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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Jul 2018
Five-year Land Supply

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge) on securing this important debate. I concur with everything he said—in the interests of brevity, I will not repeat his comments. I will use my contribution …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 25 Jan 2018
Trade Bill (Third sitting)

"Before I ask my question, can I just point out an important error in some of the official documents? Whisky is spelled with an “e” on some of the documents, and that is a very different product from Scotch whisky. On Burns night, I thought it was appropriate to point …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 25 Jan 2018
Trade Bill (Third sitting)

"Q I would like to get a sense from the witnesses of what the impact would be on the food and drinks sector, particularly in Scotland, if this Bill did not happen and we left the EU without the carry-over of the existing EU free trade agreements. Have you …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Jan 2018
Trade Bill (Second sitting)

"Q I would like to ask Professor Winters a question about part 3 of the Bill, which concerns trade information. Would you agree that the information that this Bill enables will help the Government to shape their export support programme? Are there any additional powers that you would like …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Jan 2018
Trade Bill (Second sitting)

"Q Do you have any concerns about the practicalities of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs operating the system, as envisaged by the Bill?

Professor Winters: I am not sure that I can comment on the practicalities. They certainly want a large amount of information. My general rule would be …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Jan 2018
Trade Bill (Second sitting)

"Q I would like to put to the panel the same question I asked the previous panel about part 3 of the Bill, which relates to trade information and the collection of exporter information by HMRC in particular. Are you content with the content of the Bill in this …..."
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Written Question
Trident
Monday 11th December 2017

Asked by: Iain Stewart (Conservative - Milton Keynes South)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effect of transferring the costs of upgrading or replacing the UK's nuclear deterrent from the Ministry of Defence to another Government accounting department; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Elizabeth Truss

The like for like replacement of the nuclear submarine fleet is at the heart of the most recent SDSR and the funding settlement that accompanied it at SR15.

The Government has no plans to transfer the costs of upgrading or replacing the UK's nuclear deterrent from the Ministry of Defence to another Government accounting department at this time.

Written Question
Taxation: Fraud
Tuesday 12th September 2017

Asked by: Iain Stewart (Conservative - Milton Keynes South)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs applies a de minimis limit for investigating allegations of fraud.

Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not apply a de minimis limit to the investigation of fraud.

Written Question
Cars: Loans
Tuesday 12th September 2017

Asked by: Iain Stewart (Conservative - Milton Keynes South)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the risks to the economy posed by the growth of personal contract purchase finance deals for new car sales.

Answered by Steve Barclay

The government established an independent Financial Policy Committee (FPC), giving the FPC a primary objective to identify, monitor and take action to remove or reduce systemic risks with a view to protecting and enhancing financial stability. Following its most recent policy meeting on 21 June, the FPC published the Financial Stability Report (FSR). The FSR assessed recent trends in the consumer credit market including dealership car finance. The FSR noted that consumer credit and dealership car finance has been growing rapidly, but that loss rates on consumer credit lending are low at present.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Jun 2017
Economy and Jobs

"I want to highlight four aspects of the Queen’s Speech that are particularly welcome. It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint); with my first point, I want to strike a consensual note and agree with her. We need to continue investment in …..."
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