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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Mar 2016
Enterprise Bill [Lords]

"This is essentially a devolved proposal. It would be for local authorities to express an interest in being a designated tourist zone. My amendment limits temporally and geographically the potentially deleterious impact on SMEs. It has the capacity to deal with extended opening hours during the British holiday season, as …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Mon 29 Feb 2016
DRAFT Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust ORDER 2016

"Early in his remarks my right hon. Friend the Minister mentioned the fact that a few of the churches are isolated, with no natural community around them. Does he agree that the Churches Conservation Trust provides a wider benefit to the local rural community by creating jobs that bring people …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jan 2016
Connaught Income Fund

"As a member of the APPG, will my hon. Friend say how concerning it is that there has been no communication from the FCA since March 2015? This long period of anxiety for our constituents is what is really troubling so many of us...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Oct 2015
Air Passenger Duty: Regional Airports

"Before my hon. Friend continues, and on the very day that the Chinese President visits our Parliament, may I follow his train of thought about the importance of connectivity with China? My hon. Friend might recall that the President’s predecessor stopped first at Stratford-upon-Avon before coming to London, so the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Oct 2015
Air Passenger Duty: Regional Airports

"I wish to make a short contribution to this debate, as Birmingham airport is in my constituency and is a very significant employer. It is an intriguing example, as it is an airport that has extended its runway without major public opposition, to the great surprise of the Prime Minister, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Oct 2015
Air Passenger Duty: Regional Airports

"For the record, it is right to say that the Scottish Government do want HS2 to reach Scotland. They have given clear evidence to that end...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Oct 2015
Air Passenger Duty: Regional Airports

"I am sure that the Minister would appreciate the sensitivity of this issue for west midlands MPs. If he is not going to mention the fact that the Government are in negotiation with the west midlands local authorities about the creation of a midlands powerhouse, we will be a bit …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Oct 2015
Air Passenger Duty: Regional Airports

"The message that we are getting, and it is one that the Treasury often has to give, is that relieving the tax would generate a return for the Treasury through increased economic activity. That is the argument that everybody always uses for tax reduction. None the less, will the Minister …..."
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Written Question
Pitcairn Islands: Marine Protected Areas
Tuesday 7th July 2015

Asked by: Caroline Spelman (Conservative - Meriden)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.259 of Budget 2015, HC 1093, which Department has been allocated as lead Department for the implementation of a marine reserve around the Pitcairn Islands.

Answered by Greg Hands

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is leading on the implementation of a Marine Protected Area around the Pitcairn Islands.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Last week, the HS2 Select Committee wrote to the Treasury asking for more flexibility on big infrastructure projects where farmers have difficulty finding suitable replacement land within the statutory time limits for capital gains tax relief, leaving the businesses not knowing whether or not a discretionary power could be granted. …..."
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