Parliamentary Activity - Bridget Phillipson

Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and Individuals

Commons debates

It does rather disadvantage Members who are not here if I take further interventions, I am afraid. It is not just the self-employed who need greater clarity at this time, but workers and...

Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and Individuals

Commons debates

We would work within the parameters of the scheme that has been set out, with the extension around 2019-20. We understand that, at the start of the pandemic, when it was not possible to draw upon...

Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and Individuals

Commons debates

I will give way one final time. I appreciate that we are pressed for time.

Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and Individuals

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. As we start to emerge from the crisis phase of the pandemic, we want to encourage people to take that risk and start up their own business. The...

Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and Individuals

Commons debates

I will give way briefly. I am reluctant to give way much, because of the pressure on time.

Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and Individuals

Commons debates

I beg to move, That this House calls on the Government to support businesses and individuals still struggling as a result of the coronavirus crisis in the forthcoming budget by extending business...

Imports: VAT

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the requirements for the levying of VAT on imported goods on (a) volumes of international trade...

Imports: VAT

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which international comparisons HMRC drew upon in designing the schemes it uses to recover VAT on goods imported into the UK.

Companies: VAT

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies based (a) outside the UK and (b) in Northern Ireland were registered with HMRC in respect of paying VAT on goods sold into Great Britain...

Eat Out to Help Out Scheme

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will publish a dataset for the take-up of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme which lists the location of every individual participating venue,...

Eat Out to Help Out Scheme

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will publish a dataset for the take-up of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme which provides, in respect of every individual participating venue,...

Free Zones: Non-domestic Rates

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on local government finances for particular authorities in the event that existing businesses paying national...

Free Zones: National Security

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the potential effect of Freeports on national...

Environmentally Sustainable Economic Growth

Bridget Phillipson made a speech in the House of Commons

This year, the UK Government have a chance to show global leadership on the climate emergency as the host of the UN climate change conference in Glasgow. Green gilts will be a vital part of the...

Arts: Job Creation

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the Government’s policy position is on supporting job creation in the creative industries as part of its covid-19...

Arts: Coronavirus

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what fiscal steps the Government plans to take to ensure that the creative industries can start growing again as the economy...

Arts: Visas

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the economic effect on UK exports of musicians being unable to tour as freely in the EU after 1...

Arts: Visas

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent economic assessment the Government has made of the effect on UK-based creative workers not being able to travel...

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment the Government has made of the number of people able to access the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme as a proportion of the...

Leamside Railway Line

Department for Transport

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential economic benefits to the (a) North East and the (b) UK of (i) reopening the...