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HANSARD Benefit SanctionsI agree with my hon. Friend that sanctioning people on the lowest of incomes at any time is grossly unfair, but at this time, when even many people in well-paid work are…13 Dec 2022HANSARDPark Homes Energy SupportPark homes, by their nature, have commercial suppliers, but many park homes are not holiday homes. They do not have holiday homes or facilities such as pools, restaurants and…07 Dec 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionThe Supreme Court today did not rule that Scotland should not be independent or that Scotland should not be able to have a referendum; it ruled that the existing legislation…23 Nov 2022HANSARDPre-payment Meters (Self-disconnection)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require energy companies to allow a grace period before disconnecting customers with pre-payment meters who have run out…23 Nov 2022HANSARDDevolved Finances3. What assessment his Department has made of the impact of the reduction in the Scottish block grant on devolved finances.16 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022Is that acceptable, Ms Fovargue?16 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022I did not know that we were allowed to go off on a tangent. This is getting into an argument about how people come to this country. We are talking about migrant workers; asylum…16 Nov 2022HANSARDDevolved FinancesIndependent research shows that the Scottish block grant will be cut by £5 billion in real terms over the next two years. What if the Scottish Government have £5 billion less to…16 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022I will try to be courteous. I will support the regulations, but I do not support the skills charge. As we discussed last week in Westminster Hall, there are massive shortages in…16 Nov 2022HANSARDMigrationThe £120 million totally wasted on the Rwanda plan could have quadrupled the number of caseworkers and cleared the backlog in asylum cases urgently. Can we have a Department…16 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022I will be brief. It would be remiss of me not to point out that we would not have labour and skills shortages, and would not have to be constantly tinkering with immigration…16 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022I have no idea what the hon. Lady is talking about.16 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022I am in the governing party’s bad books today, somehow; I do not know what I have done. Would I say that vile people smugglers should be stopped from treating people in the way…16 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockThe 19 December deadline only allows people to get £324. I will be getting my constituents to sign up for that on the basis of the £324, but I am asking whether somebody who…08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockThe £650 cost of living grant to those on pension credit is great, and would have been a great incentive to get that other 30% to 40% to sign up for pension credit. We know that…08 Nov 2022HANSARDLabour and Skills Shortages: Temporary Recovery VisaI am pleased to serve under your chairwomanship, Mrs Cummins. I thank the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron)—he comes from a beautiful part of England—for…08 Nov 2022HANSARDLabour and Skills Shortages: Temporary Recovery VisaI really do thank the hon. Lady for that. There will be so many migrant workers who have worked their backsides off in the NHS, especially during the pandemic, and who will be…08 Nov 2022HANSARDLabour and Skills Shortages: Temporary Recovery VisaCould that failure to recruit enough HGV drivers from overseas have been anything to do with the fact that they were told they could come here for 12 weeks and would then have to…08 Nov 2022HANSARDLabour and Skills Shortages: Temporary Recovery VisaIs the hon. Gentleman aware of another issue, which the Daily Record in Scotland revealed the other day, that delivery drivers for Just Eat, Deliveroo and others—I cannot remember…08 Nov 2022HANSARDLabour and Skills Shortages: Temporary Recovery VisaI appreciate the clarification, but it was quite clear that the leader of the Labour party said there were too many migrant workers in the NHS. The shadow Secretary of State for…08 Nov 2022