Shadow Business and Trade Minister Dame Harriett Baldwin opposes the Bill, citing concerns over giving excessive power to Ministers without Parliamentary oversight and tying British businesses to EU regulations on which we have no say.
In response to the Government statement on the devastating earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand, Dame Harriett Baldwin seeks information on how UK taxpayers may donate and whether there will be an aid match from the Government.
Following the Government statement on the UK response to the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dame Harriett Baldwin seeks reassurance that there will be no further cuts to the British Council or the World Service in the Balkans.
Shadow Minister Dame Harriett Baldwin raises concerns that increased labour costs combined with the national insurance jobs tax and the Employment Rights Bill are placing a heavy financial burden on businesses and straining the private sector, which we rely on for economic growth.
Speaking in a debate on the impact of changes to the Winter Fuel Payment on pensioner poverty and hospital admissions, Dame Harriett Baldwin highlights the shocking statistic that of the millions of pensioners who lost their winter fuel payment, 44,000 are estimated to have been terminally ill.
Following the Business Secretary’s recent meeting with Fujitsu in Japan, Dame Harriett Baldwin asks how much the company will contribute to compensating those affected by the Post Office Horizon scandal.
Shadow Minister Dame Harriett Baldwin questions the Government on growth, after she fails to find any statistics suggesting business growth apart from a growth of 50% in the number of businesses that are in critical financial distress.
