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- Economic Growth (15 May 2013)
Neil Carmichael: It is a great honour to follow the hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson). This debate is about economic growth, and quite right too. It is good that the Governor of the Bank of England has signalled that growth is on its way and that inflation is likely to decline. That is a good combination. It is absolutely right, therefore, that we should focus on monetary activism. Another important...
- Business of the House: Rehabilitation of Offenders (9 May 2013)
Neil Carmichael: I welcome today’s statement for two reasons: first, its focus on reoffending, which is exactly the right thing to do; and secondly, the emphasis on continuity between being in prison and going out beyond prison, which is critical. Will the Lord Chancellor bear in mind, however, the importance of education during the rehabilitation process? In particular, young people who cannot read or...
- Agricultural Wages Board (24 April 2013)
Neil Carmichael: I endorse what my hon. Friend is saying. I, too, was a farmer in the 1990s, and know that farmers can easily negotiate. It is also important to recognise that agriculture today is a modern industry that is moving forward, with added value products, retail sectors and so on. All of that is happening to farms, so we cannot anchor them down to something as archaic as the AWB. It is not just a...
- Agricultural Wages Board (24 April 2013)
Neil Carmichael: I have been listening carefully to the hon. Gentleman, but does he recognise that 41% of farm workers currently earn considerably more than the national minimum wage, as prescribed by the Agricultural Wages Board? That is a substantial difference. [Interruption.]
- Agricultural Wages Board (24 April 2013)
Neil Carmichael: If the hon. Gentleman is so determined on the matter of the Agricultural Wages Board, why did the previous Labour Government not renew all other wages boards that were abolished under the Major Government?
- Oral Answers to Questions — Education: School Priority Building Programme (22 April 2013)
Neil Carmichael: I thank the Minister and the Department for enabling a much-needed and long awaited investment in one of my schools, Marling school in my constituency. Does he agree that this is an example of a paced and sensible capital investment programme?
- [1st Allocated Day]: Clause 200 — Bank Levy: rates from January 2013 (17 April 2013)
Neil Carmichael: Does not this line of argument represent the thin end of the wedge with regard to hypothecation? Raising taxes is a general activity and the decision on how they should be allocated for expenditure purposes has to be made on other grounds. The obvious example is the health service.
- [1st Allocated Day]: Clause 200 — Bank Levy: rates from January 2013 (17 April 2013)
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- [1st Allocated Day]: Clause 200 — Bank Levy: rates from January 2013 (17 April 2013)
Neil Carmichael: I have listened carefully to the hon. Gentleman. Does he welcome the fact that in the long term Hitachi has invested £6 billion in some of the regions he has referred to, such as the north-east, where trains will be made, and in my area, where nuclear power stations will be built? He refers to “heavy lifting”. Does he not agree that through his industrial strategy the...
- [1st Allocated Day]: Clause 200 — Bank Levy: rates from January 2013 (17 April 2013)
Neil Carmichael: rose—
- [1st Allocated Day]: Clause 200 — Bank Levy: rates from January 2013 (17 April 2013)
Neil Carmichael: I am grateful to the shadow Minister for giving way; I thought there was a compliment coming along there, too. Not all banks have a bonus system; Handelsbanken is a good example. If we are to have such a separation between banks, with all the difficulties that that would bring about, what would the shadow Minister say to the suggestion that his proposal is a huge complication that will cause...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: G8 Foreign Ministers (15 April 2013)
Neil Carmichael: The Foreign Secretary has correctly noted that North Korea should be encouraged to participate in a multilateral framework. Following Secretary Kerry’s visit to the region and the encouraging signs that emanated from his talks with the Chinese, what can the Foreign Secretary tell the House that would encourage us to think that North Korea will move in the right direction at the...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: China (15 April 2013)
Neil Carmichael: What assessment he has made of China’s planned expansion of its aircraft carrier capacity.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: China (15 April 2013)
Neil Carmichael: What discussions has the Minister had with our allies in that region and elsewhere about the possible implications for the stability of the Asia-Pacific region?
- Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: Topical Questions (26 March 2013)
Neil Carmichael: Does the Deputy Prime Minister agree that the measures in the coalition’s Budget for small and medium-sized businesses, including introducing the business bank, changes to national insurance and the industrial strategy, all add up to a massive confidence boost for the small business sector? That is great news for our economy, and we should be right behind those measures.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Topical Questions (21 March 2013)
Neil Carmichael: In welcoming the industrial strategy being supported by £1.6 billion, I ask whether the Secretary of State agrees that we need to encourage our SMEs to start thinking about investing in tooling for components, especially in the automotive sector, because that is how we will further boost the values of our already impressive exports in cars?
- Provisional Collection of Taxes: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Amendment of the Law (20 March 2013)
Neil Carmichael: It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner). The Budget is first and foremost a Budget for the global competition that Britain is in. It equips Britain to compete properly with our partners and the rest of the world, including the BRIC economies. The second important element of the Budget is that it is about aspiration and the people who want to participate in...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Topical Questions (18 March 2013)
Neil Carmichael: Does the Secretary of State agree that neighbourhood planning is an excellent example of localism and that its empowerment of local communities, through producing statutory powers enabling them to plan, makes a great difference?
- Justice Committee Report: Youth Justice: Immigration Rules: Sponsors (14 March 2013)
Neil Carmichael: The Minister is making a really important point. People are welcome, providing they can contribute to the society they are joining. That is surely good for them, too. Does the Minister agree that the central point regarding language and income is that they feel comfortable, involved and included?
- Justice Committee Report: Youth Justice: Immigration Rules: Sponsors (14 March 2013)
Neil Carmichael: May I go back to the qualification period, for both savings and income? Why did the Government choose six months?