"New clause 1 was tabled by the hon. Member for Ealing North (James Murray), and he raised two specific points. One was on the direct cost that HMRC will incur as a result of this Bill, and he is right; there will be some additional costs. It costs to make …..." Richard Fuller - View Speech
"T7. Despite the Government’s best efforts, many freelance and self-employed people in my constituency and throughout the country had a very tough time during the covid restrictions. Within the remit of her own departmental responsibilities, but also in her discussions in the Cabinet, what is my right hon. Friend doing …..." Richard Fuller - View Speech
"Q Thank you, Ms Ghani. I will stay within the scope of the Bill. I have two questions about the impact of the Bill on established principles of caveat emptor and the expectation that it might have in terms of greater socialisation of losses from decisions that people make. …..." Richard Fuller - View Speech
"Q I have just one further question on that. I understand that the change is yours to implement, but from your experience over the years, have you seen any change in expectations?
James Darbyshire: The balance between consumer protection and consumer responsibility is a delicate one. Ultimately, that is …..." Richard Fuller - View Speech
"Q Thank you. The second part I would like to direct to Ms Howard. From the FCA’s point of view, in terms of improving processes for the regulation of firms, does the Bill—another way of the Government stepping in to compensate the losses—have any impact on the imperative at …..." Richard Fuller - View Speech
"Q Thank you, Ms Ghani. Mr Taylor, this Bill arises in large part because of an acceptance of some regulatory shortcomings as they applied to a particular firm and, in part, it results in an expectation, as you have just said, of a maximum levy on other firms in …..." Richard Fuller - View Speech
“The FCF is funded by a levy on eligible pension schemes and at the time of the judgment had assets of £26.2m. Even with future levy income, the expectation is that there will be unfunded liabilities in the region of £200m …..." Richard Fuller - View Speech
"What assessment she has made of the effect of the removal of the requirement that kickstart applicants bid to deliver a minimum of 30 jobs on the accessibility of that scheme to a wider range of employers. ..." Richard Fuller - View Speech
"I thank my right hon. Friend for her answer. Given the large number of small and medium-sized enterprises across the county, jobcentres in Bedfordshire, including the one in Biggleswade in my constituency, are raring to go to enable small businesses to take advantage of this change in Government policy. Can …..." Richard Fuller - View Speech