All 2 Debates between David Jones and Guy Opperman

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Debate between David Jones and Guy Opperman
Wednesday 12th February 2014

(10 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Jones Portrait Mr Jones
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The proposal for a development bank for Wales was floated recently by Professor Dylan Jones-Evans, and I believe that he is now conducting another exercise for Edwina Hart, the business development Minister in Wales. We are certainly prepared to consider the proposal, and, in fact, I have already discussed it with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Guy Opperman Portrait Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con)
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Does my right hon. Friend welcome the fact that it was this Government who passed the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013, which enabled local banks to come into existence and has resulted in the creation of more than 20 new challenger banks, and which the Labour party voted against?

David Jones Portrait Mr Jones
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I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. Furthermore, the Government are working closely with the British Bankers Association to set up a business finance taskforce, which gives bank customers a right of appeal when they feel that they have been treated unfairly.

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Debate between David Jones and Guy Opperman
Wednesday 28th November 2012

(12 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Jones Portrait Mr Jones
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My hon. Friend raises an important issue. I believe that, in his part of the world, the Mersey Dee Alliance is an appropriate focus and I was very heartened by the proposals in Mrs Elizabeth Haywood’s report to the Welsh Government to create a cross-border city region focused on the Mersey Dee Alliance area.

Guy Opperman Portrait Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con)
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12. What steps he is taking to tackle fuel poverty in Wales.