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HANSARDBrexit: Economic Impact5. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of withdrawal from the EU on the economy.05 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI welcome the moves the Government have made on this Bill. It is important that they have done so, but they could still go much further. I pay tribute to the work of the right…04 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI thank the Minister for that point, but the number of incorporations is massive and the resource to Companies House is not keeping pace to check on each and every company that is…04 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillGiven the woefully low number of fines for false filing and the single one for not registering a person of significant control for Scottish limited partnerships, will we see that…04 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsA constituent of mine has a small work pension, rendering her ineligible for pension credit yet still struggling to get by. Another constituent who is 80 and misses out on pension…04 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI will not give way, as I am conscious of the amount of time for this debate. As I was saying, it is important that we recognise the significance of this to small businesses—this…04 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillBecause such a law has helped in the case of the Health and Safety Executive. The Minister used to talk about how when the health and safety legislation came in, the number of…04 Sept 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Economic Impact AssessmentThe Tory Illegal Migration Bill has almost completed its journey through Parliament and only yesterday did the Home Office deign to publish this ludicrous economic impact…27 Jun 2023HANSARDPrisoner Transfers: AlbaniaThe UK Government are reportedly paying jailed Albanian offenders £1,500 to return to their country of origin as part of an early release scheme. Can the Secretary of State tell…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Energy Company Obligation SchemesThe hon. Lady is making some excellent points. I am sure that in her constituency, as in mine, there are many older properties that are very difficult to convert. Does she agree…27 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Economic Impact AssessmentOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Immigration Minister told me earlier: “I do not know if any refugees came to it” —Refugee Week— “because the SNP does not house…27 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Economic Impact Assessmentrose—27 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Economic Impact AssessmentFurther to the point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Thank you for what you have said, and I will be brief. The Minister implied, at the Dispatch Box, that Scotland does not take…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Population Growth: Impact of ImmigrationNo, I will not. I listened with patience to the right hon. Gentleman’s comments, and he can listen with patience to mine. The right hon. Gentleman talked about issues with skills…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Population Growth: Impact of ImmigrationIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Paisley. Oh my goodness, where to start with this debate? Well, I will start with my own constituency of Glasgow Central, in which…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Population Growth: Impact of ImmigrationThank you kindly, Mr Paisley. I will accept that the right hon. Gentleman did not make that point about demographics, but one of his colleagues did. Perhaps that is happening…27 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAnyone’s Child has a mass lobby of Parliament today, calling for reform of the UK’s failed and outdated drugs laws. Will a Justice Minister be meeting anybody from Anyone’s Child…27 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThe hon. Lady is making an excellent point on bank closures. Even in urban constituencies such as mine, banking closures are forcing people into the city centre to get their cash.…26 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage CharterThe mortgage crisis is not the only crisis over which this Government are presiding. According to StepChange Debt Charity, 45% of mortgage holders—some 7 million—are now…26 Jun 2023HANSARDSituation in RussiaIt was reported in The Wall Street Journal that the US is considering delaying further sanctions on the Wagner Group after this weekend’s events. Given all that the Foreign…26 Jun 2023