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Debate between Heidi Alexander and Matt Hancock(9 years, 10 months ago)
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Matthew Hancock
I know about this issue very well, not only in a ministerial capacity but because Mr Ian Parker is one of the main advocates for a solution to this, and he is a constituent of mine. It is important to get to the bottom of this issue, but it is complicated. There is work going on across the Financial Conduct Authority and the Treasury, as well as the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, to ensure that we get to the bottom of it and that people get appropriate recompense.
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab)
11. What recent assessment he has made of the contribution of the UK’s EU membership to businesses and the UK economy.
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Debate between Heidi Alexander and Matt Hancock(9 years, 11 months ago)
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Matthew Hancock
The administrator will report on City Link. On the issue of Premier Foods, the practices were hard to defend, as I said earlier. In fact, the company found them impossible to defend when they came to light. The extraordinary increase in transparency will help to make sure that we can see which companies have good payment practices and which have the worst. We can then compare them and hold to account those companies with bad practices. More than that, we are consulting on changes to such contracts and we will have the results of that consultation shortly.
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab)
T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
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Debate between Heidi Alexander and Matt Hancock(10 years, 1 month ago)
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Matthew Hancock
We are considering and reflecting on the will of the House as it was expressed this week, but be in no doubt that it is this Government who support pubs and publicans more than possibly any Government before: the first cut in beer duty in decades, two cuts in beer duty, and support through ensuring there is community support for pubs. We will not rest in our support for British pubs.
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab)
3. What estimate he has made of the contribution net trade will make to GDP over the next four years.