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Desmond Swayne Excerpts
Thursday 1st November 2018

(6 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Wright Portrait Jeremy Wright
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As the hon. Lady will know, rules already exist around the handling of money in relation to criminal activity, and it is important that we have as much transparency as possible. I will consider her specific point and, if she will forgive me, get back to her on it.

Desmond Swayne Portrait Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
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What has been the impact of the reduced rent to small clubs arising from revisions to the electronic communications code? That did not happen on the Secretary of State’s watch, and it was not intended, but it has been a disaster, has it not?

Jeremy Wright Portrait Jeremy Wright
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I cannot agree with my right hon. Friend. With the electronic communications code, we have attempted to ensure that property owners cannot prevent the roll-out of new infrastructure that is needed to ensure that this country has proper coverage for mobile and broadband, and that will have to continue. We of course want to ensure that people are properly remunerated, but they cannot hold the whole process to ransom.