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HANSARDWagner Group: Sanctions RegimeDespite the Minister’s gymnastics on this issue, it is clear that there are still serious and systemic links between the UK Government and Russian political elites. In 2021 the…25 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWhat are my hon. Friend’s thoughts on the fact of those powers being called in by a Minister, not this House?18 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point about what is, at its core, an attack on the rights of Scottish people and the Scottish Parliament. His comments about attacks on the…17 Jan 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy Billsindicated dissent .17 Jan 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsDomestic energy companies are routinely raising people’s direct debits above the level of energy that they use and need to pay for. In the process, they are building up credit…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Can you advise the House on whether there is any precedent for a situation where a Secretary of State turns up at the Dispatch Box…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way once again. He is talking about reasonable Unionists and said he could not see any on the Labour Benches. However, there are…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way once again. Is not this political act of the Tory Government, grubbing around for one last dying ember of distraction and producing…17 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariMay I also thank the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement? The SNP utterly condemns the execution of Alireza Akbari in the strongest possible terms, and we extend…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportThe Minister talks about financial prudence, but when any business goes out of business this Government lose the tax from pay-as-you-earn and all the other income from them. His…09 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade BarriersOf course the Minister will bluster and try to divert as much as he possibly can from the substance, as he normally does. Sir Christopher Chote from the UK Statistics Authority…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterI thank the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns), for forcing the Government to the Dispatch Box to address this issue.…15 Dec 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Human Rights and Death PenaltyI am sure the Minister would agree that, in moving away from any possible reliance on Russian energy supplies, the UK should not simply choose further dependency on a different…13 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillWill the Minister also extend the hope that the Government may accept one of the SNP amendments one of these days?12 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy hon. Friend is doing a much better job than the previous guy did in his role [Laughter.] Is it not a fact that while Government Members try to defend this awful deal, not only…12 Dec 2022HANSARDBritish Council Contractors: AfghanistanThank you, Mr Speaker. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Baron) on securing this important urgent question. It is morally indefensible that,…12 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillIt is the only good clause in the Bill.12 Dec 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionCan the Secretary of State confirm that his view is that this is a voluntary Union? If so, by what mechanism can the Scottish people, in the future, have their choice about…23 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyIt’s a stock answer.22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyOpening yesterday’s debate, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury said that this was not a return to austerity. That made me wonder what the Government call a forecast drop of 7%…22 Nov 2022