"Is not the former deputy leader of the SNP on to something? The fundamental fact is that if the Scottish National party wishes to keep the economic and social union, there also has to be a political union; otherwise democracy is lost. Does my hon. Friend agree?..." Gregg McClymont - View Speech
"The hon. Gentleman is being most generous. He is talking about the profits made by energy companies. Is he aware that anyone in Scotland listening to this debate will be surprised that he and his party do not support a price freeze, but instead are in the same position as …..." Gregg McClymont - View Speech
"Can the hon. Gentleman enlighten the House on how his proposal to cut corporation tax for the biggest businesses in Scotland will reduce inequality?..." Gregg McClymont - View Speech
"This is a timely debate. The issue has captured the public’s imagination because people cannot understand why apparently high and exploitative interest rates are charged on short-term loans, and the Government have faced mounting pressure. It is important to pay tribute to Members on both sides of the House, but …..." Gregg McClymont - View Speech
"My hon. Friend takes the words right out of my mouth. That, indeed, is the big difference. This is a much more exploitative form of lending than pawnbroking.
The hon. Member for East Hampshire, in a thoughtful speech, got on quickly to what sort of cap one should look to …..." Gregg McClymont - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dobbin. I congratulate the hon. Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham) on securing the debate, because annuities continue to rise up the political agenda. I was struck by the hon. Gentleman’s speech, which I interpreted as a clear message that the …..." Gregg McClymont - View Speech
"The hon. Gentleman referred to the Turner commission. The thrust of its conclusions—and, indeed, of the auto-enrolment pensions policy pursued by the previous Labour Government and the current Government—was that inertia is a fact of pensions markets. Auto-enrolment is an attempt to use inertia for the good of the public …..." Gregg McClymont - View Speech
"No, I do not agree. The problem in the market is that people do not shop around, but the hon. Gentleman suggests that we should solve that problem by creating an even more complex product, in which people will magically start to engage in trading and moving from one annuity …..." Gregg McClymont - View Speech