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Therese Coffey: I thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. If the city pilots are successful, will he consider extending this method of financing to all county authorities?
Therese Coffey: I, too, have seen my right hon. Friend serve this House with great integrity. Could he clarify the role that the independent regulators, the Office of Fair Trading and Ofcom, played in this process?
Therese Coffey: Does my hon. Friend agree that a free press is the hallmark of a free society? Councils may be looking to save money, but starving newspapers of that will be worse for democracy rather than better.
Therese Coffey: My hon. Friend the Minister knows that I have concerns about the Bill, and I wish that more time had been set aside so that amendments about geography could have been debated rather than being perceived as wrecking amendments.
Therese Coffey: Does my hon. Friend agree that stores are not allowed to open on Easter Sunday, and the world did not stop on that day?
Therese Coffey: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the Government response to the report by the Forestry Regulation Task Force on the role of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), what plans she has to remove the forestry sector from the scope of the GLA.
Therese Coffey: My hon. Friend makes a really important point, but is he concerned that the Dilnot commission and the risk of open liabilities could make the process unaffordable, or are Members being misinformed on that?
Therese Coffey: Will my right hon. Friend confirm that he has followed the policy laid down by the previous Government on the application of the Act and that nothing has changed in that respect in policy terms?
Therese Coffey: What assessment he has made of future opportunities for creative industries in Northern Ireland.
Therese Coffey: The hon. Gentleman is perhaps more experienced in parliamentary practice than I am, but I am not of the opinion—this has not been presented to our Committee, as far as I am aware—that that would have made any difference in terms of criminal proceedings.
Therese Coffey: I am sure all hon. Members welcome the publication of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which sets out some great initiatives, including the green investment bank and the fight against red tape. Will the Minister work with local government to ensure that it applies regulations judiciously as opposed to ferociously?
Therese Coffey: This was a takeover, not an open share contest. There was no reason for the Secretary of State necessarily to have the same amount of regular contact through his special adviser from the person trying to make the takeover. It just does not happen that way. The hon. Gentleman should know that, as a business lawyer.
Therese Coffey: What recent steps he has taken to increase the number of young people in state education in England who aspire to go to university.
Therese Coffey: Does my right hon. Friend agree that, as the report by the Economic Affairs Committee showed, under Labour’s failed system, it was unclear who was in charge of regulating the banks? Is it fair to say that, sadly, Labour just dropped the ball on this one?
Therese Coffey: More Eurocrats work in education and culture than on the internal market and services. Will my right hon. Friend stand up for hard-pressed British taxpayers and ensure that our scarce resources are directed towards jobs and growth by completing the internal market?
Therese Coffey: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects the Treasury Solicitor to direct the registration of land formerly owned by Felixstowe Learning Trust to Suffolk county council.
Therese Coffey: I understand what the hon. Gentleman is saying, but there is a significant difference between having confidence in the Treasury Committee and having its consent. At the moment, Select Committees have the power to suggest changes, but I am not aware that they have a veto.
Therese Coffey: I had a recent incident in my constituency. Residents in Aldeburgh were complaining that someone was renting out their social housing over the summer and raking in far more in one week than they were paying per month. This is the kind of thing we need to tackle.
Therese Coffey: May I say how delighted we are about the Ely North junction? It is great news for East Anglia and for unlocking freight from Felixstowe, and we commend the Secretary of State on it. What further junctions can we look forward to for unlocking freight?
Therese Coffey: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how UK members of the Economic and Social Committee are nominated for appointment.