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HANSARDThe Growth PlanIt is not just the American President; the dogs in the street know that trickle-down economics does not work. This statement pushes money into the pockets of bankers in the City…23 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenI rise on behalf of my constituents in Central Ayrshire to express our sympathies to the royal family and to pay respect to Her late Majesty for her long service of threescore…10 Sept 2022HANSARD Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Covid-19Will the Minister give way?06 Sept 2022HANSARD Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Covid-19I totally agree. The Government’s response to the petition talks of 174 cases. When I was a breast cancer surgeon and there was the scandal about PIP implants, which I knew we had…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Covid-19It is not just a matter of who they sue—whether it is a pharmaceutical company or the Government. As with contaminated blood, is the point not that people injured by vaccines—or…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Covid-19We are here to discuss the vaccine damage payment scheme of 1979. My interest is as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on vaccinations for all, so it is clear that I am…06 Sept 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ7. Due to Scottish Government investment in affordable housing, the Scottish child payment and extended free school meals, Scotland has the lowest level of child poverty in the…20 Jul 2022HANSARD Contaminated Blood Scandal: Interim Payments for VictimsThe Irish Government established their compensation tribunal more than 25 years ago, yet the UK Government continue to leave victims facing death, without even basic justice for…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNHS Pensions and StaffingObviously, I too was a doctor until recent years. This is an issue for all four health services across the UK, and is taking away people with the knowledge, skills and experience…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillIs my hon. Friend not concerned that, if this Bill were successful and therefore both the European Court of Justice and the rules of the single market were set aside, untold harm…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillWill the Minister give way?13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?13 Jul 2022HANSARDNHS Pensions and StaffingWill the Minister give way?13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillObviously the loss of input in being at the top table is a feature of Brexit. It is a feature of all countries that are members of the EEA single market, but not of the EU.…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillIs not the problem with this Bill that it will not give voice to people in Northern Ireland or their representatives? It puts all the control in the hands of a Government Minister…13 Jul 2022HANSARDStrategy for International DevelopmentWill the Minister give way?06 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. It is without question that issues with, in particular, the implementation of the protocol remain: 29% of businesses are still…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThe Bill unilaterally sets aside significant provisions of the Northern Ireland protocol, an international agreement for which the Prime Minister was quite happy to take credit…27 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment’s Energy Security StrategyScotland has a quarter of Europe’s marine energy potential, but generators in the north of Scotland are charged 15 times the rate to put electricity into the national grid. When…18 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolIt is not just about how people in Northern Ireland voted recently. In August 2016, the former DUP First Minister wrote to the UK Government calling for a special position for…17 May 2022