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HANSARD Cost of Living in ScotlandMy hon. Friend is spot on. We hear this far too often. I know that great work is being done in local food banks and the pantry network as well, but food poverty continues to be a…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Cost of Living in ScotlandAbsolutely. My hon. Friend is spot on to draw the comparison on an issue that impacts both my constituents and hers. I think that probably the two places in Glasgow that are most…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Cost of Living in ScotlandI beg to move, That this House has considered the cost of living in Scotland. My ability to wind up the Minister is never going to be in question, Ms Vaz, but in all seriousness I…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Cost of Living in ScotlandI agree with the hon. Gentleman. Indeed, I was referring to that particular issue with my hon. Friend the Member for West Dunbartonshire (Martin Docherty-Hughes) earlier on, who…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Cost of Living in ScotlandGiven that I mentioned my hon. Friend, I am happy to give way to him.09 Jan 2024HANSARD Cost of Living in ScotlandAbsolutely. The hon. Gentleman is spot on. Of course, he previously served in the devolved Parliament in Scotland, where there is responsibility for health policy. One thing that…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Cost of Living in ScotlandAbsolutely. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who I know does a power of work on this issue and is an active member of the Lanarkshire forum on poverty. She is right. We know that…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Cost of Living in ScotlandI see that my hon. Friend the Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (Drew Hendry) is seeking to catch my eye as well.09 Jan 2024HANSARD Cost of Living in ScotlandAbsolutely. My hon. Friend is absolutely spot on, and that is the reason, I believe, why when the general election comes the best opportunity to make Scotland Tory-free is to vote…09 Jan 2024HANSARDChristmas, Christianity and CommunitiesIt is widely acknowledged that Mary and Joseph were migrants travelling by unconventional means. Had the authorities in Bethlehem decreed that migrants travelling by…19 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsDuring the recent covid inquiry, the former Health Secretary, the right hon. Member for West Suffolk (Matt Hancock), said that statutory sick pay was “far too low” and that if he…18 Dec 2023HANSARDChild PovertyThe actions that we take to lift children out of poverty say an awful lot about our values. In Scotland, we have lifted 90,000 children out of poverty, with measures such as the…18 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and Palestine17. What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of formally recognising the state of Palestine.12 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThe Minister talks about the need for a two-state solution, and we will not find much disagreement on that, but how can he advocate a two-state solution when the Government refuse…12 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. As others have done, I declare my trade union membership—I am a member of Unite. I found it mildly ironic that…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)Can I ask the Minister for clarification? As I understand it, the Minister said in response to my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South West that there will not be a need for…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)My hon. Friend makes a good point. It was not that long ago—only a couple of weeks back—that we had a Home Secretary who called for insurrection in Whitehall. The reality is that…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)My hon. Friend will be aware that it was actually worse than that. What those Ministers were doing was practising fire and rehire: they resigned, and many of them were then…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)The Minister makes the point that he understands that people have the right to strike, but he says that strikes should not disrupt others. How does he reconcile that view with the…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)On a point of order, Ms Nokes. I beg to move, That the Committee sit in private.27 Nov 2023