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HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillOnce again, the Minister has talked about the Scottish Government walking away from the internal market discussions; of course, the internal market discussions led on to this…16 Dec 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillAny improvement to the Bill would be welcomed, but the proposed amendment does nothing to protect the devolution settlement—the Minister said as much in his opening remarks—and…16 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will do my utmost to whizz through what I have to say. We welcome the Lords amendments seeking to protect both the devolved settlements and the…15 Dec 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Devolved AdministrationsThe Minister talks about spending powers. This Bill allows UK Ministers to control spending in the devolved areas of economic development, infrastructure, cultural activities,…15 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillOn that statistic about Scotland’s exports, will the Minister concede that 62% of manufactured exports from Scotland go outwith the UK, to the EU and the rest of the world?15 Dec 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Devolved AdministrationsSince the Scottish Parliament was reconvened in 1999, Scottish productivity has rocketed by more than a third, way above the 24% for the UK as a whole. Our Parliament has been a…15 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThis shabby, shambolic, pernicious Bill should never have seen the light of day. It has already been delivered a historic defeat in the Lords—they rightly tore it apart—yet this…10 Dec 2020HANSARD The Future of the High StreetLet me take a moment to praise those of my constituents and elsewhere who are in the frontline of retail and our high streets; it is a rewarding job but it can be tough. I spent…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am not going to take interventions. We are very short on time, so I am going to press on; sorry. Lords amendments 8B to 8L, 13A and 56A require the Secretary of State to seek…10 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) (Ways and Means)This debate has been far more entertaining than I imagined it would be at the start. We have seen some real squirming on the Government Benches, particularly from the Minister and…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) (Ways and Means)Hansard will confirm whether or not the Minister said he was not sighted on the Government’s announcement this afternoon. Even if we take him at his word, he comes here woefully…08 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I could have come back with a different response, but I appreciate you intervening. The hon. Gentleman tries to say that this is not a power…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Member says “Rubbish”, but he knows that is not the case. We understand that the Tories have a very casual relationship with the truth, but we expect them to at least…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIndeed, it should be the right of people living in any country to determine their own future, and he is right: if the people of Northern Ireland choose a different path, they…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThis is the man who said: “The UK Government is back in Scotland. Get used to it.” We have seen the Tories for an awful long time. In Scotland, we have not voted Tory since 1959,…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Member is absolutely right. It is no surprise that in Scotland we have now had 15 opinion polls in a row that show that a majority of people support independence. That…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIndeed, it is the UK Government who are seeking to take back control from Scotland, and from Wales, with the Bill, which is a clear and utter power grab.07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIn. Out. Reinstate? As the right hon. Member for Doncaster North (Edward Miliband) has pointed out, the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State have dropped this, and it is left…07 Dec 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister mentioned universal credit earlier. His and the Chancellor’s decision to increase UC by £20 a week during the pandemic was an admission of what my constituents…02 Dec 2020HANSARDArcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job RetentionI am sure the Minister agrees that there is a great deal of public affection for the Arcadia brands and in particular for Debenhams. While we must hope that redundancies can be…02 Dec 2020