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HANSARDCost of Living and BrexitWhy?14 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living and BrexitIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Argyll and Bute (Brendan O’Hara). As the junior deputy assistant viceroy was chuntering from a sedentary position about…14 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living and Brexitrose —14 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living and BrexitOne impact is that in a normal independent country, we would not have more food banks than branches of McDonald’s. That is precisely why we want to ensure that our constituents…14 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living and BrexitGoing back to the substance of the motion we have brought before the House, can the Minister briefly outline the Government’s objection to each of the eight paragraphs of the…14 Jun 2023HANSARDPolluter Pays: Policy4. What steps his Department is taking to ensure that its policies align with the polluter pays principle agreed at COP27.23 May 2023HANSARDPolluter Pays: PolicyGlasgow has a strong link with Malawi, which is one of the countries that really feels the impact of climate change. The Minister is right to reference that loss and damage fund.…23 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillWill the hon. Lady give way on that point?22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIt is a pleasure to be called in this debate, and it is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy). I am glad that she touched on point that any…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillOn the issue of stakeholders and jurisdictions, may I turn the Minister’s attention to the devolved Administrations? The SNP Scottish Government have been crystal clear in their…22 May 2023HANSARDScotland-England Transport ConnectivityIf levelling up is to mean anything in the UK, can the Minister say when High Speed 2 will reach Glasgow?17 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingShe is about to do it now.16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingProbably not. There is a common theme this afternoon, especially from colleagues on the SNP Benches, which is borne out by what we are all hearing on the doorsteps. In short, that…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingI was in the Chamber—I may have lapsed into a coma. The hon. Lady talks an awful lot about Brexit and the damage of Brexit. The reality is that the Liberal Democrats were…16 May 2023HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Cost of LivingWill my hon. Friend point out to the hon. Member for North Swindon (Justin Tomlinson) that unlike the UK Government and their pernicious welfare system, the Scottish Government…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingI would caution my hon. Friend not to take absolutely seriously any commitments made by the Liberal Democrats in the run-up to a general election. The Labour party has been taking…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingI do not want to put too much on my hon. Friend, but after the debate will he be so kind as to dig out—indeed, fish out—a copy of the Scottish Tory manifesto that commits exactly…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingIt is a pleasure to close the debate on behalf of the Scottish National party. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Mhairi Black), who opened the…16 May 2023HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Cost of LivingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I pay tribute to you for getting here in double-quick time as a late substitution. I commend my hon. Friend the Member…16 May 2023