Contingencies Fund Bill

The Bill is necessary because the economy has come to a halt; we have effectively halted it in or...

The Government have not had any time for that narrative, nor has there been any decision in our m...

Can the Minister confirm that the amounts that we are talking about in this Bill relate to depart...

The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. This legislation, as I will go on to describe, rela...

May I start by assuring the Treasury Bench that the official Opposition will support this Bill? I...

The difficulty with what the right hon. Gentleman suggests is that most businesses do not know th...

In the real world, that is exactly why trade unions have asked that when loans are given or suppo...

This Bill, as the Minister said, shows decisive leadership by the Government and, indeed, by the ...

That is an interesting point. The position is not clear on the website, and it does need clarific...

I thank my hon. Friend for that point. More broadly, the key question for the Minister is whether...

As many have said in the course of several of our debates this week, it is vital that we continue...

Does the hon. Gentleman regard universal basic income as not desirable for the longer term and ad...

I happen to believe that it would be the best way to ensure that we deliver money to those who ne...

It is right that the Government are bringing forward a whole range of support packages, and my ho...

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. People will be watching very closely to see how companie...

I am delighted to speak in this debate and to follow the hon. Member for Gordon (Richard Thomson)...

Last Friday, four or five businesses in my constituency came to see me, looking for help because ...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that contribution, and indeed for all the work he does on the all-...

The hon. Gentleman has done some sterling work on this, so would he like to comment on the figure...

I think it is an absolute disgrace. I do not think that the FCA saw it coming, which is one of th...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake). He made two ...

On that point, has the right hon. Gentleman come across the same thing as I have? I have found th...

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. It is that old saying, “If you borrow a lot, you are able...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way again. Is it not also important to recognise the ...

The hon. Gentleman makes a really important point, and backs up the thrust of what I am trying to...

Has that not been solved to some extent with the job-retention scheme, because the Government wil...

The hon. Gentleman has a point and he is right to take me up on that. I think that there is an im...

On QE and how that would be done, we must make sure that it does not become too inflationary, tha...

I half agree with the hon. Gentleman, but I do not think inflation is going to be the problem; pe...

indicated dissent.

The hon. Gentleman is shaking his head. Without rules and regulations on competition, on fair pla...

I rise to speak on the Contingencies Fund, not least because the Isles of Scilly transport system...

I want to touch briefly on the situation of charities and their funding in the context of coronav...

I want to start by echoing the sentiments expressed by my hon. Friends, and particularly my right...

May I take the hon. Gentleman back to his point on rented accommodation? He is right that at the ...

I do accept that, but that would be the case in normal circumstances anyway. We are talking about...

The hon. Gentleman talked about the future and how we recover and rebuild after the crisis has pa...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. The world will change, but only if we lead and m...

Desperation was the word used a number of times by my hon. Friend the Member for City of Chester ...

The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point about grants. The biggest grant, of course, is the job...

Absolutely. It is important, and I certainly welcome it. None the less, there are some challenges...

What we were trying to establish in our discussions with the Government last week was equality of...

My right hon. Friend highlights the fact that some employers do not behave in a way that we shoul...

This has been a very wide-ranging debate on a Bill that, though very short, is of course critical...

With the leave of the House, I will speak again. I am grateful to all Members who contributed to ...

I hope the Minister is right on the banks, but my main point is about the estimates. Actually, we...

That is a different point. My point is that Parliament has plenty of opportunity to scrutinise sp...

I am very grateful to the Financial Secretary for highlighting the issue that my right hon. Frien...

I thank the hon. Member for that point, and he is absolutely right. One role that every Member of...