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HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: DiplomacyWhat recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK Internal Market Bill on the effectiveness of UK diplomacy.13 Oct 2020HANSARDFinancial support for the self-employed during COVID-19I rise on behalf of my self-employed constituents who rightly feel let down by the lack of support from the UK Government. Some, such as the newly self-employed, those paid by…07 Oct 2020HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportIt is a horrific irony that while we risk 1980s levels of unemployment, the Chancellor was busy reminding his party conference that Tory values are old and timeless. I appreciate…06 Oct 2020HANSARD Alternative Fuelled Vehicles: Energy ProvisionWill the Minister give way?06 Oct 2020HANSARD Alternative Fuelled Vehicles: Energy ProvisionI hope that I will not disappoint given that you were so keen to get to me earlier, Mr Betts. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western) on…06 Oct 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI have a constituent whose life has been ruined following a mesh implant. She is constant pain and it has cost her her marriage. She can only work part-time and in a more junior…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewI have been known to enjoy pubs and hospitality myself, but the reality is that if this sector—in particular, nightclubs and the entertainment industry—is to survive, it is going…01 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf the Government’s planned six nuclear sites, so far we have the most expensive plan in the world at Hinkley, Toshiba has walked away from Moorside, and now Hitachi is giving up…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the Minister give way?29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is a kind of pleasure to follow the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie). He strikes a conciliatory tone and he sounds reasonable, but the bottom…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the Minister give way?29 Sept 2020HANSARDThe EconomyWe talk about a green industrial revolution and the Chancellor talks about job protection, yet just last week, Scottish yards missed out on the procurement contracts for the…24 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government intend to break an international treaty that they negotiated while blaming the other party when it is going to act in good faith. Tomorrow, the Government will…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market Billrose—21 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe Secretary of State spoke about a four-nation approach, but in reality there has not been a Cobra meeting since 10 May. It has taken the First Minister of Scotland to push for…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank the Minister for giving way. If we go back to the legal defaults that he says were never envisaged to be enacted, will he explain why plenty of people in the House pointed…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the Minister give way?21 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy hon. Friend is reminding Conservative Members of that point, and is it not the case that the EU has never forced a single infrastructure project on Scotland, yet clause 46…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Lady talks about the freedom of political choices. How come the people of Scotland have voted overwhelmingly for Scottish National party representation, but in this Bill…16 Sept 2020