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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for his response. I have no intention of pursuing this new clause any further, but I hope the Government have taken these views on board and, if those broad…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Hopefully we can all get off to lunch quite soon. The UK Government may still be driving the big red Brexit blunder-bus…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)New clause 5 would require the Chancellor of the Exchequer to publish an assessment of the impact of the Bill on the Government’s ability to meet their duties under the Climate…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)Would it not be a good idea to have a consistent approach that the UK Government could get behind? We have had to push on with our DRS to actually achieve some of our net zero…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 2, in clause 346, page 264, line 31, at end insert— “(9) This section shall not come into force until the Chancellor of the Exchequer has published— (a) a…18 May 2023HANSARDPublic Bodies and VATIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I thank the right hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth (George Eustice) for securing this important debate. I think we…17 May 2023HANSARDPromoting Scotland OverseasWith the UK Government out to diminish the Scottish whisky industry through higher taxation and our food sector through post-Brexit red tape and border problems, does the…17 May 2023HANSARDPromoting Scotland Overseas3. What recent steps he has taken with the Scottish Government to promote Scotland overseas.17 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsHMS Prince of Wales currently lies in Rosyth for repairs and I hear it has been cannibalised for spare parts. Will this £3 billion asset be back on full operational duties by the…15 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsThere is an unwritten law in Scotland that the best policing is carried out with the consent of the public. What is it about the Met that means that the policing of public events…09 May 2023HANSARDPensioners: Cost of LivingPension credit continues to be a serious issue, with £1.7 billion going unclaimed each year. Will the Minister introduce an effective strategy in the coming year, perhaps…24 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI always wondered how the Conservative party did its policy development, but I think the right hon. Member for North East Somerset (Mr Rees-Mogg) has helped me to come to a…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Although the Prime Minister is absent, I hope he later gets the chance to watch the BBC’s dramatisation of the Brink’s-Mat robbery in the 1980s, when the police team assigned…29 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic Situation“Growth” is fast becoming a word with no meaning in relation to our economy, thanks to the ever-increasing financial and fiscal fiascos racked up by this UK Government. Just as…21 Mar 2023HANSARD High Income Child Benefit ChargeWill the Minister give way?02 Feb 2023HANSARD High Income Child Benefit ChargeThe point that I wanted to make was actually about whether we could get a view on the example that I gave of family 1 and family 2 and the inequity that there is for certain…02 Feb 2023HANSARD High Income Child Benefit ChargeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) for securing this debate, which is…02 Feb 2023HANSARDImpact of Leaving the EUThis Government seem hellbent on destroying the Scottish seafood sector. Some £60 million has been spent on additional Brexit paperwork alone, while export delays and exclusions…11 Jan 2023HANSARDImpact of Leaving the EU12. Whether he has made a recent assessment of the impact of the UK leaving the European Union on Scotland.11 Jan 2023HANSARDSMEs: Recruitment Support9. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support (a) small and medium-sized enterprises and (b) other businesses to recruit adequate numbers of staff.29 Nov 2022