Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Jun 2021
UK Steel Sector: Supply Chains
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. Like everyone else, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock) for securing this very important debate today.
This year marks the 125th year of production at Shotton steelworks on Deeside, which is a remarkable achievement. …..."Mark Tami - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2021
Employment Rights: Government Plans
"Does my hon. Friend agree that some employers, such as British Airways and British Gas, have used the covid situation to exploit workers and to try to change their terms and conditions in this very difficult environment?..."Mark Tami - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Nov 2020
Exiting the European Union
"Is not it ironic that at the election we were all promised certainty? Where are we now? We have no certainty in this process at all...."Mark Tami - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Sep 2020
UK Steel Industry
"The issue is that the steel industry was not in a great place before covid, and the danger is that if we get steel being dumped by China or other countries, then we really are on the brink...."Mark Tami - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Sep 2020
UK Steel Industry
"This is all well and good, but the Minister has not addressed the crucial issue of dumping. Even with all these measures in place, if steel is being dumped on this country, it will not take long before it kills our industry...."Mark Tami - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jul 2020
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental Spending
"Obviously, the aerospace industry is not going to come back any time soon, so we must look at how we will invest to keep those jobs and skills in the medium and longer term. In particular, we have seen the sort of support that has come from the German and …..."Mark Tami - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Mar 2020
British Steel Industry
"My hon. Friend is making a powerful case. Does he agree that we cannot just carry on managing decline and that we must invest for the long term? Once a plant goes, it is gone; very rarely do they come back into operation...."Mark Tami - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Mar 2020
British Steel Industry
"There is an important point here: these are not workers who have refused to change; in fact, they are quite the reverse. They have been at the cutting edge. They want to do everything to make the plants as efficient as possible, but with all these other factors counting against …..."Mark Tami - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 3rd March 2020
Asked by:
Mark Tami (Labour - Alyn and Deeside)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to impose a maximum noise level of 90 decibels on fireworks sold for private use.
Answered by Paul Scully
Existing legislation limits noise from fireworks available to consumers to a maximum of 120 decibels. Consumers can also choose to buy from a range of fireworks with lower noise levels.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has been developing a fact-based evidence base on the key issues that have been raised around fireworks. This includes noise as well as anti-social behaviour, non-compliance, environmental impact, and the impact on humans and animals. This will build a full picture of the data around fireworks in order to identify whether, and what, further action is appropriate.
Written Question
Tuesday 5th November 2019
Asked by:
Mark Tami (Labour - Alyn and Deeside)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the letter of 23 September 2019 from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility to the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside, for what reasons it is the Government’s policy that it is rarely in the public interest to prosecute directors who abandon companies.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
A prosecuting authority must ensure that any proposed prosecution meets the tests in the code for Crown Prosecutors. They are:
- That there is sufficient evidence an offence has been committed;
- That there is a reasonable expectation that a conviction can be secured; and,
- That the prosecuting authority must be satisfied that if a conviction is secured the Courts will impose more than a nominal penalty.
Abandoning a company as such is not an offence. A prosecution could only be for failing to file statutory documents: accounts or a confirmation statement. It is rarely the case that prosecuting the directors of a company that is no longer required meets the above tests.