Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ed Davey and Nigel Mills

Thursday 8th March 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Davey]

The right hon. Lady is wrong on this point. Many companies from around the world are looking to the UK as the premier place to invest in the offshore wind industry. She is talking down great places such as Hartlepool that want to attract investment in the industry. We are looking at the supply chain, and we have set up the offshore wind developers forum, which has pledged that 50% or more of the work in the supply chain will be in Britain.

[Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con)]

T5. Will the Secretary of State update the House on measures to support the training of installers, assessors and suppliers of green deal home improvements?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ed Davey and Nigel Mills

Thursday 9th June 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Davey]

I refer the hon. Lady to the consultation that we published just last month on modern workplaces. We wish to reform maternity and paternity law, which we believe will be a win-win for employees and employers. It will produce better rights for families than the previous Government provided, and provide more flexibility for employees and employers so that they can have adult conversations about how such leave should be taken.

[Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con)]

5. What recent assessment he has made of the level of lending by banks to small businesses.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ed Davey and Nigel Mills

Thursday 18th November 2010 Commons Chamber

[Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con)]

T7. Will the Minister agree to meet a social enterprise in my constituency whose future is threatened by the draconian attitude of RBS, which seeks nearly £400,000 in penalties for a minor breach, even though a non-nationalised bank is willing to refinance its loan fully?

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Mr Edward Davey)]

The Government are keen that banks should behave responsibly towards businesses, charities and social enterprises, and we continue to work with the banks to achieve that. For example, we are working with them to revise the lending code for micro-enterprises and we are publishing lending principles for medium-sized and larger businesses. We will continue to hold banks to account when they act unreasonably, and my officials will raise this matter with RBS.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ed Davey and Nigel Mills

Thursday 14th October 2010 Commons Chamber

[Mr Davey]

This Government will be the greenest Government ever, and when my hon. Friend reads the consultation document he will see that we have some very interesting ideas about how to improve the way in which companies report on social and environmental matters. I hope that we will be able to drive up the quality of reporting and disclosures by companies in that area.

[Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con)]

17. What steps he is taking to encourage universities to focus on the employability of graduates.