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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Mar 2016
Pilgrim Fathers (400th Anniversary)

"I thank the hon. Gentleman. Should hon. Members, following the usual rules, deign that to be appropriate, I would be honoured to join him. The Bassetlaw-Plymouth amalgam cross-party group would be a powerful way to spread the message of the values and principles of the Mayflower Pilgrims.

The key 16th-century …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Mar 2016
Pilgrim Fathers (400th Anniversary)

"There are huge principles that unite us and our strongest ally. They come from villages such as Scrooby in Bassetlaw, and from the other partners who from across our fair and pleasant land created the Mayflower compact. They included William Bradford of Austerfield, who became the first governor of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Mar 2016
Pilgrim Fathers (400th Anniversary)

"I am delighted that in response to a question on the record from me to the Chancellor, he confirmed that additional money will be made available on top of that £500,000...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Mar 2016
Pilgrim Fathers (400th Anniversary)

"Before the Minister finishes his speech, I cordially invite him to Bassetlaw. I offer a personal guided tour of the site. He will have the opportunity to stay in the historic Sherwood forest. Of course, the majority of the Sherwood forest that still exists is in Bassetlaw. That is surely …..."
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Written Question
Licensing: Fees and Charges
Friday 26th February 2016

Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the public purse of the transfer of licence fee rates tax receipts to devolved city region authorities.

Answered by Greg Hands

No such assessment has been made.

Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Feb 2016
Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)

"Dear, oh dear. Democracy only goes so far. The United States, with all its systems, must be appointing terrible people, seeing as elected politicians there have a whole range of conferments or otherwise, from the top of the judiciary downwards. Not to give an august body such as the Treasury …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Feb 2016
Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Feb 2016
Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)

"The Minister should know her history. The Pilgrim Fathers and the pilgrim contract that created western democracy in the style of the United States originate from Bassetlaw, as does the Great Reform Act of 1832. The writer of the Great Reform Act lived in my house at the time. Bassetlaw …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Feb 2016
Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)

"Before my hon. Friend sits down, would he like to contemplate that in the unlikely event that Scotland becomes independent and I am an elected Member of this House, I will certainly not be voting to allow Scotland to remain within sterling? Therefore, the likelihood is that Scotland will be …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Feb 2016
Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)

"Is not the clause a huge wasted opportunity? I can confidently predict that this will be the next major mis-selling scandal, which in five to 10 years’ time will come to haunt us for failing properly to enact effective legislation. People will have thrown away their pensions, mis-sold to them …..."
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