In Parliament - Ed Miliband

Clause 3 - Determination of Applications

Business and Planning Bill

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I rise to support Lords amendment 1 and the other Lords amendments that have been sent back to us from the other place. This is an important Bill, as the Minister said—particularly so...

Covid-19: Support for Business

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

This issue of 3 million people being excluded is not going away. Let me ask him about the winding down of the furlough scheme. Yesterday, Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation, said that...

Covid-19: Support for Business

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I want to return the Secretary of State to the question asked by the hon. Member for Penrith and The Border (Dr Hudson) about the many businesses that are part of the 3 million ExcludedUK group....

UK Internal Market: White Paper

Commons debates

I thank the Secretary of State for his statement. We support the principle of maintaining the UK’s internal market, which is vital for trade, jobs, and prosperity across the whole United...

Business and Planning Bill

Commons debates

I do not disagree with the hon. Gentleman that it is important that we have had the furlough, but I disagree that it should be cut off at the end of October, because I really worry about the...

Business and Planning Bill

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman is shaking his head. If things can be done, they should be done, but my point is that the strength of the Government response is that it has been comprehensive. It has used the...

Business and Planning Bill

Commons debates

Of course it is not easy, but the hon. Gentleman’s implication is that nothing can be done for those sectors that are obviously more affected by the public health measures.

Business and Planning Bill

Commons debates

Of course there are, but just because we cannot do everything does not mean that we should not do anything. The grants programme that the Government introduced was done by sector—retail,...

Business and Planning Bill

Commons debates

My hon. Friend in her customary eloquent way anticipates my next point. We have seen—and I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon North (Steve Reed), the shadow Secretary of...

Business and Planning Bill

Commons debates

May I start by thanking the Business Secretary for the constructive conversations that he and I have had on the Bill? As he knows, we support the measures contained in it. The wider context to...

Covid-19: Support for Businesses

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I urge the right hon. Gentleman to get a move on when it comes to those sectors, because they really need the help. I want to ask him additionally about sectors such as hospitality, tourism and...

Covid-19: Support for Businesses

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I join you today, Mr Speaker, in both mourning and remembering Jo Cox. I welcome much of the help that the Government have provided, but, according to Make UK, we could see the loss of 170,000...

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill

Commons debates

I have a long list.

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill

Commons debates

I agree with the hon. Gentleman. We need innovative thinking in this area. We are going to have to do things—I think that the Chancellor has said this—that we would not have done in...

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill

Commons debates

My hon. Friend has been powerfully advocating for the steel industry, along with other hon. Members in all parts of the House, and there is real urgency in this respect. Let me just say something...

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill

Commons debates

I believe I am right in saying that the hon. Gentleman knows a lot about this, and I congratulate him for his work on the all-party group dealing with the whole range of these issues, but I am...

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill

Commons debates

I agree with the hon. Gentleman’s intervention. I once used the word predatory in relation to companies and it was rather controversial, but I think the consensus may have changed....

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill

Commons debates

I welcome what the hon. Gentleman says, and the answer is yes, because lots of businesses do not have trade unions, and the question is what rights employees will have in those circumstances. The...

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is a brilliant champion of those industries and other industries in his constituency, and I agree with him. I will come on to the particular sectoral challenges that the Secretary...

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill

Commons debates

I certainly agree with the hon. Gentleman that it is very important that the approach is UK-wide, and I welcome that. Let me say something about the temporary measures in the Bill. We think it...