Extract from statement
on the G20 summit
The Prime Minister:...There are many issues on
which, I would hope, we will be able to achieve consensus across
this House: issues such as ensuring that our police and security
agencies have the powers they need to deal with the terrorist
threat we face; issues such as responding to the report, which I
commissioned to ensure that, in the new Gig economy, as we see
the world of work changing, workers have their rights
protected...
Extract from second
reading debate (Commons) of the Telecommunications
Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill
(Aldridge-Brownhills)
(Con):...I did not use the word “relieved”; I said that
I was reassured. Does my hon. Friend agree that rural areas such
as Sturminster need a good broadband speed to enable people to
access banking services that no longer exist on the high street?
That will enable small businesses in particular, including those
that are part of the Gig economy, to operate in a business
environment that does not leave them at a competitive
disadvantage compared with those parts of the country that
already have good broadband coverage...
...Many hon. Members have given examples this evening of where
broadband makes a difference in their constituencies—an
individual household, a small retail business, a large
manufacturer in a business park or someone working in
the Gig
economy. Small and medium-sized businesses are the
backbone of the local economy in my constituency. Whether in the
shops of Aldridge village centre or in one of our many and varied
business parks, businesses are creating jobs, driving the
investment that is reducing unemployment, and developing skills
for today and for the future. Such businesses may use the
internet to sell their goods, to order components or materials,
or to run their customer service. The internet is now an integral
part of business...
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