"It is a great pleasure to close this debate on behalf of the official Opposition, and to follow on from my very good friend, the shadow Economic Secretary—my hon. Friend the Member for Wyre Forest (Mark Garnier)—who has done excellent work both in this Chamber and behind the scenes to …..." Gareth Davies - View Speech
"I have been sitting here listening to the Minister give some sort of victory lap on business rates. It is like the Government have broken the high street’s leg, given it a crutch and are now asking for a thank you. The British Retail Consortium called the Chancellor’s business rates …..." Gareth Davies - View Speech
"It is a great pleasure to speak in this debate. I thank all Members from across the House for their contributions tonight, particularly my hon. Friends the Members for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas), for Bridgwater (Sir Ashley Fox), for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore), for Mid Bedfordshire (Blake Stephenson) and for …..." Gareth Davies - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to see you in the chair, Mr Stringer, and to serve on this Committee. I thank Minister for his explanation of the Government’s intentions in relation to the order.
As the Minister outlined, the order builds on the changes made by the previous Government in the …..." Gareth Davies - View Speech
"I apologise, but I am specifically interested in those who already maximise their allowance. What is the Government’s assessment of the impact on those individuals, to whom this measure will be detrimental?..." Gareth Davies - View Speech
"The Chancellor is going around lauding an apparent cut to business rates, but it was his Government who reduced business rates relief for retail, hospitality and leisure from 75% to 40%. If he goes out there and speaks to the owner of any average pub, they will tell him that …..." Gareth Davies - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Barker. Thank you very much for keeping us all in order.
Let me first congratulate the hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon) on securing the debate. I am pleased that he clarified that it is not a …..." Gareth Davies - View Speech
"I was going to say it is a great pleasure to be on this Committee, but it is an even greater pleasure after that wonderful remark. I am very grateful, and it is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Vaz. It is also a great pleasure …..." Gareth Davies - View Speech
"Not right now, and I have already taken an intervention from the hon. Lady.
Finally, and more broadly, we worry that the campaigners ultimately want this ban to become a gateway to a wider ban on trade with Israel. If that is the case, they simply do not accept the …..." Gareth Davies - View Speech
"I thank Members from across the House for their contributions today, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) on securing this debate on trade—granted, of course, by the Backbench Business Committee.
Before I turn to the specifics of what we are debating today, it is important …..." Gareth Davies - View Speech