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Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Banking Reform (3 Nov 2009) has video

John Greenway: Does the Chancellor agree that many home owners have no choice about their mortgage providers because they have no equity, and therefore cannot switch to a more competitive marketplace? Will he ensure that if institutions such as Cheltenham & Gloucester and, perhaps, TSB in Scotland are sold to other lenders, their standard variable rates will not increase, given that there is every...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: European Council (2 Nov 2009) has video

John Greenway: May I bring the Prime Minister back to the issue of enlargement? Does he agree that the accession of not only Croatia, but other Balkan countries and Turkey, could help to bring about success in respect of many of the items in the discussion that he has reported to us today, such as energy supply, the fight against terrorism and, above all, making Europe a more safe and secure continent for...

[Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Online Gambling (18 Mar 2009)

John Greenway: GambleAware.

[Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Online Gambling (18 Mar 2009)

John Greenway: It is a pleasure to be here with you, Mr. Wilshire. You will know from our conversation in Paris, last Friday, that I might have been in Azerbaijan right now. When I decided that I could not go and discovered that we would be having this important debate, I realised that I had made the right decision, because this is an extremely important issue affecting many of our constituents—many...

[Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Online Gambling (18 Mar 2009)

John Greenway: That is the nub of the problem. In essence, there are a number of jurisdictions in Europe where it is impossible legally for the United Kingdom to ban their UK-facing operations. We do not have common standards, and that is what we need.

[Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Online Gambling (18 Mar 2009)

John Greenway: I can help my hon. Friend immediately, as chairman of the Gambling Trust. Operators in Alderney, which is a white-listed jurisdiction, are now contributing substantially to the Gambling Trust. Those contributions would be less likely had we gone down the road of introducing a statutory levy on operators. I congratulate the operators in Alderney on the support that they have given, which helps...

[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Inbound Tourism (25 Feb 2009)

John Greenway: Hair shirt.

[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Inbound Tourism (25 Feb 2009)

John Greenway: I congratulate the hon. Member for City of York (Hugh Bayley) on securing this debate. He is right on a number of counts. York is one of the great treasures of the United Kingdom, both in respect of its historic buildings and its tourism industry. In some ways, it is complemented by what is on offer in my constituency of Ryedale. People can seek solitude in York Minster, but they can do so...

[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Inbound Tourism (25 Feb 2009)

John Greenway: A wonderful place.

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Freedom of Information Act 2000 (24 Feb 2009) has video

John Greenway: The Justice Secretary will recall that I had the extreme pleasure of dealing with the Bill on behalf of the Opposition. I well recall that we warned that this eventuality might arise. My hon. and learned Friend the Member for Beaconsfield (Mr. Grieve), who sits on the Front Bench, made the point that Labour Back Benchers were most critical of that aspect of the Bill. Putting that to one...

Olympics: Financial Markets (19 Jan 2009) has video

John Greenway: Can the Chancellor say whether he thinks that the changed terms of engagement with Northern Rock will enable it to review its lending interest rates? Northern Rock's standard variable rate is currently more than 5 per cent., against an industry average of 3.5 per cent. Does he share my concern that, with many people in negative equity, the prospects of finding a better deal elsewhere are nil?...

Points of Order: Promoting Democracy and Human Rights (13 Oct 2008) has video

John Greenway: The Minister cites the improved human rights record of countries such as Turkey and other countries in eastern Europe. Does she not acknowledge that much of that improvement stems from their membership of the Council of Europe and that the prospects of their joining the EU in the foreseeable future are pretty slim? On enlargement, does she agree that the Council of Europe's neighbourhood...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Financial Stability (8 Oct 2008) has video

John Greenway: The Chancellor referred to the regulation of the Financial Services Authority. Another feature I should like to remind him about is the requirement for retail banks to abide by the principles of treating customers fairly. He has announced a very welcome cut in interest rates today, and we hope there will be further cuts to come. Surely, any banks helped by this system should treat their...

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Gambling Policy (26 Feb 2008)

John Greenway: I thank the Secretary of State and my hon. Friend the Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) for their support for the Responsibility in Gambling Trust. May I point out to the Secretary of State and the House that funding for the treatment of problem gambling has increased more than tenfold since the trust was formed six years ago? Last year, we launched the gambleaware website. We have a...

Banking (Special Provisions) Bill [Ways and Means]: Clause 6 — Transfer of property, rights and liabilities (19 Feb 2008)

John Greenway: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the Third Reading debate. I had hoped to say something on Second Reading, but Pensions Bill Standing Committee duties took precedence. It is clear from much of the debate that I have heard that the Government's case for the nationalisation of Northern Rock and for the Bill lies in tatters. It has been cruelly exposed, not least by the...

Banking (Special Provisions) Bill [Ways and Means]: Clause 6 — Transfer of property, rights and liabilities (19 Feb 2008)

John Greenway: That is true, but one of the reasons why Mr. Sandler was successful in the Lloyd's reconstruction and renewal project was that he had good people around him; I hope that he will have them in this case, too. We can have an argument on a difference of principle, but whatever happens at the end of this week has to be a success. If it is not, taxpayers will lose and jobs will be lost. We can have...

Orders of the Day: Banking (Special Provisions) Bill (19 Feb 2008)

John Greenway: My hon. Friend knows from my interventions yesterday and today that I very much share his concerns. Has he also taken on board the fact that the likely offering of Northern Rock to depositors could have such wide implications that it could undermine the gilt market? That is undoubtedly the view in the City of London.

Orders of the Day: Banking (Special Provisions) Bill (19 Feb 2008)

John Greenway: rose—

Orders of the Day: Banking (Special Provisions) Bill (19 Feb 2008)

John Greenway: I am grateful to the Chancellor for giving way, and I am particularly grateful that he is addressing the question that I put to him yesterday. There is concern and nervousness in the banking and building society community, and I am sure that what he has just said will be studied carefully. May I link this point to the one that he was making about the need for supervisory reform? Between now...

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Northern Rock (18 Feb 2008)

John Greenway: May I return the Chancellor to the questions put to him by my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (Mr. Clarke) and my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr. Duncan Smith)? It is no good just saying that the state aid rules will deal with the issue of competition—they will not. The hon. Member for Blyth Valley (Mr. Campbell) has already...