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HANSARDUK Pork: Trade with ChinaI am afraid it does appear that almost every single UK Government Department is trying to undermine the UK pig sector, and nowhere is that more keenly felt than in Brechin in my…21 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Pork: Trade with China11. What recent assessment she has made of the potential effect on trade of the suspension of export licences for UK pork processing plants trading with China.21 Oct 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy constituent Jack Barnett was furloughed by his former employer under the coronavirus job retention scheme between April and mid-September 2020, and was made redundant…23 Sept 2021HANSARDDraft Organics (Equivalence and Control Bodies Listing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021Thank you, Mr Stringer. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I also cannot help but notice the asymmetry in Committee. As an SNP Member, I am vexed regularly by the…21 Sept 2021HANSARD Decarbonising AviationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Sir Gary. I rise to contribute to this debate as an aircraft engineer. There are precious few of us—or engineers of any…21 Sept 2021HANSARDDefence ExportsGiven that Babcock’s Arrowhead 140 frigate has been selected by Indonesia in an outstanding endorsement of Scottish engineering, will the Minister ensure that the Government…20 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs we go into another winter, placing the welfare of our communities in the hands of health and social care staff, will the Secretary of State reflect on the fact that in England…14 Sept 2021HANSARDAjax Armoured Vehicle ProcurementThis fiasco surrounds a complex military fighting vehicle, but we need to be clear that the technologically advanced fighting assets are not what is at issue here. What is clearly…09 Sept 2021HANSARD Plastic WasteIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for securing a debate that we are all invested…08 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI agree entirely with my hon. Friend. As many hon. and right hon. Members have observed this afternoon, the Taliban need to be judged on their actions, not on their words. Against…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI give way to my hon. Friend.18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanThe humanitarian disaster unfolding in front of our eyes is a political failure rather than a military one, and I think it is important that this House recognises that. The work…18 Aug 2021HANSARD International Travel RulesThe Association of Independent Tour Operators says that the changes to travel to France have “squashed” consumer confidence. Of course the SNP upholds the rule that public health…19 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryLet me share with the hon. Lady my appreciation that the vaccine roll-out has been a tremendous success. I am not certain that any of my colleagues said that it was not a…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryIf you type the words “covid contract” into Google, the first suggested return is “corruption”, so this Government are fooling nobody. There is no denying that the pandemic was…07 Jul 2021HANSARDDepartmental FundingIn the whole of NATO, only Luxembourg spends less on its personnel than the UK. In 2020, the MOD spent just 34% of its budget on personnel—half the figure that Belgium spends.…05 Jul 2021HANSARDDepartmental FundingWhat recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to his Department.05 Jul 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingIt is a pleasure to follow the Chair of the Defence Committee with the knowledgeable insight that he brings to these debates. Defence expenditure brings with it an opportunity to…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingI thank the right hon. Gentleman, if for no other reason than raising the Type 26, which will allow me to highlight that, despite the MOD, we at last have a tremendous ship with…24 Jun 2021HANSARD Welsh Rural EconomyThank you, Mrs Cummins, for your indulgence, given my slightly late appearance at this debate. I apologise to colleagues in the debate and especially to the right hon. Member for…22 Jun 2021