Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Jul 2019
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (Second sitting)
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey. I believe that the evidence we heard this morning from both the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the lawyer and police officer made it fairly clear that there was confusion about which offences come …..."Sandy Martin - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 22nd July 2019
Asked by:
Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) financial and (b) environmental merits of an incineration tax for household waste.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
A number of respondents to last year’s call for evidence on single use plastic waste suggested that an incineration tax could discourage incineration and promote more environmentally beneficial forms of waste management.
At Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced that he would not at this point be taking forward a tax on the incineration of waste. However, should wider policies not deliver the government’s waste ambitions, government will consider the introduction of such a tax, in conjunction with landfill tax, taking account of the possible impacts on local authorities.
Written Question
Monday 22nd July 2019
Asked by:
Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on revenue of a tax on virgin materials including on plastics.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
At Budget 2018, the government announced its intention to tackle the scourge of single-use plastic waste through the introduction of a new tax on plastic packaging which does not contain a sufficient amount of recycled content, taking effect from April 2022. This world-leading new tax will provide a clear economic incentive for businesses to use more recycled material in the production of packaging, instead of using virgin plastic. It will achieve similar objectives to a tax on virgin plastics, but in a more targeted and effective way.
Earlier this year, the government launched a consultation seeking views on the initial proposed design for the tax. This closed in May and the government intends to publish a summary of responses in due course.
Written Question
Monday 15th July 2019
Asked by:
Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps have been taken to ensure customers of Ariste Holding Ltd trading as Cash Genie are able to receive the compensation awarded by the Financial Conduct Authority following the company's voluntary liquidation.
Answered by John Glen
This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent from Government. The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the member for Ipswich by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Written Question
Monday 15th July 2019
Asked by:
Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that compensation awarded by the FCA from a financial company to their customers cannot be avoided by the company entering voluntary insolvency.
Answered by John Glen
This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent from Government. The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the member for Ipswich by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Jul 2019
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill
"I would like to join the Minister in thanking all the Members who have brought us to this point over the years—13 years, according to the hon. Member for North Herefordshire (Bill Wiggin). I would like to thank my hon. Friend the Member for Redcar (Anna Turley) in particular, as …..."Sandy Martin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Jun 2019
Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill
"I thank all those right hon. and hon. Members whose persistence has led to the Bill coming before us today: in particular, my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn), who as Secretary of State at the time promoted the initial consultation; Thomas Docherty, the previous Member …..."Sandy Martin - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 May 2019
Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)
"I fully concur with my hon. Friend, but does he agree that it is a little anomalous that there are definitions in clause 1(5) of “animal” and “circus operator” but no definitions of a circus?..."Sandy Martin - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 May 2019
Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Moon. The inspection regime, which is crucial—there is no point in passing legislation unless we can enforce it—does not enable police officers to take part in enforcement of the Bill. Members of the public would be a bit surprised to …..."Sandy Martin - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 May 2019
Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)
"Paragraph 4 of the schedule repeatedly says “an inspector” and defines an inspector as someone appointed for the purpose of inspections. It does not mention police officers at all. I am not sure why the Minister thinks the police are being given any powers at all...."Sandy Martin - View Speech
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