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HANSARDTrade EnvoysI think—21 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUS: Impact on Anglo-Chinese RelationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. As this is the first time I have spoken in Parliament since the tragic and senseless loss of our parliamentary…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUS: Impact on Anglo-Chinese RelationsThe hon. Gentleman would make that point, and that would be his defence; I would expect him to do that. However, the fact is that there will be nuclear weapons—nuclear-powered…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUS: Impact on Anglo-Chinese RelationsI was going to before I took the intervention, Mr Davies. I will move as swiftly as I can towards the conclusion of my comments. The fact is that using nuclear power anywhere—on a…20 Oct 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point about the impact on families of low-paid workers. We heard this morning that inflation has now gone up to 3.2%. Workers in my constituency…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point about not taking the Bill in isolation and looking at the cumulative effect. Does he agree that it is definitive of a Government that…07 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareMy hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands) referred to comments by IFS director Paul Johnson earlier, but Paul Johnson has also said he is…07 Sept 2021HANSARDUK Exports to the EUThe Minister can defend his Government’s Brexit bourach all he likes, but EU-UK trade fell by 27% in quarter 1, with Scotland punished even further. He cannot blame covid, as the…15 Jul 2021HANSARDUK Exports to the EUMr Speaker, you can see why we do not support any trade deals from this Government—because they always sell Scotland out. Let us hear what industry is saying. Fishing…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSecurity of Ministers’ Offices and CommunicationsIt is not acceptable to have covert surveillance at work for Ministers, Members or anyone else, but the public are entitled to transparency on issues raised about things such as…28 Jun 2021HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI thank the shadow Secretary of State for that clarification, and she is indeed right. There I was being generous to the Government about the effects; I will certainly try to…24 Jun 2021HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipWhat a pleasure it is to follow the right hon. Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox). I feel that he overstretched himself by describing SNP Members as anti-trade, given that his…24 Jun 2021HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipOkay.24 Jun 2021HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipThere is an entire continent in Europe that we could be doing trade with. This is the thing: we have had a 33% drop in trade with the EU in the first four months since Brexit was…24 Jun 2021HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipIt is a no. What assessment has been made of the failed TTIP deal, on which the CPTPP is based? It contains a TTIP-style regulatory co-operation chapter, risking the abandonment…24 Jun 2021HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI absolutely concur with my hon. Friend the chair of the Scotch whisky all-party parliamentary group. The past four months have been devastating. In that same period, Scottish…24 Jun 2021HANSARD Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: AustraliaI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement. For all the bluster, the Secretary of State knows that any deal with Australia cannot even make a dent in the…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdatePeople and businesses, especially in the hospitality sector, still need urgent and ongoing help to navigate the continuing covid emergency. The UK Treasury alone can help in three…16 Jun 2021HANSARDTrade Agreements: SMEsAs ever, when presented with the realities the Minister just spins into Brexit fantasy. They just do not care about Scottish businesses. There is a good reason why the SNP has…10 Jun 2021HANSARDTrade Agreements: SMEsMany happy returns to you today, Mr Speaker. SMEs make up the backbone of the Scotch whisky industry and the Minister likes to talk about whisky, so let us talk about the reality…10 Jun 2021