Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Apr 2019
Discrimination in Football
"Sectarianism, racism and homophobia have no place in football, and some clubs—and indeed the FA—could look to the women’s game for good examples, or indeed to my own football club, Livingston FC, where I used to sell the odd pie when I was a student. I thank the Minister for …..."Hannah Bardell - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 28th March 2019
Asked by:
Hannah Bardell (Scottish National Party - Livingston)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2018 to Question 135229 on Public Sector: Pensions, what progress has been made by responsible Departments in implementing the necessary regulatory changes arising from the Walker v. Innospec Limited judgement.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
Departments responsible for the Police, Firefighters’, NHS, Local Government and Armed Forces pension schemes have made the necessary regulatory changes arising from the Walker v. Innospec Limited judgment. Departments responsible for the Teachers’ and Civil Service pension schemes are in the process of doing so.
Written Question
Thursday 21st March 2019
Asked by:
Hannah Bardell (Scottish National Party - Livingston)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policy on the rates of value added tax applied to newspapers and periodicals of the Cairncross review recommendation on extending the zero rate of that taxation to digital publications; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Mel Stride
- Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT on e-publications.
Any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical publications and e-publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Mar 2019
Gambling-Related Harm
"The hon. Lady is making an excellent speech, and I commend her for the incredible work that she has done on problem gambling to date. Does she agree that the technology underlying a lot of these online games and gambling products is completely opaque? We have no idea how it …..."Hannah Bardell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Mar 2019
Gambling-Related Harm
"It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Inverclyde (Ronnie Cowan) not just on securing the debate but on his incredible, dogged work on the issue. He has pursued it with serious vigour and—as I am sure applies to …..."Hannah Bardell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Jan 2019
HMRC Estate Transformation
"On value for money, the Minister is either sadly mistaken or badly briefed, because the reality for the 1,000 staff in my constituency is that they are going to one of the most expensive retail units in all of Scotland when they move to Edinburgh. Does he think it acceptable …..."Hannah Bardell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"Can the Chancellor explain to people across the UK what the point is in balancing the books if it is done on the backs of the poorest in our society and they are being starved into shoplifting? In Dundee recently, a woman was left with £90 a month on which …..."Hannah Bardell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Nov 2018
Finance (No. 3) Bill
"I served on that Bill Committee with my hon. Friend, and the work that she did was excellent. Does she share my concern about the damage being done to Scotland’s reputation by Scottish limited partnerships? The partnerships are nothing to do with the Scottish Government, they have not been legislated …..."Hannah Bardell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Nov 2018
Finance (No. 3) Bill
"On top of all that inaction, does my hon. Friend share my concern about the centralisation of HMRC offices? Highly skilled staff will lose their jobs because of this Government’s centralising agenda. In my constituency, more than 1,000 jobs are being moved from West Lothian to Edinburgh, which will create …..."Hannah Bardell - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 18th June 2018
Asked by:
Hannah Bardell (Scottish National Party - Livingston)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to tackle the increase in household debt.
Answered by John Glen
The household debt-to-income ratio was 138% in Q4 2017, significantly below its pre-crisis high of 160% in Q1 2008. However, the government recognises the importance of supporting people who are over-indebted.
The government is setting up a new Single Financial Guidance Body, which will provide consumers with a single point of contact for help with all financial matters, and commission high-quality, free to user debt advice.
The government is also implementing a breathing space scheme, which will provide people with unmanageable debt a period of respite from creditor action of up to six weeks, in order to seek debt advice and enter into a sustainable debt solution.