Results 41–60 of 2000 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Nicholas Dakin

Whitsun Adjournment (23 May 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: We have been privileged to hear a masterclass from the hon. Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess)—I will call him the hon. Member for the city of Southend—on how to speak in the end-of-term Adjournment debate. I am a mere apprentice to his great talent. I take this opportunity to pay tribute to steelworkers and their families across the country, and across the ages, for their...

Whitsun Adjournment (23 May 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: And memorials to people who have helped to build this country; and memorials that include women as well as men. Most memorials to women in this country are actually to Queen Victoria, but the memorial in Scunthorpe includes a female steelworker and a male steelworker, recognising that it is through men’s and women’s work across the ages that this country has been built. Steelmaking is the...

Whitsun Adjournment (23 May 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: My hon. Friend makes a good point about the need to act and the cost of not acting. We had the steel crisis in 2015-16, when we lost the SSI site in Redcar. My hon. Friend the Member for Redcar (Anna Turley) talked yesterday about the strategic assets that have been lost. The blast furnace at Redcar, which was probably the best in the country, is now of no value to the country. The blast...

Whitsun Adjournment (23 May 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Already, during my short contribution to the debate, we see the way in which the steel industry connects with people in a way that some other industries do not. People know that this industry is a throbbing heart of the country. We need it if we are to be a proud, strong country, and closures such as the one she mentions have a detrimental impact on...

British Steel (22 May 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: I thank the Secretary of State and his Ministers and officials for their work over a long period to get this business to where we all want it to be. I thank him for his statement, the commitments in it and his recognition of the strategic value of this industry and the business not just to the workers and families in my constituency and others but to the UK. Will he commit to ensure that...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (22 May 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: I thank the Prime Minister for recognising the impact on steelworkers and their families of the devastating news that British Steel has gone into liquidation, and for recognising the high quality of work that they do on Teesside, at Skinningrove and in my constituency of Scunthorpe. Will she meet cross-party MPs whose constituencies are affected by this news, so that we can look together at...

British Steel (21 May 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: Steelworkers and their families in my constituency and across the country are anxious, as the Minister has recognised. Pragmatic decisions in the coming days could still avert another industrial disaster. I have spoken to the trade unions, which are clear from the messages they are getting that there is still a deal to be done. It is important that, across the House and outside the House, we...

Health (14 May 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: On a point of order, Mr Speaker. There has been a lot of speculation today about British Steel, which employs 4,000 people in my constituency and across the country. It is a significant business. In the light of that speculation, while I recognise the sensitivities of the situation, have the Government given any notice of an intention to update the House about what is going on?

Timpson Review of School Exclusion ( 7 May 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: This is all about leadership. We need to know who is responsible and accountable at a local level for the education of all the young people, so that no one gets left at the edges. Will the Secretary of State look at ensuring that there is not only co-ordination but responsibility in behaviour partnerships or the local authority, so that intervention takes place, to tackle this issue once and...

Oral Answers to Questions — Education: Language Teaching (29 Apr 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: The provision of languages post-16 has shrunk since 2010. This is largely due—or partly due at least—to the continually growing 16-to-18 funding gap on the Government’s watch. Is it not time to raise the rates so that, among other things, languages can prosper again post-16?

Climate Change Policy (23 Apr 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: The Minister is absolutely right to focus on actions. The Government’s own analysis shows that the introduction of E10 would take the equivalent of 1 million vehicles off the road. That is something that could be done now, so will she, as one of her actions, immediately speak to her colleagues in the Department for Transport and get them to accelerate the move to E10?

Business of the House (11 Apr 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: I am told that some people seeking mental health support are just being given a phone number to ring by their GP. For vulnerable people, this can be quite difficult, but it shows the pressure that GPs and mental health services are under. Can we have a statement on the Government’s plans properly to resource and deliver effective mental health services?

East Midlands Rail Franchise (11 Apr 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: When does the Minister expect the new hydrogen-driven trains promised in his statement to run?

Brunei: Loan Charge ( 4 Apr 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: It is a real pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Aberdeen South (Ross Thomson), who has so comprehensively put the case today. I congratulate him, other hon. Members and the Backbench Business Committee on allowing us to have this debate, which has clearly captured the attention of Members because it is very heavily subscribed, as Madam Deputy Speaker has observed. As the hon. Gentleman...

Brunei: Loan Charge ( 4 Apr 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: I will give way to a maximum of two Members.

Brunei: Loan Charge ( 4 Apr 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: The hon. Gentleman makes the point clearly; the retrospective element is particularly disturbing. I am concerned that a small number of ordinary working people who are not millionaires with broad shoulders, but who are on average incomes and have acted in good faith, are being hit by significant tax penalties implemented in the most unfair manner.

Brunei: Loan Charge ( 4 Apr 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: I will make a bit of progress. I have seen HMRC’s briefing pack on the loan charge, and I note the line in bold that says: “HMRC has never approved tax avoidance schemes.” I am glad to hear that, but I am not sure in this case whether I completely believe it, because when this law was passed in 2017, it applied a retrospective tax going all the way back to 1999. Notwithstanding the...

Brunei: Loan Charge ( 4 Apr 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: I tend to agree with my hon. Friend, but fortunately the Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a good Minister, and I echo the comments made about him. I am sure he will respond in a positive way to the debate and that we can anticipate positive moves that will reassure people. It is easy to see why people such as tax accountants, employers and even my constituents who were employed under...

Brunei: Loan Charge ( 4 Apr 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: I do not know the details, but I think the Financial Secretary will be able to update us on that when he responds, and I think that that is being looked at. The reality is that people who wanted work were pretty much forced to go into these schemes, which they believed, having checked them out, were perfectly reasonable and legal. Many years later, they are picking up a big tab that does not...

Brunei: Loan Charge ( 4 Apr 2019)

Nicholas Dakin: No, I will complete my speech, because other Members need to speak. Another of my constituents, Jonathan Davidson, told me: “The loan charge continues to be a real worry to myself and my family. HMRC have only now”— this is a couple of weeks ago— “advised me of the actual settlement figures which are much higher than my expectations, as such I am being forced out of retirement even...


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