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HANSARD Levelling-up Fund Round 2: Bidding ProcessI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North East (Anne McLaughlin) for securing the debate. Back on 29 July, during a Conservative hustings in Tunbridge Wells, the now…07 Feb 2023HANSARDAsylum Applications: BacklogDelays even when decisions have been made are all too common. To give an example, a constituent had his appeal allowed but is still waiting for the tribunal’s decision to be…06 Feb 2023HANSARDRefugees: AccommodationHome Office accommodation provider Mears has made significant profits providing substandard facilities for asylum seekers. Community InfoSource in Glasgow has found that Mears’…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Prepayment Meters: Ofgem DecisionThey are more expensive!06 Feb 2023HANSARD Prepayment Meters: Ofgem DecisionMy constituent Mr Valmassoi has to move out of his home at the end of the month because Utilita has taken so long to investigate a potential fault with his prepayment meter that…06 Feb 2023HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsMy constituent Hamid Bahrami is one of a number of Iranian constituents who are deeply frightened by the activities of the IRGC here in the UK. Can the Secretary of State tell me…31 Jan 2023HANSARDIMF Economic OutlookThe Minister talks about other countries, but the reason why things are so bad in the UK is squarely down to the impact that Brexit is having on the economy—a Brexit that Scotland…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Smaller Musical Genres: ScotlandThe Minister talks about the importance of piping both here and internationally. Is she aware that there is no back-cataloguing of piping, because it is live, meaning that the…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Smaller Musical Genres: ScotlandMy hon. Friend has strayed too far into Glasgow for my liking. Would he agree that the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, based in my Glasgow Central constituency, is a huge part of…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThe hon. Lady is making some excellent points about the golden visas. Does she find the lack of curiosity from the Government about these golden visa holders and what they have…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI thank everybody who has contributed to the Bill. It has been a cross-party and worthwhile effort, and everybody who has been part of it has felt that. I hope the Government do…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIt is not, and it certainly will not be the last. It could be if the Minister accepted the amendments, but he is not going to do that, and he will keep hearing this speech until…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Energy Bills: Self-disconnectionI have had many emails from people who live in Dalmarnock and are served by a communal heating system operated by Switch2, which is not currently under Government regulation.…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIt is a pleasure to follow the expertise of the right hon. and learned Member for South Swindon (Sir Robert Buckland), who outlined in great detail the significance and importance…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillOne Minister is on his phone and the other—the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton—is sitting at the back of the Chamber having a gab. This is not ideal, but perhaps the Minister…25 Jan 2023HANSARDWagner Group: Sanctions RegimeI do not know if the Minister has had the chance to read Oliver Bullough’s book “Butler to the World”. There is a copy in the Library if he has not. I recommend it to him because…25 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThe Minister talks about the need for secondary legislation. Does he have an idea of the timescale for that coming before the House, so that we know how long it will be before…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI agree. The hon. Gentleman is anticipating my moving on to new clause 20, which talks to some of those issues in great detail, and a very good amendment it is, too. We have…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy hon. Friend is making a good case on the impact of phoenixing on individuals and our constituents. Is he aware also of cases where companies have employed subcontractors, they…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThe right hon. Member makes an incredibly important point. The case reported in the press today shows people getting around the rules that we set up for very important reasons—the…24 Jan 2023