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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. This afternoon, we will have a debate on the infected blood inquiry. Representatives from Haemophilia Scotland met colleagues last week in Parliament and it has called for an…22 Jun 2023HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryFirst, as others have, I pay tribute to the co-chairs of the all-party parliamentary group on haemophilia and contaminated blood—the Father of the House, the hon. Member for…22 Jun 2023HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryI am very grateful to the Father of the House for those kind words, and I am sure campaigners in Scotland will be very grateful to hear them. Those campaigners are driving us all…22 Jun 2023HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryI absolutely agree with that, and I thank the hon. Gentleman for pointing it out. If I led him down another political path, I apologise for that. I want to make it clear that…22 Jun 2023HANSARDDraft Armed Forces Act 2006 (Continuation) Order 2023The Scottish National party also supports our armed forces and will support the draft order. I do not intend to detain the Committee for long, but I should put on record my…21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillHopefully the Minister will answer that question. The Minister did say in answer to my intervention that it happens in other countries. Yes, it happens in Russia and Hungary. Are…21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI, too, refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. In opening the debate, the Minister skirted round amendment 4B and just said that the…21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIn response to the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine), the Minister indicated that the Government agree with the right to strike and want to protect it. However,…21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThe shadow Minister is being very generous in taking interventions. The heart of the Lords amendment is to protect workers who have been dismissed so that they have recourse to a…21 Jun 2023HANSARD Co-operatives and Alternative Businesses: Local Authority SupportThe hon. Lady, too, is a friend of the workers. In fact, I once said that to her when she was in your very spot, Mr Dowd, in a debate on workers’ rights. She is correct that the…20 Jun 2023HANSARD Co-operatives and Alternative Businesses: Local Authority SupportIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Dowd. I commend the hon. Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Dame Meg Hillier) for leading this debate with an excellent speech.…20 Jun 2023HANSARD Co-operatives and Alternative Businesses: Local Authority SupportThe hon. Lady is making a very important point about what central Government can do. Does she agree that that applies to measures to address food poverty? Co-operatives right…20 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living and BrexitI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. He mentioned that inflation is an important issue. Food inflation is 19.2%. What does he expect that figure to be by the end of the year?14 Jun 2023HANSARDBrexit: Science and Technology Sector5. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK's departure from the EU on the science and technology sector.14 Jun 2023HANSARDBrexit: Science and Technology SectorI thank the Minister for that answer, but the UK Government are pushing for a discount on membership in the Horizon programme, arguing that UK researchers have been disadvantaged…14 Jun 2023HANSARDRail ServicesAccording to reports, Great British Railways is dead in the water thanks to a Treasury that knows the cost of everything and the value of nothing. We have seen the Yorkshire leg…08 Jun 2023HANSARDRail Services9. What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on delivering rail service improvements.08 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, let me join the Leader of the House in congratulating my many friends and relations who are supporters of West Ham United, which I note is another successful team with a…08 Jun 2023HANSARDDeposit Return Scheme: UK Internal Market ActThe First Minister of Wales has now been contacted by the UK Government to make changes to the Welsh DRS scheme to remove glass, which reneges on what was previously agreed in the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDDeposit Return Scheme: UK Internal Market ActLet us quote from the 2019 Conservative party manifesto—in this job, reading fiction is a necessary evil. It says: “We will crack down on the waste and carelessness that destroys…05 Jun 2023