"It is a great pleasure to serve under your excellent chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I congratulate the hon. Member for South West Hertfordshire (Mr Mohindra); this may be his first Westminster Hall debate, but I am sure it will be the first of many. Can I just say how much I …..." Emma Reynolds - View Speech
"The hon. Gentleman will have to excuse me; I cannot offer letters of support. If I were to do that, there would be a number of letters that I would be writing. The Link assessment is independent and is what the previous Government set up and legislated for, in terms …..." Emma Reynolds - View Speech
"I am grateful for the correction. I would not like to get in trouble with the hon. Members that represent different parts of Hertfordshire, not least our Parliamentary Private Secretary, my hon. Friend the Member for Hitchin (Alistair Strathern), who also represents a constituency there. I have better knowledge of …..." Emma Reynolds - View Speech
"The hon. Gentleman brings me to the meat of my speech, which I must move on to, as I do not have very long left. I always get lulled into a false sense of security in Westminster Hall, where I think I have quite a long time to speak. I …..." Emma Reynolds - View Speech
"Today marks the launch of the London Coalition on Sustainable Sovereign Debt. The coalition, convened by the Sustainable Sovereign Debt Hub and funded by the Children’s investment Fund Foundation, will bring together private sector stakeholders and Government to find pragmatic solutions to more sustainable sovereign debt financing in developing economies. …..." Emma Reynolds - View Speech
"I congratulate the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine) on securing this debate. I am grateful for her speech, and agree that the people we are talking about keep us safe and well, and show true dedication to public service. I absolutely understand the point that she is making.
"Wholesale cash distribution is the mechanism that supplies physical cash—specifically banknotes and coins—to retail banks, cash machines and the wider retail market. This is a vital mechanism for ensuring the sustainable provision of and reliable public access to cash.
"Supporting first-time buyers is at the heart of this Government’s housing strategy as we aim to build 1.5 million new homes this Parliament. The Government recognise the difficulties that many aspiring homeowners face in getting on the housing ladder—in particular, the challenge of raising a sufficient deposit for a home. …..." Emma Reynolds - View Speech
The hon. Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman) and my hon. Friend the Member for Weston-super-Mare rightly stressed the importance of these services in urban areas as well. I will not go through all of them, but we heard lots …..." Emma Reynolds - View Speech
"It is a great pleasure to speak in this debate. I want to thank and to congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian Lavery) on bringing forward this important debate, which was heavily subscribed across the House. He highlighted the needs of his constituents, particularly the …..." Emma Reynolds - View Speech