"Superfast North Yorkshire is about to make North Yorkshire one of the first counties in England to deliver 90% broadband coverage, but we need a bit more help to get to 95%. We also have the Tour de France coming next year, and there is a big risk that the …..." Julian Smith - View Speech
"May I add to the tributes to Stephen Hester? He was very responsive to MPs’ letters and he was also very good at briefing Members of Parliament. May I also pay tribute to RBS staff, however, who across the country and worldwide have been working in very difficult circumstances, and …..." Julian Smith - View Speech
"In the light of the report, I urge the Minister, and my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Mr Tyrie) and his commission, to look carefully at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s highly successful whistleblower incentive scheme, which gives whistleblowers a cut of fines, and at how we begin to …..." Julian Smith - View Speech
"More money for the regional growth fund and local enterprise partnerships is great news for Yorkshire. Can the Chancellor give further details of that?..." Julian Smith - View Speech
"Will the Secretary of State list some of the international companies that have invested across Britain during the past six months?..." Julian Smith - View Speech
"Will the Bill include the possible inclusion of European legislation in the quarterly statements that are now put in place for all Departments? Is that under consideration?..." Julian Smith - View Speech
"Will the Secretary of State confirm that there is a strong argument for excluding micro-businesses—those comprising fewer than 10 employees— from these proposals and allowing them just to get on and run their businesses on their own?..." Julian Smith - View Speech
"The legislation that we are discussing today deals with deregulation. Will the shadow Business Secretary tell us about his proposals to lift the burdens on British business?..." Julian Smith - View Speech
"It will come as no surprise that I, in turn, disagree with most of what the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) said. This Government have done a lot of excellent work for British business. We have an increasingly competitive tax rate—now at 24%, but lowering by …..." Julian Smith - View Speech
"I am shocked that the hon. Gentleman does not feel that the sort of training people get in a supermarket like Morrisons would provide a very good basis for a whole range of jobs...." Julian Smith - View Speech