"The Secretary of State has brought a proposal to the House. There is clearly disagreement across the House on the issue, but at least he is opening up an honest debate on a very important matter.
The hon. Gentleman has made a number of criticisms of the Government’s general energy …..." Simon Baynes - View Speech
"T7. I declare an interest as the chairman of the all-party parliamentary markets group. The “Love Your Local Market” campaign, supported by many Members across the House, has just come to an end. Does my hon. Friend agree that local markets and traders are a vital part of the local …..." Simon Baynes - View Speech
"As a Welsh MP representing Clwyd South in north Wales, on the border with England, I see very clearly the considerable difficulties for local businesses arising from the Welsh Government’s covid restrictions, compared with the more enlightened and balanced approach being taken by the UK Government across the border. Sadly, …..." Simon Baynes - View Speech
"In the previous discussions on this issue, the opinion of the Bill Committee seemed to be that these matters were the responsibilities of the Secretary of State. It therefore makes no sense to me to devolve those responsibilities to the devolved Administrations. In some of their comments, Opposition Members have …..." Simon Baynes - View Speech
"Q Thank you for your time this afternoon, Dr Barker; it is much appreciated. I wanted to look at the part of the Bill to empower local authorities, public bodies and central and devolved Governments, particularly the public bodies aspect. Do you see this as a welcome broadening-out of …..." Simon Baynes - View Speech
"Q One quick question. I think it was Mr Rose who said that the transparency register would be relatively easy to fix. Is there any comparable register that we could look at to learn from? This is perhaps not applicable, but from my own experience as a trustee of …..." Simon Baynes - View Speech
"Q Just a quick question. We have talked rather a lot in this session about the four nations, but the terms of the Bill are such that the devolved Administrations take their place alongside local authorities, public bodies and central Government in being involved in delivering the subsidies to …..." Simon Baynes - View Speech
"Q Thank you, Mr McKee, for your time this afternoon; it is much appreciated. Do you welcome the devolution of powers under the subsidy control regime to local authorities in Scotland?
Ivan McKee: As I say, our main concern is the assault on the devolution settlement; it takes control …..." Simon Baynes - View Speech
"Q Does that mean that you would rather local authorities did not have these powers under the Bill?
Ivan McKee: The main issue we have is around the devolution settlement. It is quite clear: UK Government Ministers can have authority over devolved issues, which should be decided on in …..." Simon Baynes - View Speech