Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill

I know that the hon. Gentleman is a champion of pubs throughout the country. We will be looking a...

I welcome the Bill—it is important that action is taken, even if it is retrospective—but often th...

Throughout the Bill’s progress, we will continue to engage with Members on both sides of the Hous...

I thank the Minister for his speech and for introducing the Bill. Let me reassure the House that ...

My Lewisham East constituency has among the largest number of small businesses in London. Brillia...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. This Bill is specific and closely drawn and, as I will go on ...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for talking about the fact that although we support the Bill in i...

My hon. Friend anticipates what I am about to say: this is about not just similar sized shops pay...

It is a pleasure to speak in this important debate. I welcome the Bill but want to echo the words...

My hon. Friend’s comments are also pertinent to my area, where we have seen so many local banks c...

I thank my hon. Friend for her comments. She has stolen part of my speech, but she has done so ve...

The Liberal Democrats welcome the Bill and we hope it will be passed swiftly in order to protect ...

The hon. Lady raises an important point. From what the Minister said, it sounds like a business w...

That is exactly right, and it is the point I am trying to make. Every context and every business ...

In that same vein, small businesses, and even large businesses, have seen a surge in energy costs...

I absolutely agree. We see a maelstrom of different pressures on businesses at the moment, and ma...

Does the hon. Lady agree that the Government need to get on top of the supply-chain issues, parti...

I entirely agree. I would now normally be at the Public Accounts Committee, which is currently lo...

It is a pleasure to wind up this debate, although I am sorry that the Minister has both had to op...

My hon. Friend is closing this debate brilliantly. Does she agree that this week we have been rem...

I thank my hon. Friend for her contribution. I had referenced that and she makes the point powerf...

With the leave of the House, I will speak a second time to sum up the debate. I appreciate and ve...

The Minister has given a figure of just over £1,200 as a comparable amount. Given the Secretary o...

I do not want to pre-empt further consideration of the Bill, further discussions with the arbiter...

rose—

I will briefly give way to the hon. Gentleman if he tells me whether any of those businesses are ...

They are still open, yes. I am grateful to the Minister for his tour of Reading town centre, and ...

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about the need for access to cash and access to banking se...