In Parliament - Rupa Huq MP

Examination of Witness

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Order. I am afraid that brings us to the end of the sitting. I thank all the witnesses for their evidence and all the members of the Committee for their patience.

Examination of Witness

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

We have eight minutes left, five people still to speak, and a vote is due any second now.

Examination of Witness

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

We will move on to our next panel—the 11th panel—and hear oral evidence from Jim McMahon, Minister for Local Government and English Devolution in the Ministry of Housing, Communities...

Examination of Witness

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Is that the end of all of our questions for this witness? Thank you, Professor Green.

Examination of Witness

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Theoretically we have until 4.20 pm, but we are expecting to be interrupted. I call the shadow Minister.

Examination of Witness

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

We have our next witness, Professor Francis Green, professor of work and education economics at UCL. Would you like to introduce yourself?

Examination of Witness

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

It sounds like a mismatch in communications. The Clerks will follow up on that.

Examination of Witness

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

We are going on until 4.40 pm, although there may be votes. The decisions were made by the Programming Sub-Committee all those days ago.

Examination of Witness

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

That is the end of this session.

Examination of Witness

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

The Clerk is telling me that we are steering away from the scope of the Bill, so I am being told off for allowing it to continue.

Examination of Witness

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Rachel Kelly is assistant director of tax and finance policy at the British Property Federation. This is a one-man panel until 4 pm.

Examination of Witnesses

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Order. I hate to do this, but I have to. Thank you, gentlemen—you will vacate your seats, and we will move on to our ninth panel.

Examination of Witnesses

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Order. We have eight minutes for six people, so only one question each.

Examination of Witnesses

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

We have until 3.40 pm, and I have seen six Members indicate they have questions.

Dental Services: Ealing Central and Acton

Department of Health and Social Care

Rupa Huq received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase provision for NHS dentists in Ealing Central and Acton constituency.

Examination of Witnesses

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q We now move on to oral evidence from the Independent Schools’ Bursars Association and the Independent Schools Council. We have until 3.40 pm, and we are expecting votes as well, just to...

Examination of Witnesses

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Order. I am told that I have to cut you off. Sorry about that. That brings us to the end of the allotted time for this set of witnesses, so we will do a changeover. I thank the witnesses from...

Examination of Witnesses

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Order. The Minister may have been just about to say this, but we have only five minutes left, at least two more Members wish to ask a question, and this is steering a little out of the scope of...

Examination of Witnesses

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Do any other witnesses have anything to add?

Examination of Witnesses

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

We can hear them from here. The first Back Bencher who caught my eye was Polly Billington.

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