Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between David Davis and Nicholas Dakin

Tuesday 1st October 2019 Commons Chamber

[Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)]

5. If he will make it his policy to suspend the 2019 loan charge for the duration of the review commissioned by his Department of that charge.

[Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con)]

9. What (a) support and (b) financial relief he plans to provide to people subject to the 2019 loan charge during the duration of the independent review of that charge.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between David Davis and Nicholas Dakin

Thursday 1st February 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Davis]

We will be able to do some of them, for example, our proposal to put in place a registration scheme and so on. We will also be able to sign trade deals, but not bring them into force.

[Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)]

How are the Government working with the UK steel industry to make sure it prospers post-Brexit?

[Mr Davis]

We have had meetings. My Department alone has had meetings with 350 companies, not all in steel, but in all the user industries. We have a regular meeting between the Chancellor, the Business Secretary, myself and leading business representative organisations, and of course we talk directly to the individual companies.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between David Davis and Nicholas Dakin

Thursday 2nd November 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Davis]

We have had a number of conversations about the labour market generally and about Northern Ireland in particular, because it is an important area with unique characteristics. We have commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee to produce a report that will cover this issue. However, if the hon. Gentleman has specific issues he wants to raise with me directly, I would be very happy to hear from him.

[Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)]

16. What assessment his Department has made of the effect on the rights of UK citizens living in the EU and of EU citizens living in the UK of no deal being reached with the EU.

Exiting the European Union

Debate between David Davis and Nicholas Dakin

Monday 5th September 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Davis]

As always, my hon. Friend speaks for England.

[Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)]

The Greater Lincolnshire and Peterborough Federation of Small Businesses recently briefed me that the confidence of its members is at a four-year low. Like all of us, they want to make Brexit work and are keen to work with the Government to bring that about, but they are keen to retain access to the single market and ease of access to European labour. Most of all, they want certainty. What road map to certainty can the Secretary of State give them?

[Mr Davis]

Let me first deal with the immediate uncertainty and loss of confidence. There was undoubtedly a downward dip in confidence immediately after Brexit, partly because of all the terrible things people said would happen. They have not happened, and confidence is recovering, so let us put that to one side for the moment.

On access to markets, I am absolutely on the side of those FSB members. That is what we will seek to do, but we must take on board the fact that the sheer level of immigration into the UK from the European Union has caused social issues, and perhaps economic issues for low-paid workers and the like. We must balance that against the corporate interests—that is what we will do—and try to get the outcome that is best for Britain.