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HANSARDCost of Living: People on Low IncomesA recent report for the Aberlour children’s charity found that the DWP deducts an average of £80 a month from Scottish families on universal credit to cover debts such as advance…05 Dec 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionI will ask the Secretary of State the same question that I asked the Prime Minister just a short while ago, to which I am still waiting for an answer. What is the route for a…23 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Did Scotland vote for Brexit? No. Did Scotland vote for austerity? No. Did Scotland vote for the Tories? No. What we did vote for— [ Interruption. ] Don’t shout me down— […23 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is the oil giants, such as Shell and BP, and the FTSE 100 bosses, recording record profits and pay rises, who should be shouldering the burden of…22 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementThe first round of austerity contributed to more than 300,000 excess deaths. The Government have made a political choice to impose austerity 2.0. Instead of increasing the benefit…17 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsGovernment advice to sit in the shade is not enough to protect our skin. Sunscreen products need to be more affordable. Will the Minister work with me and support my VAT Burn…15 Nov 2022HANSARDPancreatic Cancer Awareness MonthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing this important debate today, and on all…08 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyWhile we hold this debate, a cost of living crisis continues to hit people the length and breadth of these four nations. Scotland has a chance to shelter our people from facing…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI welcome that intervention and agree that the language used by the Home Secretary is shameful. I think that my constituents agree as well. Every single one of those wounds has…02 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft International Development Association (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2022
Draft International Development Association (Twentieth Replenishment) Order 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I will be brief, because most of what I was going to contribute has been said already. The SNP’s position on this…31 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsSaturday was World Stroke Day. I simply ask if this Government will uprate benefits in line with inflation, which would particularly help the growing population who are living…31 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Support for Young PeopleI welcome that intervention from my very good friend; it is correct that students and young people should be paid the same amount, because goods cost the same regardless of age.…18 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Support for Young Peoplerose —18 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Support for Young PeopleThe cost of living crisis is hitting all our constituents hard, but today we are focusing on children and young people, the support available and what is still needed. The bottom…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Voting by Proxy (Amendment and Extension)I thank the Leader of the House for bringing this motion forward today. “I’m not broken; Westminster is.” I first uttered those words nine months ago, having launched a campaign…12 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanI was not aware that new legislation was introduced during a fiscal statement. Announcing to the House plans to annihilate workers’ rights, during a statement framed as supporting…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionTo come back to the 2019 Tory party manifesto, which each Government Member stood on, it states on page 55 that a moratorium on fracking would be lifted only if “the science…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandI thank my hon. Friend for that welcome intervention. The new Prime Minister certainly will have disastrous consequences for the workforce across the United Kingdom. Employment…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Lanark and Hamilton East (Angela Crawley) on securing the debate. There are endless merits to devolving employment law to Scotland,…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. To address the earlier intervention by the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine), my predecessor, as part of the Lib Dem-Tory…06 Sept 2022