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HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillMore, more.20 Apr 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI, too, pay tribute to all the veterans of the Afghanistan conflict, a number of whom are residents at the Cranhill Scottish Veteran Residences complex in my constituency. My hon.…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI suggest that the Government cannot have it both ways. In one respect, the Minister says that we have done nothing with our taxation powers, but his colleagues north of the…20 Apr 2021HANSARDBritish Telecom Group staff redundanciesIt is, as always, very nice to see you in your place, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Communication Workers Union and a great many of my constituents have been in touch concerning the…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Gender Pension GapI do not think anybody in this House would quibble with the fact that automatic enrolment has been a success story, but the point outlined by my hon. Friend the Member for North…19 Apr 2021HANSARD Gender Pension GapI congratulate my hon. Friend most sincerely on securing the debate. The average woman in her 20s in the UK will have to work almost 40 years longer than her male counterpart to…19 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a statement from the Leader of the House on the issue of inconsistency and its impact on the part of the Conservative party? In December 2019, his party had entered…15 Apr 2021HANSARDReturn to work after the pandemicI recently met Scope, the disability charity, which expressed concerns to me about a number of disabled people being compelled to return to work from furlough. We know, for…14 Apr 2021HANSARDNHS PayThe Minister is setting out the bleak fiscal picture for the Government and the tough financial choices that have to be made. Will she explain, then, why they have seen fit to…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS PayIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I, too, pay tribute to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Paula Barker), who secured and opened this…24 Mar 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillI have the unenviable task of following my hon. Friend in his success in the role of SNP work and pensions spokesperson. He has been thanking people for their support. May I, on…23 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureI sit on the Back Benches, watch the hon. Gentleman, the lonely Scottish Labour MP at Westminster, and find myself reflecting every now and again about his once great party. I was…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureWill the hon. Gentleman give way?17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureWill the hon. Member give way?17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureI guess if this was a drinking game, we would probably be having our stomachs pumped every time the hon. Gentleman mentioned the word “SNP”, but I want to ask him about the fact…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureWill the hon. Gentleman give way?17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. On Monday, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster called Scottish independence a “distraction” from “our economic recovery” from…17 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe know that as a result of the disruption caused by the pandemic, many driving students have had to double-pay fees for a driving test. When pressed on that, the Department said…11 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsIn extending the £20 uplift to universal credit, which we welcomed at the beginning of the pandemic, the Prime Minister was clearly conceding that social security support in the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget 2021: Departmental PoliciesIn extending the £20 uplift of universal credit, albeit for only six months, the British Government are clearly conceding that without the £20 uplift, universal credit is…08 Mar 2021