October 2022

Asked by: Christian Matheson (Independent - City of Chester)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on financial support for historical and heritage assets.

Answered by Felicity Buchan

The Government continues to support the heritage and cultural sector. There are several sources of funding from Government Arm’s Length Bodies, such as the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England’s repair grants. I would encourage the Honourable Gentleman to look into those.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2022
Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill

"My hon. Friend has obviously given real thought to his proposals. Does he agree that the vast profits that the oil and gas companies make do not stay with those companies but go to their ultimate owners, the big City institutions which, in my view, the Conservative party represents these …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2022
Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill

"To make the same point that I made to my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon), can I urge the hon. Lady to follow the money? For as long as these tax credits are given to the oil and gas companies, they are passed on to the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 May 2021
Better Jobs and a Fair Deal at Work

"I am listening to the hon. Gentleman’s speech, which is typically passionate. The trouble is that it is a speech that he could have given in any debate. May I urge him to bring his mind back to the criticism of the Conservatives for their appalling Queen’s Speech, rather than …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 May 2021
Better Jobs and a Fair Deal at Work

"indicated assent...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 May 2021
Better Jobs and a Fair Deal at Work

"It is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Dudley South (Mike Wood) when he is talking about his work on the all-party parliamentary beer group, of which I am a proud member, but less of that for now.

I welcome the Government’s commitment to ban conversion therapy. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 May 2021
Better Jobs and a Fair Deal at Work

"It was introduced in Northern Ireland because there was a specific issue, which the hon. Gentleman obviously knows about, concerning another political party, where there was clear, identified fraud. In the 2019 election, 49 million votes were cast and there was one conviction for fraud. This is not a problem …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Apr 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"  If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Apr 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Financial Conduct Authority has asked John Swift QC to investigate the mis-selling of certain business loans to small businesses, as well as their response to complaints about that mis-selling. The review has refused to take into account any loans that were settled with non-disclosure agreements between the businesses and …..."
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