In Parliament - Jonathan Reynolds MP

Reducing Costs for Businesses

Commons debates

I know that I am pushing my luck by intervening, but I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will not mind. This is interesting, because when we had a global financial crisis, I do not remember...

Reducing Costs for Businesses

Commons debates

I share the mutual respect that the right hon. Gentleman kindly outlined at the beginning, but he will accept, because this is his background, that there are 1 million fewer people in the labour...

Reducing Costs for Businesses

Commons debates

I always have time for the hon. Member, so I am not sad that I gave way to him. Yes, as we come out of the pandemic there are pressures on the global economy—we can see that in supply...

Reducing Costs for Businesses

Commons debates

No, I am going to proceed. [Interruption.] Okay, go ahead—I give way.

Reducing Costs for Businesses

Commons debates

I am particularly pleased I gave way to my hon. Friend because I drive through Chesterfield when I am going from Stalybridge to London, and I pay tribute to him and his local colleagues for the...

Reducing Costs for Businesses

Commons debates

I will proceed. I know many Government Members are uncomfortable hearing it, but it is true to say that the Conservatives have become a high tax party because they are a low growth Government,...

Reducing Costs for Businesses

Commons debates

I love it when Members bring testimony from their own constituencies about specific sectors that have been affected. In the urgent question we had before Christmas, a lot of people mentioned...

Reducing Costs for Businesses

Commons debates

I will give way one last time.

Reducing Costs for Businesses

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman is more astute than that. He will have seen the plan to take revenue from the Exchequer windfall and the VAT receipts the Government have already received. We will increase...

Reducing Costs for Businesses

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is right. There is already a cost of living crisis gripping the country, and it has been brought on by the frightening increases in energy costs and inflation following a decade of...

Reducing Costs for Businesses

Commons debates

Very straightforwardly, yes. We will talk about some of the specific proposals that the Labour party has developed to help alleviate that pressure.

Reducing Costs for Businesses

Commons debates

I am conscious of your warning, Mr Deputy Speaker, but I will give way to a couple of hon. Friends.

Reducing Costs for Businesses

Commons debates

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, who has put his case as he always does. I will mention energy-intensive sectors later in my speech, but the broader point is that the medium and long-term...

Reducing Costs for Businesses

Commons debates

I beg to move, That this House recognises the strain that businesses are under following a difficult Christmas period and two years of disruption during the covid-19 outbreak; notes challenges...

Topical Questions

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

There was a lot of talk from the Secretary of State, but no answer. However, let us take up the point that he made. Earlier, one of his Ministers gave me an answer about UK steel production. The...

Topical Questions

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

I welcome the tribute that the Secretary of State just paid to our friend Jack Dromey, who was a great champion of British industry and of British workers and simply an all-round great man. Over...

Private International Law

Delegated Legislation

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. As there is an opportunity for a point of order, would it be possible to place on the record, on behalf of all colleagues, our best wishes to all the...

Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement Funds

Commons debates

My right hon. Friend—it has been a busy week—did, of course, play a major role in the postmasters’ campaign. He was quite right to object to my failure to mention him, and I...

Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement Funds

Commons debates

It is. My hon. Friend for North Durham—

Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement Funds

Commons debates

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.