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HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to speak in this important debate and to follow the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire (Kirsten Oswald). It is important that we…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills: VATIt is an honour to speak in today’s debate, even though it is a very frustrating one. I cannot get my head around the fact that Government Members seem more offended by the Labour…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventWe have heard today some reminders of what so many people in this country were going through in May 2020. One of the things that helped to keep us all together was the belief that…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill), and it was very interesting to hear his views on that aspect of the Bill and the…05 Jan 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Accommodation: RAF ManstonWe have heard a great deal about the pressure on accommodation, but surely that pressure could be relieved if the Home Office were to act more quickly and fairly in processing…15 Dec 2021HANSARDDignity in DyingThe right hon. Gentleman is making a very powerful speech on a highly emotive issue. He mentioned Liam McArthur’s Bill in the Scottish Parliament, which was the subject of…08 Dec 2021HANSARDDignity in Dyingrose—08 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the 2019 Queen’s Speech, the rationale for reform was set out as being to “ensure our tax system is supporting Scottish whisky and gin producers and protecting 42,000 jobs”—…07 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.07 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI confirm that the Liberal Democrats will not be supporting the Bill and will be supporting the Opposition amendments. There are several specific reasons for that, which I have…01 Dec 2021HANSARDCOP27: Finance for Loss and DamageI stress again that the Group of 77 plus China—the world’s underdeveloped countries—were disappointed, crucially, with the wording on finance. They say that it is weak and have…01 Dec 2021HANSARDCOP27: Finance for Loss and Damage10. Whether he plans to have discussions with the President of COP27 on continuing negotiations for a loss and damage facility.01 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ7. My constituency of Edinburgh West has some of the most polluted streets in our country. An estimated one in 29 deaths in Edinburgh is related to air pollution and we do not…01 Dec 2021HANSARD2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics: Diplomatic RelationsFollowing the litany of abuses against the Uyghur Muslims and in Hong Kong, and, most recently, the international concern about the treatment of tennis star Peng Shuai, both the…30 Nov 2021HANSARD2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics: Diplomatic Relations8. What assessment she has made of the effect of China’s human rights on the strength of diplomatic relations ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic games in Beijing.30 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI am slightly confused by what the hon. Gentleman is saying. Is he insinuating that Members of Parliament should not be open to scrutiny, that we should not be answerable to the…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeWill the hon. Gentleman give way?17 Nov 2021HANSARD Walter Smith OBE: Contribution to Scottish FootballI thank the hon. Member for giving way and congratulate him on securing this Adjournment debate. Does he agree that, perhaps, the thing that Walter Smith and Bertie Auld had in…17 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsIn my constituency of Edinburgh West, numerous people come to us with delays from the Department for Work and Pensions with pensions and benefits, to add to the delays that others…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeThe hon. Member is making a powerful point about second salaries. It was announced today that we have record inflation, at a time when we already have a cost of living crisis and…17 Nov 2021