Savings (Government Contributions) Bill

I am grateful for the opportunity to speak not only to new clause 1, but to amendments 1 and 2. I...

I too declare an interest as a member of the Cardiff and Vale credit union and I am also pleased ...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. We need much more ambition for credit unions and for fin...

I thank my hon. Friend for giving way, and I am delighted to serve as a Labour and Co-operative M...

My hon. Friend makes a good point, and I hope to deal with it a little more in due course. She is...

Is it not true that what is key is that credit unions can also provide loans? We know that low-in...

My hon. Friend has stolen one of my lines from later in my speech. She makes an entirely appropri...

It will come as no surprise to many people in this House that I am here in full support of my Co-...

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow West (Mr Thomas) for his indefatigable pursuit of th...

It is a pleasure to be called to speak in the debate. I rise to speak to new clause 7 and amendme...

This has been a wide-ranging debate, albeit with a relatively small number of speakers. Many of t...

Will the Minister give way?

I will, although the hon. Gentleman spoke for 20 minutes on this subject. I will take a brief int...

Speaking for 20 minutes when consumers are exposed to risk is not unreasonable. Can the Minister ...

I accept entirely, and it is evident from the hon. Gentleman’s speech, that he objects in princip...

I listened with interest to the points made by Labour Members about credit unions. I am a member ...

I hope that my hon. Friend will understand that it would be pre-emptive of me to make such a comm...

I thank the Minister for what she is saying. Our concern is that savings are a critical part of c...

I am just saying that nothing in the Bill precludes that from happening now, so the amendment is ...

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No, I am going to press on.

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No. We have had a good debate, both in Committee and here, and I am going to press on. I have to ...

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Order. The Minister is clearly not giving way. It is apparent to everybody else in the Chamber an...

Amendments 15 to 22 seek to cancel half the Bill—I am not going to accept them. I refer the hon. ...

Will the Minister give way?

No, I will not.

The proposal would also delay Help to Save for a year, disadvantaging the s...

The final words in respect of this group of amendments are for the hon. Member for Harrow West (M...

This debate has been short but interesting. I hope that Members will forgive me if I confine my b...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

I thank all right hon. and hon. Me...

I echo the Minister’s sentiments about the scrutiny the Bill has received. I am grateful to the w...

I must say that I think we will repent of this legislation in due course. We cannot get away from...

I was a member of the Bill Committee and I made many of the points I wish to make at that time. I...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Luton North (Kelvin Hopkins). I did not ...