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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Mar 2021
Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill

"It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington South (Andy Carter), and a particular pleasure to do so in person. He and I have been hanging around the same Zoom waiting rooms for much of the winter, and it is nice to be back in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Mar 2021
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Warrington North (Charlotte Nichols). It seems like only yesterday that she and I went on a tour with the Doorkeepers when we first arrived here.

It is a brilliant Budget by the Chancellor, but I know that my constituents will …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Nov 2020
National Security and Investment Bill

"I welcome what the Secretary of State just said about the call-in power. Will he confirm that, as a result of the measures in the Bill, most transactions can take place within 30 days, which means that the UK will remain a venue, and be an even better one, for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Nov 2020
National Security and Investment Bill

"I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. He is perhaps proposing an industrial strategy Bill, rather than a national security Bill, but on innovation and science and technology, does he not worry about the chilling effect of what he is proposing? Individuals who may be setting up a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Nov 2020
National Security and Investment Bill

"It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Rother Valley (Alexander Stafford), and indeed colleagues around the House, as the last Back-Bench speaker in this debate.

This has been a very thoughtful debate with lots of interesting suggestions for the Minister from all sides. I thank …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" Last week, I spoke with my constituent David Bevan, who runs Alive Network, the UK’s largest live entertainment booking agency. He and I acknowledge that he has already had an awful lot of support from the Government, through grants, furlough, bounce back loans, VAT deferral and so on. Times …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What steps his Department is taking to support businesses facing insolvency. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome the Secretary of State back to the Dispatch Box after his recent illness. Businesses in Newcastle-under-Lyme and across the country face the risk of insolvency, especially those with business models that are dependent on socialising. In addition to what he has set out, which I welcome, can he …..."
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Written Question
Non-domestic Rates
Tuesday 21st January 2020

Asked by: Aaron Bell (Conservative - Newcastle-under-Lyme)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on reducing business rates for firms.

Answered by Kelly Tolhurst

This Government will conduct a fundamental review of business rates.

My Retail Sector Council industry co-chair and I have already met the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to discuss the Council’s review of the costs retailers face, including business rates.

I will continue to engage with Treasury colleagues as we deliver this important manifesto commitment.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jan 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"As the new Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme, I am supporting the town centre by opening a shop there. I welcome what the Minister said about business rates, but will she also look into the taper on small business rates relief? If someone has a property worth £12,000, they pay …..."
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