Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Kirsty Blackman Excerpts
Wednesday 18th January 2017

(7 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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My hon. Friend raises an important issue. I am pleased to say that the Government have already taken some action on executive pay: giving shareholders the power to veto pay policies, forcing companies to disclose the pay of their board directors and introducing tough transparency measures for banks. I want to build on that, which is why we published a Green Paper on how to strengthen shareholders’ influence over executive pay and introduced greater transparency. I look forward to receiving representations from my hon. Friend on this issue.

Kirsty Blackman Portrait Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North) (SNP)
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Q2. Will the Prime Minister provide a commitment today that no part of the great repeal Bill will be subject to English votes for English laws?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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The hon. Lady might recognise that the great repeal Bill will deal with a number of complex issues. At its heart will be the repeal of the European Communities Act 1972. As we look at the Bill and at negotiating our way out of the European Union, we will need to look at the whole issue of reserved matters and devolved matters, but there are many aspects—[Interruption.]