2016

You can read the contributions I have made to Parliament so far this year and more information about Select Committee Inquiries and Reports by clicking the corresponding links below:

December -

• 19th December 2016
  • Tax avoidance: European Council 2016
• 8th December 2016
  • Criminal Corporate Liability
• 8th December 2016
  • General Committee: Draft Bank Levy (Double Taxation Relief) (Single Resolution Fund Levy) Regulations 2016
• 6th December 2016
  • Rail Infrastructure (Train Operating Companies)
• 5th December 2016
  • Illegal Migrants

November -

• 17th November 2016
  • Transport Infrastructure: North England
• 15th November 2016
  • HS2 update
• 7th November 2016
  • Midland Main Line Electrification
• 2nd November 2016
  • Community Pharmacies

October -

• 31st October 2016
  • Improving Lives: Work, Health and Disability Green Paper
• 20th October 2016
  • Community Pharmacy in 2016-17 and Beyond
• 20th October 2016
  • Business Revenue
• 18th October 2016
  • Public Bill Committee:Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Bill
• 11th October 2016
  • Implementation of the 1995 and 2011 Pension Act 
    • Presentation of  the petition to the house.
• 11th October 2016
  • Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Bill

September -

• 15th September 2016
  • Midland Main Line (Electrification)
• 14th September 2016
  • Defence Procurement: Single-source Contracts

• 7th September 2016
  • G20 Summit 

July -

•  4th July 2016
  • Surplus Target and Corporation Tax Statement
    • In-depth blog post following my successful suggestion to cut corporation tax following EU Referendum result available here.

June -

• 29th June 2016
  • Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Inquiry – Electricity Sector in Northern Ireland
• 28th June 2016
  • Finance Bill: #Showmethemoney Amendment
    • In-depth blog post on my support for further tax transparency available here.
  • Finance Bill: Corporation Tax Following EU Referendum Result
• 7th June 2016
  • Treasury Questions: Tax Transparency
• 6th June 2016
  • Public Accounts Committee Inquiry – Discharging Older People from Acute Hospital Settings

May – 

• 25th May 2016
  • Public Accounts Committee Inquiry: BBC Critical Projects 
• 9th May 2016
  • Work and Pensions Questions: Pension Schemes – Younger Workers
• 3rd May 2016
  • Anti Corruption Summit Westminster Hall Debate

April -

• 25th April 2016 
  • Public Accounts Committee Inquiry – Cities and Local Growth
• 20th April 2016
  • Public Accounts Committee Inquiry – Free Entitlement to Early Years Education
• 11th April 2016
  • Finance Bill No. 2

March -

• 21st March 2016
  • Department for Communities and Local Government Questions – Devolution in the East Midlands
    • In-depth blog post available here.
  • Public Accounts Committee Inquiry: Commissioning and Contracting with Smaller Providers
• 16th March 2016
  • Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
    • In-depth blog post available here.
• 10th March 2016
  • Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Bill
• 9th March 2016
  • Public Accounts Committee Inquiry: Right to Buy
• 2nd March 2016
  • Public Accounts Committee Inquiry: National Audit Office 2016-2017 Estimate
  • Work and Pensions Questions – Independent Review of the State Pension Age
    • In-depth blog post available here.

February -

• 23rd February 2016
  • Overseas Territories: Registers of Beneficial Ownership
• 8th February 2016 
  • Public Accounts Committee Inquiry – Follow-up on transforming contract management
• 1st February 2016
  • Public Accounts Committee Inquiry – Use of Consultants and Temporary Staff 

January -

• 28th January 2016
  • Under-occupancy Penalty
    • In-depth blog post available here.
• 25th January 2016
  • HMRC and Google Tax Settlement
    • In-depth blog post available here.
  • Education Questions – Support for Children with Chaotic Home Lives
    • In-depth blog post available here.
  • Public Accounts Committee Inquiry – Strategic Flood Risk Management: Progress Review Inquiry
• 20th January 2016 
  • Public Accounts Committee Inquiry – Delivering Major Projects in Government 
• 19th January 2016 
  • Towed Trailer Safety
    • In-depth blog post available here.
• 18th January 2016 
  • Public Accounts Committee Inquiry – Sustainability and Performance of acute hospital trusts
• 13th January 2016
  • Hand Hygiene: NHS
    • In-depth blog post available here.
  • Public Accounts Committee Inquiry – Tackling Tax Fraud 
• 11th January 2016
  • Public Accounts Committee Inquiry – Access to General Practise