Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jan 2017
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"The Scottish Government will take on their first major new tax power from the Scotland Act 2016 in April, enabling them to set rates and thresholds of income tax. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury attended a Joint Exchequer Committee with the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Finance in November. …..."Simon Kirby - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jan 2017
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"May I thank my hon. Friend for his important question? In taking over income tax powers, the Scottish Government now need to account for how they use them, particularly if they plan to make Scotland the highest tax part of the UK...."Simon Kirby - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jan 2017
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"The UK Government are doing everything they can to support our economy and boost jobs and growth. Where the Scottish Government now make choices that have a different impact, they will need to explain them to the people of Scotland...."Simon Kirby - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jan 2017
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"What I will say is that the SNP should focus on making a success of its new powers for the benefit of the Scottish people. [Interruption.]..."Simon Kirby - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jan 2017
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"I may not like the Scottish Government’s plans to make Scotland a higher-tax nation, but that is up to them. What they will have to do is explain to the people of Scotland why they are having to pay more tax than their friends and families who have the same …..."Simon Kirby - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jan 2017
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"Scotland’s new devolution settlement delivers one of the most powerful and accountable devolved Parliaments in the world, giving the Scottish Government unprecedented power to shape the future economy of Scotland...."Simon Kirby - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Mar 2015
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"It is very easy to say the words, “long-term economic plan”, but in Brighton, Kemptown, the past five years have seen sharply falling unemployment, huge increases in business start-ups, and a massive £480 million investment in the new hospital. Does the Prime Minister think that the sun will continue to …..."Simon Kirby - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Mar 2015
European Council
"I am a big fan of the public sector. Does my right hon. Friend agree that Greece teaches us a lesson that we can have a strong public sector only if we have a strong economy?..."Simon Kirby - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 16th December 2014
Asked by:
Simon Kirby (Conservative - Brighton, Kemptown)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people working in his Department are over 65 years old; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
There are currently 11 Cabinet Office employees who are over 65 years old.
More information about the diversity of the workforce in the Cabinet Office, including employees who have declared a disability, is published at
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office/about/equality-and-diversity
Cabinet Office does not compel staff to declare against workforce diversity indicators, including disability.
Written Question
Tuesday 16th December 2014
Asked by:
Simon Kirby (Conservative - Brighton, Kemptown)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
There are currently 11 Cabinet Office employees who are over 65 years old.
More information about the diversity of the workforce in the Cabinet Office, including employees who have declared a disability, is published at
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office/about/equality-and-diversity
Cabinet Office does not compel staff to declare against workforce diversity indicators, including disability.