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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 31 Jan 2019
Fashion Industry

"I thank the hon. Gentleman, who is a passionate and committed member of the Committee. We were thrilled to be hosted by the V&A. Its amazing “Fashioned from Nature” exhibition contains earrings made out of little birds 150 years ago, showing how we have consistently stolen from nature to decorate …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 31 Jan 2019
Fashion Industry

"Yes. I thank my hon. Friend, who is also an enthusiastic participant in this inquiry. I had to do a bit of convincing, but this has been quite a revelation for us as a Committee. To have a nil response from Kurt Geiger is extraordinary. It is not too late …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 31 Jan 2019
Fashion Industry

"I thank my hon. Friend for that question and for her incredibly dedicated leadership in the Committee, particularly on food waste on which she is a real national expert. She is right that it is impossible for the consumer to pick their way through this situation. The supply chains need …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 31 Jan 2019
Fashion Industry

"I thank the hon. Lady for her interest in this subject. Yes, we did hear such evidence, particularly in relation to Turkey and the Syrian refugee crisis. We heard about two 15-year-old Syrian boys working in a factory. The problem with the current model is that the factories are sending …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 31 Jan 2019
Fashion Industry

"My hon. Friend makes a very good point. One difficulty is that a lot of fashion work is piecework done in the home, so there is no ability to work out what the minimum wage that should be paid actually is. In many countries there either is not a minimum …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 31 Jan 2019
Fashion Industry

"I thank my hon. Friend for that comment. Sarah O’Connor’s testimony was literally jawdropping; we could not quite believe that that was happening in this country. After her testimony, more and more whistleblowers, who wished to preserve their anonymity, came to us to talk about what they had seen. They …..."
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Written Question
Coinage
Thursday 17th January 2019

Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Royal Mint have for the commemorative 50p coin to mark the UK leaving the EU in the event that the date of the UK leaving the EU is postponed.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

The government’s policy is for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on 29 March 2019. The commemorative 50p to mark the UK leaving the European Union will become available following the UK’s departure.

Written Question
Coinage
Thursday 17th January 2019

Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent on designing the commemorative 50p coin to mark the UK leaving the EU.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

The cost of designing coins is met by the Royal Mint out of its own revenues. This is expected to be met by the revenues raised from the coin’s sale.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Nov 2018
Finance (No. 3) Bill

"If the Minister is serious about introducing a digital services tax, why did he not just introduce it overnight? When we look at the Red Book, we see it says that the income and the delivery of this policy are both high risk. If he is serious about taxing the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Nov 2018
Finance (No. 3) Bill

"On that point, the Government’s failure to introduce a latte levy on single-use disposable coffee cups and bottles or to introduce a tax on virgin plastic until 2022 means that 700,000 tonnes of plastic packaging will be thrown away before 2022. Is that what the Financial Secretary means by making …..."
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