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HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeThe SNP and the Scottish Government have been pressing for these measures for years. We are glad to see progress, but this is really overdue and it does not go far enough, so if…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI am grateful for sight of the statement. The SNP is part of the global coalition in defence of Ukraine in international law. I commend the Foreign Secretary and her Ministers on…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineRussia and the Kremlin’s efforts in Ukraine are supported not just by a state apparatus, but by a shadowy network of black, grey and opaque interests in terms of finance and…25 Feb 2022HANSARD Recognition of the State of PalestineIt is a pleasure to wind up this debate. There have been a number of positive, constructive and thoughtful comments. This is a bleak day for human rights and international law. I…24 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI commend the Labour party on the motion. It is an important consideration and it is right that, as well as supporting Ukraine and condemning Russian aggression, we should look…23 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of the statutory instrument and for our previous discussions and briefings. I exempt him from any personal criticism in what I am…22 Feb 2022HANSARDRise in the Cost of LivingThe UK energy market is demonstrably broken. Surely that is of concern to all of us in all parts of the House. I am particularly concerned about rural energy prices and…02 Feb 2022HANSARDRise in the Cost of Living10. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of the rise in the cost of living on people in Scotland.02 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsI, too, am grateful for sight of the statement, which we support. I have already said in the House that the SNP will be part of the coalition to defend Ukraine and our democracy.…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSupporting DemocracyMr Speaker, happy Burns night to you and to colleagues later on. “O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us” would be a useful thing for those on the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraineThe Russian regime is a clear and present danger to the rules-based international order, so the SNP will be part of the coalition in Ukraine’s defence. In that spirit, does the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiI congratulate the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) on asking the urgent question. The House is united in our sadness for the people of Tonga, and we want to…24 Jan 2022HANSARDRussia’s Grand StrategyIt is a pleasure to wind up for the SNP in what has been a good debate. I commend the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) for securing it and the…06 Jan 2022HANSARDRussia’s Grand StrategyWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?06 Jan 2022HANSARD RussiaHappy new year to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to colleagues throughout the House. I am grateful for advance sight of the Foreign Secretary’s statement, which I welcome, as far…06 Jan 2022HANSARD UK-Australia Free Trade AgreementA good new year to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to colleagues. I, too, am grateful for sight of the statement by the Secretary of State. Trade deals are the ultimate curate’s…05 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraineI will not have been alone in being chilled by today’s Financial Times article mentioning an essay written by Vladimir Putin that ends with the words: “For we are one people” when…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyThere will be plenty of other chances.06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyI will also be brief, Madam Deputy Speaker. Having been a Member of the European Parliament for 16 years, I am very glad to see progress being made on this forum. In case some…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyThat is outrageous.06 Dec 2021