Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Dec 2017
Finance (No. 2) Bill
"I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate.
As my hon. Friend the Member for Bootle (Peter Dowd) said, this Finance Bill is testament to an out-of-touch Government with no idea of the reality of people’s lives and no plan to improve them. In the time that …..."Liz McInnes - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Dec 2017
Finance (No. 2) Bill
"If the £10 billion was spent on Crossrail for the north, it would bring revenues of £85 billion. I have talked about spending and raising money...."Liz McInnes - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 04 Dec 2017
Public Sector Pay
"On that point, does my hon. Friend share my concern that when he was asked about funding the lifting of the pay cap for NHS workers, the Health Secretary merely said he would look at reforming terms and conditions to pay for the increase?..."Liz McInnes - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 04 Dec 2017
Public Sector Pay
"I want to make a point about IPSA and independent pay review bodies. NHS workers went on to Agenda for Change terms and conditions. One attraction of that was that it gave NHS staff access to a pay review body, but the Government have been overriding the recommendations of pay …..."Liz McInnes - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 14th September 2017
Asked by:
Liz McInnes (Labour - Heywood and Middleton)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the merits of introducing statutory regulation of pre-paid funeral plans.
Answered by Steve Barclay
The provision of a pre-paid funeral plan is defined as a regulated activity and falls within the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory remit unless specific exemption criteria are met. This arrangement and these exemption criteria are set out in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001.
HM Treasury sets the legislative framework for the regulation of financial services, including the provision of pre-paid funeral plans, and continues to keep such exemptions under review.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Jul 2017
Summer Adjournment
"First, I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the new Member for Reading East (Matt Rodda) for an eloquent and informative maiden speech.
The issue I want to talk about is the Government’s consultation on “Driving offences and penalties relating to causing death or serious injury” by dangerous driving. The …..."Liz McInnes - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 10th July 2017
Asked by:
Liz McInnes (Labour - Heywood and Middleton)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the levels of household debt in the (a) Borough of Rochdale and (b) UK in the last 12 months.
Answered by Steve Barclay
The latest data shows median household financial debt in the North West is the second lowest of any English region.
In the UK as a whole, household debt-to-income has increased marginally from 141% 12 months ago to 145% in Q1 2017. This remains significantly below the pre-crisis peak of 160% in Q1 2008.
The independent Financial Policy Committee (FPC) was set up by the government to assess and mitigate financial stability risks, including from household debt. The FPC has taken action to ensure against a significant rise in highly indebted households.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jul 2017
Public Sector Pay Cap
"The Labour Government brought in Agenda for Change for NHS staff, which finally put us—I was one of those NHS staff—on a fair rate of pay with an independent pay review body, but since 2010 the coalition Government and the Tory Government have systematically undermined Agenda for Change pay rates …..."Liz McInnes - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Mar 2017
Easter Adjournment
"It is a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester East (Keith Vaz). I should just like to thank him for blowing my cover; I was trying to keep my birthday quiet. He was the first person in the House to wish me a happy birthday …..."Liz McInnes - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 28th March 2017
Asked by:
Liz McInnes (Labour - Heywood and Middleton)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations the Government made to other G20 members on including financing action on climate change in the G20 trade statement.
Answered by David Gauke
The UK remains committed to the Paris Agreement on climate change, as well as the goal to jointly mobilise, alongside other developed countries, USD100bn of climate finance a year by 2020 from a wide variety of sources. The G20 Finance Ministers communique is the result of negotiation between all G20 members and invited organisations, and this is one in a series of statements by G20 members. There will be further communiques issued this year including by G20 Leaders at the Summit on 8 July.