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Todmorden Rail Link (15 Oct 2009) has video

Kitty Ussher: I am extremely grateful for the constructive approach that my hon. Friend is taking. As a Minister, he has a large amount of personal experience of how these things work in other parts of the country. Does he think that it is a realistic aim for the local partners to try to achieve starting work on the ground in 2011?

Todmorden Rail Link (15 Oct 2009) has video

Kitty Ussher: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise an issue of critical importance to my constituency, both now and for its future prosperity. When I first rose in this House to give my maiden speech, a mere four and a half years ago, I drew the House's attention to two critical strengths of my constituency of Burnley. The first is our proud manufacturing tradition, which I am pleased to say is still...

Todmorden Rail Link (15 Oct 2009) has video

Kitty Ussher: I agree with my hon. Friend. Notwithstanding the fact that the track that would benefit my constituents lies in her constituency, her constituents would benefit from it, too. She has got right to the heart of this issue, because we must not view transport links as simply a tool to reduce congestion; they are also a regeneration tool in themselves. My constituency provides a good example of...

Written Answers — Home Department: Deportation (20 Jul 2009)

Kitty Ussher: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals with addresses in Burnley were deported in each of the last five years; and how many of them had committed a crime in the UK.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Migrant Workers: Burnley (20 Jul 2009)

Kitty Ussher: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many employers in Burnley have had enforcement action taken against them for employing illegal migrant workers in each of the last five years.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Elevate East Lancashire: Finance (6 Jul 2009)

Kitty Ussher: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the budget of the Elevate East Lancashire housing renewal pathfinder will be for each of the next five years; and how much of the budget will be spent in Burnley.

Written Ministerial Statements — Treasury: The Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknotes Regulations (17 Jun 2009)

Kitty Ussher: Today I am publishing a consultation document on secondary legislation made under part 6 of the Banking Act 2009, regarding arrangements underpinning the commercial issuance of Scottish and Northern Ireland banknotes. Copies of the document entitled, "The Banking Act 2009 (Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknotes) Regulations 2009: a consultation" have been deposited in the Libraries of the...

Written Answers — Treasury: Banks: Finance (17 Jun 2009)

Kitty Ussher: As announced on 26 February, the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) agreed in principle to protect £325 billion of assets in the Asset Protection Scheme; and on 7 March Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds) agreed in principle to protect £260 billion of assets in the scheme. After the deduction of the first loss (£42.2 billion and £35.2 billion respectively) that falls to the...

Written Answers — Treasury: Banks: Finance (17 Jun 2009)

Kitty Ussher: The Treasury and its advisers are continuing to work with the participating banks to reach a final agreement on the terms and conditions of the Asset Protection Scheme (APS) and to conduct due diligence on the assets intended for inclusion in the scheme. The Government are in the process of recruiting a chief executive to run the new agency, the Asset Protection Agency, at arms length from...

Written Answers — Treasury: Bradford and Bingley (17 Jun 2009)

Kitty Ussher: I refer the Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Romsey (Sandra Gidley) on 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 257W.

Written Answers — Treasury: Bradford and Bingley (17 Jun 2009)

Kitty Ussher: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Wyre Forest (Dr. Taylor) on 27 January 2009, Official Report, column 365W.

Written Answers — Treasury: Employment Tribunals Service (17 Jun 2009)

Kitty Ussher: It is the Treasury's policy not to release data on staff where to do so could lead to the identification of individuals, including aggregated data relating to fewer than five staff members. In each of the last three financial years there have been fewer than five industrial tribunal cases.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20 and 92) - Clause 56 (16 Jun 2009)

Kitty Ussher: The clause applies only to MEPs. The tax applies to EU officials and MEPs. As I have tried to explain—I apologise if I was not clear—if there are such categories of people who are working in the UK, they will normally pay UK tax. However, I obviously cannot comment on every individual case.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20 and 92) - Clause 56 (16 Jun 2009)

Kitty Ussher: I presume—I shall correct myself if this is not the case—that under European Community treaties there is a small provision to do that, precisely in the circumstances mentioned. As I promised, I shall also write to the Committee with the net position of the Exchequer as a result of the changes introduced by the new MEPs’ agreed statute, and shall add into that the effect of the...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20 and 92) - Clause 56 (16 Jun 2009)

Kitty Ussher: May I start, Mr. Atkinson, by saying what an honour it is to serve under your chairmanship? I think that I am serving under you for the first time and I welcome you to the Chair. It is a pleasure to debate with the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Fulham. I thank him for his kind words. Indeed, as he said, I recall that we had a lengthy debate during the deliberations on the Finance Bill last...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20 and 92) - Clause 56 (16 Jun 2009)

Kitty Ussher: Thank you for your clarification, Mr. Atkinson. All I will say is that my sense of d(c)j vu has now increased. I have enjoyed the debate today hugely; I always enjoy it when the Conservative party splits very openly in front of our eyes. I have also enjoyed the revelation by the hon. Member for Taunton, when he said that it was difficult to put himself in the mindset of someone...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20 and 92) - Clause 56 (16 Jun 2009)

Kitty Ussher: Opposition Members are obviously the best of friends. Moving on swiftly, I am of course grateful for the support of at least the Front-Bench spokespersons of both the main Opposition parties. As today is the first time that I have served under your chairmanship, Mr. Atkinson, in an attempt to ingratiate myself with you I will attempt to keep my remarks specifically related to the clause. I...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20 and 92) - Clause 56 (16 Jun 2009)

Kitty Ussher: I think that it is unique. If my view on that changes, I will let the hon. Gentleman know.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20 and 92) - Clause 56 (16 Jun 2009)

Kitty Ussher: Perhaps I can add that to the list of eight questions that the hon. Gentleman has put and that I shall attempt to answer. Moving on to the specific points, I am delighted by the summary of the eight questions, although perhaps we could have cut to the chase and gone straight to them. I am slightly concerned because I think that I have more than eight answers, but I will do the best I can. One...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20 and 92) - Clause 56 (16 Jun 2009)

Kitty Ussher: I will, but I will not always give way if the hon. Gentleman seeks to intervene at this rate in future.