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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Mar 2021
Vauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing Strategy

"JLR is leading the way in committing to an all-electric future, boosting our strong manufacturing base in the west midlands, so it was disappointing that Labour discounted the west midlands from its plans. Will my right hon. Friend demonstrate his superior judgment by backing the campaign by west midlands Conservative …..."
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Written Question
Business: Coronavirus
Tuesday 9th February 2021

Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

What assessment his Department has made of the effect of state aid limits on the distribution of covid-19 support for businesses in the hospitality and retail sectors.

Answered by Kwasi Kwarteng

The Government is keeping under close review the impact of subsidy control rules on the ability of businesses to access Covid-19 support and will publish new guidance as and when the circumstances require it.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Dec 2020
Energy White Paper

"Firms such as Westfield in my constituency of Dudley South stand ready to drive green growth in the transport sector, but to really unlock that they need charging points with grid-to-vehicle technologies and type approval for new clean electric passenger pods. Will my right hon. Friend work with his colleague …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Jun 2020
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill

"The temporary measures that my right hon. Friend has included in the Bill will provide great respite for many businesses, particularly in the hospitality sector, where businesses have been unable to trade throughout this outbreak but rents have remained very high; the measures will protect them from aggressive landlords. Those …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Mar 2020
Budget Resolutions

"At Prime Minister’s questions, I called on the Prime Minister to deliver investment for skills and infrastructure in the west midlands. The Chancellor certainly delivered. There is investment in transport, with hundreds of millions of pounds for better bus and train services in the west midlands and £54 million to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jul 2019
British Steel

"Does my right hon. Friend agree that what the steel industry, including in the Black Country, needs above all else is a long-term strategy, with a pipeline of projects that can create good opportunities for those who work in the sector?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"16. What progress he has made on promoting renewable energy generation. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Eliminating net carbon emissions by 2050 is both ambitious and achievable. Does my hon. Friend agree that the progress made over the past decade demonstrates that, where there is the political will, it is possible to reduce emissions while supporting economic prosperity?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Feb 2019
Terms and Conditions of Employment

"When businesses are repeatedly found to have breached national minimum wage regulations, will the Minister ensure that HMRC proactively investigates other cases of staff employed on similar terms and with similar contracts, rather than requiring each employee to demonstrate separately that he or she has been underpaid?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Feb 2019
Terms and Conditions of Employment

"The shadow Minister refers to small increases in the minimum wage. An increase of 38p in the national minimum wage is now being introduced. Can she tell the House in how many of the 10 years after the introduction of the national minimum wage the Labour Government made a bigger …..."
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