Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Jun 2015
Productivity
"It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood). I seem to recall reading in the Financial Times three or four weeks ago an extremely perceptive article by him on productivity, so it is a real pleasure to follow him. He has given these issues …..."Iain Wright - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Jun 2015
Productivity
"I represent a constituency in the north-east that has suffered and still bears the scars of long-term unemployment. I do not want to see unemployment at all. We need to address that. But in order to remain competitive in the global economy, we must address productivity.
The Chief Secretary to …..."Iain Wright - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Mar 2015
Amendment of the Law
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Mar 2015
Amendment of the Law
"I think you will agree, Madam Deputy Speaker, that this has been an excellent and often revealing debate on the impact of the Budget. I thank hon. Members for making excellent contributions.
The Chair of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee rightly criticised the Chancellor’s use of the words “walking …..."Iain Wright - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Mar 2015
Amendment of the Law
"As the shadow Chancellor says, the only way is up. We have just won two games on the trot, which is unusual for us. We are only four points away from the next team up, so we have everything to play for.
My hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East …..."Iain Wright - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Mar 2015
Amendment of the Law
"It’s a date—and perhaps I can bring along the hon. Gentleman’s successor in his seat, Kevin McKeever.
The hon. Member for North Dorset (Mr Walter) made a weak joke, frankly, about how the Leader of the Opposition’s kitchen must be a butler’s pantry. That was particularly welcome from the hon. …..."Iain Wright - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 21st January 2015
Asked by:
Iain Wright (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills regarding UK financial commitments to the European Space Agency.
Answered by Danny Alexander
I can confirm that at the December 2014 ESA Council of Ministers the Government successfully negotiated a £226m funding package for ESA programmes and, to enable this, the Chancellor agreed at Autumn Statement to provide £55m of new funding to the department for Business Innovation and Skills in 2015/16.
The package includes the UK taking the operational lead for first European rover mission to Mars, a further 6 years membership to the International Space Station and the leverage of significant industry investment into the UK’s satellite telecommunications sector.
Written Question
Thursday 15th January 2015
Asked by:
Iain Wright (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will arrange for the Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs to provide a substantive response to the letter of 13 November 2014 from the hon. Member for Hartlepool on behalf of his constituent, Mr McGovern.
Answered by David Gauke
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) gave a full response to the hon. Member on 5 December 2014. A duplicate copy was also delivered on 9 January 2015 with a further copy sent by post on the same day to the constituency office of the hon. Member for Hartlepool.
Written Question
Monday 6th October 2014
Asked by:
Iain Wright (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that companies which may have engaged people wrongly claiming to be self-employed as a means of national insurance and income tax avoidance are investigated by HM Revenue and Customs; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by David Gauke
Legislation was introduced in this year’s Finance Act to tackle the growing problem of agency workers being falsely classed as self-employed by the use of intermediary companies. HM Revenue & Customs undertakes risk-based investigations of businesses believed to be avoiding the payment of National Insurance and income tax by classifying their workers falsely as self-employed.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Jun 2014
The Economy and Living Standards
"I had intended to focus on the structural weaknesses in the British economy of stagnating business investment and a widening productivity gap. However, yesterday I received a call from Maxine Bartholomew, an old friend, who told me that her mother, Rose Stubbs, had died on Tuesday at the age of …..."Iain Wright - View Speech
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