John Penrose MP asks the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, whether he supports his ideas for a strong 1 in, 2 out regulation regime to give the UK a big post-Brexit better regulation dividend.
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This article was originally published by The Times and made available here. When we talk in economics about consumers, the image that usually springs to mind is of a person in a shop buying something. What if we invert the perspective, though, so the consumer is the person behind the…
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This article was written by Edward Malnick and originally published on The Telegraph website. Boris Johnson has endorsed plans to tear up red tape by resurrecting the Coalition’s rule that two “unnecessary” regulations must be scrapped for every one introduced by his Government. This week, the Government will publish a…
Read MoreAfter raising concerns about the temporary reduction in the Foreign Aid Budget, John received confirmation from senior Ministers that the Government remains committed to the 0.7% figure and that it will be restored as soon as UK finances are back to normal. Here is the quote John gave The Weston…
Read MoreJohn Penrose MP asks the Minister what discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the independence of Open Banking?
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This article was originally published on CAPX Online. The new Plan for Rail starts really well, by invoking the buccaneering, entrepreneurial early days of Britain’s railways when the ‘iron web’, invented in this country in 1825, spread across the earth, transforming everything and everywhere it touched. Huge amounts of private…
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Political reactions to the suggested new Parliamentary Boundaries are usually guaranteed to turn anyone into a cynic. Broadly,… Read More
Article Originally published on The Telegraph Online (30/06/2021). Read it here. New subsidy control bill promises ‘agile and… Read More
There’s a fairly good chance that, before reading this, you’ll have logged into your banking app this morning… Read More
John organised a debate in Parliament to drive home why our local Levelling-Up Fund bids are so important… Read More