John Bercow
Main Page: John Bercow (Speaker - Buckingham)
Mr Speaker
I am told that the hon. Gentleman has kept a list of all those members of his former Committee who went on to become Ministers. He will have satisfied himself of the causal link.
Stephen Williams
Mr Speaker, there are many distinguished alumni of that Committee, and I greatly enjoyed my three and a half years under the hon. Gentleman’s chairmanship.
The hon. Gentleman is chair of the Westminster crowdfunding forum. At the moment, the sector is completely unregulated; I am aware that the hon. Gentleman has recently raised concerns in The Sunday Times. If he has specific concerns about the heavy hand of regulation, he should write to me and I shall raise the matter with colleagues at the Treasury, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Cabinet Office.
Nick Boles
I know that my hon. Friend has already met the Secretary of State about this issue and has also asked for the application to be called in by the Department. That means that one of us has to be able to decide the issue. I therefore hope that my hon. Friend will understand if I do not take up the offer of a meeting, for fear that no Minister will be left to decide.
Mr Speaker
The hon. Member for Colchester (Sir Bob Russell) will be pleased to have exhausted the ministerial team.
Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con)
20. What representations he has received on the effectiveness of independent assessments of the performance of local authorities.