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HANSARDPost Office NetworkI do not intend to go too far off track, but I must respond. It is absolutely typical of the Tories to say that we have to fix every mess and failure at the expense of the…25 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentMy hon. Friend makes a point about weapons being available. Does he agree with the statement of the United Nations Canberra Commission: “So long as any state has nuclear weapons,…10 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ15. The Department for Work and Pensions has stated in ministerial responses to written questions that“Universal Credit should not leave councils out of pocket”,yet despite…10 Apr 2019HANSARDLiving StandardsThe £1.7 billion announced yesterday for universal credit does not even touch the sides of the £12 billion of welfare cuts since 2015, nor does it contain provision to repay the…09 Apr 2019HANSARDLiving Standards7. What recent assessment he has made of the effect of his fiscal policy on living standards.09 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that it would be a clear injustice if anybody innocently caught up in this, having sought advice for one of these schemes, were to lose their main…04 Apr 2019HANSARD IR35 Tax ReformsI thank the hon. Lady for that intervention, which allows me to agree with her—I too attended the early part of the main Chamber debate before coming here—and to say what a…04 Apr 2019HANSARD IR35 Tax ReformsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes, even though it looks as though that will be brief. I congratulate the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Windrush Compensation SchemeIs there a risk of a further Windrush, as hundreds of thousands of EU citizens who are applying for their rights risk missing the deadline? Will the Home Secretary accept the…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)The Minister says that this Government go further than many others. Can she therefore address the conundrum that I raised earlier: why are consumers in Scotland paying so much…02 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)My hon. Friend is right that that is the only way out of the hole being dug by the infighting in the Tory party, which is trying to settle a dispute that has lasted decades. This…02 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster). I actually agree with a large percentage of his very detailed contribution, particularly in relation to some…02 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with Scottish Government15. What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the UK leaving the EU.27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentWill the Secretary of State join me in commending the hon. Member for Watford (Richard Harrington) not only for threatening to resign over this Government’s ruinous Brexit policy,…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilIn 2002, the then newly elected chairperson of the Conservative party said: “Twice we went to the country unchanged, unrepentant, just plain unattractive. And twice we got…25 Mar 2019HANSARDClean GrowthIn spite of what the Minister says, her Government’s nuclear dogma is holding back Scotland’s green growth. Having lost market confidence in the Moorside, Wylfa and…19 Mar 2019HANSARDClean GrowthThe facts are that, compared with offshore wind, the Tory Hinkley project will saddle consumers with a 35% tax on energy bills. Given that this Government currently have no…19 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Aviation Noise (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Aviation Statistics (Amendment ETC.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Aviation Safety (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Many, if not all, of the points I would like to make have been covered, so I will just make some general comments. In essence, this is about rights for people in their homes and…18 Mar 2019HANSARDPovertyBe it universal credit, the benefit freeze or Brexit, the poor are being hit the hardest at the moment, yet according to research from the Resolution Foundation, overall tax and…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)You wait ages for one Drew to come along, Madam Deputy Speaker, and then two come along together. Agriculture is a critical industry for the rural communities throughout Scotland.…18 Mar 2019