Appearances in Parliament
You can see my most recent appearances in Parliament below – including parliamentary questions which I have had answered, as well as speeches and interventions which I have made. The links go to a version of the House of Commons Official Report (Hansard) which is published online, together with other information about Parliament and the opportunity for you to comment, by a charity called UK Citizens Online Democracy (mySociety) at www.theyworkforyou.com.
Tax Avoidance (Public Servants) | Oral Answers to Questions - Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates I can tell the hon. Gentleman what I have said already. I signed off the salary level in this case. The terms and conditions of the appointment were put forward by the Student Loans Company in... |
Tax Avoidance (Public Servants) | Oral Answers to Questions - Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates As I have said, I signed off the salary level for the appointment. I reduced it significantly, and reduced the expenses paid under the arrangement. As soon as the fact that there was a potential... |
Tax Avoidance (Public Servants) | Oral Answers to Questions - Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates It is precisely for the reason that the hon. Gentleman suggests that, in the spending review, we announced an additional £900 million for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs to enable it... |
Tax Avoidance (Public Servants) | Oral Answers to Questions - Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates I have made clear the answer to that question throughout my statement. I am responsible for signing off the salary level for appointments over £142,500, and I discharged that responsibility... |
Tax Avoidance (Public Servants) | Oral Answers to Questions - Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates I suspect that they will feel, as I do, that urgent action needs to be taken. We have changed the arrangements in this case, and the review will root out whether any other such arrangements were... |
Tax Avoidance (Public Servants) | Oral Answers to Questions - Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates I think the hon. Gentleman should be careful about how he characterises these arrangements, given that they are currently subject to a review. |
Tax Avoidance (Public Servants) | Oral Answers to Questions - Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates No, I am not saying that at all. What I am saying is that the arrangements were put in place by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Terms and conditions of employment are a matter... |
Tax Avoidance (Public Servants) | Oral Answers to Questions - Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for generously welcoming the steps that we have taken to deal with this issue. As I said in my statement, and in answer to several questions, I was not made... |
Tax Avoidance (Public Servants) | Oral Answers to Questions - Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates I am grateful to my hon. Friend for welcoming the tough action that we have taken in this case. I have contacted the Secretary of State for Health and the accounting officer in the Department of... |
Tax Avoidance (Public Servants) | Oral Answers to Questions - Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates Well, I am here answering questions about it, and that is appropriate, given that the question was a general one about tax avoidance, which I am very pleased to answer. |
