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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"As the City’s MP, it would be remiss of me not to touch on the issue of the bank levy. When it was introduced in the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis, it was specifically designed to reflect the cost to the public purse of the implicit insurance provided by …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"I will not, if the hon. Gentleman will forgive me; we are under a strict time constraint.

In such uncertain circumstances, taking on Government debt often seems the safest bet in the markets. The impact of quantitative easing and the excess demand for bonds, driven largely by EU regulatory requirements …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"I understand some of the right hon. Gentleman’s concerns and I appreciate that we live in two different worlds, but does he not think it slightly ironic that he is more or less making the case that was made from the Conservative Benches 20 years ago when the minimum wage …..."
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Written Question
Welfare Assistance Schemes
Wednesday 3rd December 2014

Asked by: Mark Field (Conservative - Cities of London and Westminster)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he discussed with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government the local welfare provision review, published by his Department on 5 November 2014, prior to the publication of that review.

Answered by Steve Webb

Ministers and officials from my Department and the Department for Communities and Local Government hold regular discussions about a number of issues. These include local welfare provision and my department’s review.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Sep 2014
Pension Schemes Bill

"Will my hon. Friend give way? [Laughter.]..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Sep 2014
Pension Schemes Bill

"I paraphrase the Minister when I say that it is probably fair to say that like holy matrimony pensions reform is probably best entered into—or not entered into—advisedly, soberly and discreetly. For good reason the final year of a Parliament is often not the best time to embark on radical …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Sep 2014
Pension Schemes Bill

"I confess that I wholeheartedly support the Treasury’s belief in the principle of freedom to which my hon. Friend refers. It is right that we as Conservatives trust those who have worked hard and saved throughout their adult life to make their own decisions on their savings. Nevertheless, we must …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Sep 2014
Pension Schemes Bill

"I do share some of those concerns. I agreed to a certain extent with the Opposition spokesman’s points about the tension that exists. There is a tension, perhaps an understandable tension, between the drive towards individualism, which as a Conservative I support, and elements of the collective nature of pensions …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Feb 2012
Welfare Reform Bill

"I agree with where the Minister is coming from, but he should not doubt the sincerity of many London Members, particularly those of us who represent inner-London seats. We have deep concerns that some of our local residents will have to move. They will not be made homeless—I agree with …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Feb 2012
Welfare Reform Bill

"In constructing a regional cap, will the right hon. Gentleman ensure that no more money is expended than by having a cap of £26,000— in other words, that the regional pot will remain as it is? If we are to go down that route, will he also support the idea …..."
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