Speeches
- 26th November 2008
David Gauke tables amendments to require an annual assessment of the efficacy of the safeguards on partial property transfer where some assets are transferred out of a bank with a view to a private sector purchase. read more »
- 28th October 2008
David Gauke leads a late-night Commons debate on partially selective schools and priority admissions for siblings and highlights problems caused by the Schools Adjudicator ruling against cross-sibling priority for the Watford grammar schools. read more »
- 15th October 2008
David Gauke responds to a Government motion which restores funding to the Contingencies Fund - used for the Bradford & Bingley and Icelandic banks - and to provide the resources for the recapitalisation of Lloyds TSB, HBOS and the Royal Bank of Scotland. read more »
- 7th October 2008
David Gauke winds up the debate for the Opposition calling for the Government to concentrate on bringing down debt rather than evading its own rules and highlighting Conservative proposals for the creation of an office of budget responsibility. read more »
- 6th October 2008
David Gauke winds up the debate on behalf of the Opposition and broadly supports the Bill which concerns the raising of funds from dormant accounts and how those funds are distributed. read more »
- 3rd July 2008
Minister confirms that NATS is looking again at flightpath proposals which would mean hundreds of flights a day flying lower over the area from Tring to Berkhamsted. read more »
- 1st July 2008
David Gauke highlights concerns, backed by the professional bodies, of a trend giving greater powers to HMRC at a faster rate than the introduction of safeguards to protect taxpayers. read more »
- 1st July 2008
David Gauke addresses a proposed clause to extend the inheritance tax rights given to civil partners to siblings. read more »
- 11th June 2008
In winding up a debate on the minimum wage for the Conservatives, David Gauke calls for effective enforcement of the national minimum wage to protect law-abiding employers from being undercut by employers who flout the law. read more »
- 29th April 2008
David Gauke tables an amendment to delay any extension of the single penalty regime for incorrect tax returns that was brought in last year in respect of 'main taxes' to enable an assessment of the effectiveness of the regime. read more »
