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HANSARDMortgage Rates and the Bank of EnglandToday, the International Monetary Fund observed that the Chancellor’s unfunded tax cuts have complicated the fight against inflation. As a result, the Bank of England is expected…11 Oct 2022HANSARDSupport for SMEsBusinesses of all sizes are struggling with Brexit, import costs, material costs, the weak pound against the dollar and the euro and increased wage and energy costs, and they…11 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanThe Chancellor comes here today—the sixth Chancellor in seven years—asking us to believe that the things that he voted for and supported just a few months ago were all fine at the…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessCalder Millerfield in my constituency has been quoted a 345% increase in its electricity costs alone. Although I appreciate the Secretary of State’s plans to help in the next six…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseA survey by Child Poverty Action Group has found that scrapping the benefit cap is twice as popular as scrapping the cap on bankers’ bonuses. Axing the benefit cap, which has been…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalI have three Sikh gurdwaras in my constituency: the Central Gurdwara, Singh Saba; the Guru Granth Sahib in Pollokshields; and the Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur, which is also in…07 Sept 2022HANSARDAvanti West CoastAs the MP for Glasgow Central, I know that the cancellations and lack of reliability from Avanti have had an impact on business, leisure, tourism and the many events that Glasgow…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent point on the proximity of cash machines and arbitrary limits. The city centre of Glasgow is right at the heart of my constituency.…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillThe hon. Gentleman speaks with a lot of expertise in the area. Could he give an example of when the power might be used? In what circumstances might the Government want to use it?07 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillI very much enjoy serving on the Treasury Committee, but it has an incredibly busy agenda. What the Government are doing here is taking a huge amount of scrutiny of incredibly…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateI met a range of organisations during the recess. Most recently, I met David Findlater, the managing director of Calder Millerfield in Dalmarnock, which has been making bakery and…05 Sept 2022HANSARDFinance for Loss and DamageThis week’s record-breaking temperatures across the UK show that climate change is on our doorstep, but many of the world’s poorest countries have been dealing with this climate…20 Jul 2022HANSARDFinance for Loss and Damage2. What recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) his counterparts in other wealthy nations on mobilising finance for loss and damage.20 Jul 2022HANSARDBreastmilk Substitutes: International Code of MarketingAs the World Health Organisation’s recent status report on implementation of the code gives the UK a mark of only 40 out of a possible 100, the UK could clearly be doing a great…19 Jul 2022HANSARD Contaminated Blood Scandal: Interim Payments for VictimsI have constituents who were infected, and constituents who were affected by, and bereaved as a result of, the contaminated blood scandal. I pay tribute to all the campaigners,…19 Jul 2022HANSARDBreastmilk Substitutes: International Code of Marketing3. If his Department will take steps to fully implement the international code of marketing of breastmilk substitutes.19 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentIn Scotland, 2022 is the Year of Stories, so it is nice that Conservative Members have come in today with their contribution to fiction and rewriting history. The Prime Minister…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseDepartment for Work and Pensions figures that have come out since the House has been sitting show that 359,000 households—1.3 million children—are affected by the two-child limit…14 Jul 2022HANSARDFood PricesOne of the most worrying increases in food prices is for infant formula, some of which is now so expensive that it is security-tagged or kept behind the till, because families…14 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Law EnforcementI absolutely agree. The hon. Gentleman made a point about the fraud coming through on his WhatsApp. There is a real problem there; such fraud is taking place on those platforms.…07 Jul 2022