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HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU Lawrose—19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. He is correct, and I will expand on his point in a moment. This Government and the Bill are an existential threat to Scottish…19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of retained EU law on the Scottish devolution settlement. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair for this morning’s…19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawDoes the hon. Member agree with my substantive point that this is actually a power grab from this place against the Scottish Parliament? It is a power grab that gives primacy in…19 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Sanctions (Damages Cap) Regulations 2022Like the Opposition, we, too, welcome the measures with a feeling of “not before time”. This should have happened a long time ago and it is unfortunate that it took Putin’s…18 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerWhether she is under her desk or behind a couch, people rightly view the Prime Minister’s sacking of the Chancellor as a particularly unedifying act of self-preservation, given…17 Oct 2022HANSARDBlasphemy Laws and Allegations: Commonwealth CountriesThere is ample evidence that lawyers and judges are intimidated by the rule of the mob. We have to be part of addressing that to find a solution. I have great sympathy for the…11 Oct 2022HANSARDBlasphemy Laws and Allegations: Commonwealth CountriesThank you, Sir Charles. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair for this morning’s debate, and I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing it. I agree with…11 Oct 2022HANSARDBlasphemy Laws and Allegations: Commonwealth CountriesBefore the Minister sits down, will she say a few words about what the Government have done to advocate on Mubarak Bala’s behalf directly with the Nigerian Government? When is the…11 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateMany people across rural Scotland depend on heating oil to heat their homes. Today I spoke to someone who was quoted 110p a litre, with a minimum delivery of 500 litres. Of…05 Sept 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Abuses and Corruption: UK SanctionsI, too, begin by thanking the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) and the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) for securing this debate. I…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseThank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Minister for prior sight of this statement. Let me begin by paying tribute to those in all the emergency services who, once again, have…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNigeria: Security SituationIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair for this afternoon’s debate, Ms Nokes. I thank the hon. Member for Hendon (Dr Offord) for the thoughtful and considered way in which he…19 Jul 2022HANSARDMinisters’ Severance PayCould there be a more fitting end to the tenure of one of the most discredited Prime Ministers in living memory than to have a slew of his former Ministers, motivated in the main…11 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeHere we are again, Mr Speaker. Once again, the Minister for defending the indefensible is sent out to defend his boss, but even he must realise the frequency with which we…05 Jul 2022HANSARDHong Kong AnniversariesWhat evidence would the Government require, that they do not currently have, that human rights are being abused and fundamental rights undermined in Hong Kong?29 Jun 2022HANSARDHong Kong AnniversariesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Efford. I too begin by thanking the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for securing the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: International ConferenceThank you, Mr McCabe; it is good to see you in the Chair this morning. I, too, thank the hon. Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce) for securing this important debate, and I thank…28 Jun 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests ResignationNo, I don’t! That is shameful nonsense!16 Jun 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests ResignationAnother day, another scandal, another humiliation for the Prime Minister as another sleaze adviser quits. Let us not forget that when Lord Geidt took this job on 16 months ago he…16 Jun 2022