Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Jun 2018
Retail Sector
"Will the shadow Minister give way?..."Melanie Onn - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Jun 2018
Retail Sector
"I thank the shadow Minister. The point on business rates is one that small businesses in my constituency regularly raise with me as something that not only curtails their opportunity to grow, but impedes their security for the immediate future. Does she think that the Government should do something about …..."Melanie Onn - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Jun 2018
Retail Sector
"The Secretary of State says that retailers are not failing, but the empty shops in Grimsby town centre tell my constituents something very different. Will he comment on that?..."Melanie Onn - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Jun 2018
Retail Sector
"I confess I had not intended to speak in this debate, but I realised that week in, week out my constituents consistently talk about the state of Grimsby town centre. It is an issue on the doorstep and in my surgery. They all want something done about it. People in …..."Melanie Onn - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 4th June 2018
Asked by:
Melanie Onn (Labour - Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of the Able Marine Energy Park.
Answered by Claire Perry
The development of ABLE is a commercial matter for the company.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"I recently visited the food manufacturer Scratch in my constituency, which is just launching a new dough-free pizza. It has taken on an additional 25 members of staff and has asked if more could be done to support it, particularly around reducing its business rates, which would go a long …..."Melanie Onn - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"rose—..."Melanie Onn - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"The hon. Member for Cleethorpes (Martin Vickers) will know that Great Grimsby is obviously the centre of the universe, certainly in northern Lincolnshire. This project is really important, and it is essential to improving jobs, skills, housing and culture in my constituency of Great Grimsby. It does seem to have …..."Melanie Onn - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 31st October 2017
Asked by:
Melanie Onn (Labour - Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to provide the full £557 million allocated for future Contract for Difference auctions.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
On 11 October Government confirmed that up to £557 million would be made available for Contracts for Difference auctions for new generation projects using less established renewable technologies. Government also confirmed that the next Contracts for Difference auction is planned for spring 2019.
No decisions have yet been made regarding the timing of subsequent auctions, or the budget that will be made available in any particular auction.
Written Question
Tuesday 31st October 2017
Asked by:
Melanie Onn (Labour - Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of setting a lower cap than £557 million on the funds allocated for future Contracts for Difference auctions.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
On 11 October Government confirmed that up to £557 million would be made available for Contracts for Difference auctions for new generation projects using less established renewable technologies.
No decisions have yet been made regarding the budget that will be made available in any particular auction.