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HANSARD Covid-19: PPE ProcurementThe Minister has made much of the context of the time and the speed and the calls for PPE, but what my and, I am sure, everybody else’s constituents wanted was PPE quickly and…24 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionI welcome the Supreme Court ruling today. I have sat patiently and listened to SNP Members, one after another, reflect what could fairly be said to be the concerns of their…23 Nov 2022HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Bath for bringing forward this Bill, which is particularly important in stressing the employer’s liability. Most of us—most women,…23 Nov 2022HANSARDSolihull MurdersThe facts of this case are horrifying and heartbreaking. I echo the remarks that have been made about the need for basic policing and ask the Minister to consider mandatory…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyThe Minister is being generous with his time. On the specific point of the windfall tax, there have been calls in this place since October last year for a temporary windfall tax…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. It has been revealed that, in the Opposition day debate on Scottish independence and the economy on Wednesday 2 November, figures used by SNP…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Night Flights: Impact on Communitiesrose—08 Nov 2022HANSARD Night Flights: Impact on Communitiesrose—08 Nov 2022HANSARD Night Flights: Impact on CommunitiesMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and an excellent point on an issue that is pertinent to her constituents with regard to Heathrow, and affects my constituents in…08 Nov 2022HANSARDArmed Forces Families: “Living in our Shoes” ReportWith regard to the report, we learned in the pursuit of a recent constituency case that the Ministry of Defence was not able to decide whether to deduct earnings from service…07 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingWe welcome the Minister’s assurances that decisions will be made more quickly, particularly since 89,000 people in the system have been waiting more than six months for a…07 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI will do my best, Mr Deputy Speaker, and thank you very much for calling me to speak. This is one Scot who can and will speak but who will not repeat the nonsense we have heard…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyOn that point, will the leader of the SNP please explain to us why his party spent less on the EU referendum than on a Scottish parliamentary by-election on Shetland?02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyAnd still do.02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyWill the hon. Gentleman give way?02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish Economyrose —02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish Economyrose —02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyMay I point out that the hon. Gentleman misinterprets what all of us think? None of us has ever said that Scotland could not be independent, but the people of Scotland, when given…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyActually, the Campbell commission came up with a report on exactly how it could be done and, to give the Labour party credit, Gordon Brown has now issued his proposals, and…02 Nov 2022HANSARD Airspace Modernisation StrategyI do. I completely agree with the hon. Lady; she makes a good point. The environmental improvements that we are seeing in aircraft, such as the use of sustainable fuels and…01 Nov 2022