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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Notwithstanding the earlier contrary claim by the Immigration Minister, will the Home Secretary confirm that she fully respects the landmark 1999 ruling by the UK High…19 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade Policy: Food Prices7. What assessment she has made of the impact of her Department's trade policies on UK food prices.15 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade Policy: Food PricesThat is all well and good, but a new report from the UK in a Changing Europe think tank has said that new trade barriers as a result of Brexit have caused a 6% increase in food…15 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Centre for Business Prosperity at Aston University has estimated that 42% of British exports have disappeared from European shelves since Brexit. Is the Secretary of State…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseA constituent of mine received a penalty charge notice from a private car parking company called Smart Parking, which stated that because he had not paid a measly £1 fee he was to…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesI thank the Backbench Business Committee for facilitating this afternoon’s timely debate. The hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie) started the debate powerfully, and I do…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesOn the face of it, that sounds like a sensible suggestion, but where is that going to come from? There is no evidence from the Department for Transport and the UK Government of…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesThat seems to be an eminently sensible suggestion, which I hope Ministers can take up. GBR, which I will touch on later in my speech, seems to be no more, but I hope that the…15 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. He will probably recall, as I do, that not just in that election, but in every election, whether it was for the Scottish Parliament,…14 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureI appreciate my hon. Friend’s intervention, but I have to say he has got me stumped. I have no clue—no clue whatsoever. I could hazard a guess. It might be because they are feart:…14 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureI start by saying that I envy my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman)—in fact, I am right jealous—because she gets to sum up today’s debate following the…14 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureTo be clear, Mr Deputy Speaker, you are not vetoing anything, but this Government certainly are.14 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureI could not agree more. The double standards on the Conservative Benches are unbelievable. As has been already mentioned a few times by my hon. Friends and me, we have seen the…14 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureWell, if he started the argument, he is doing a pretty good job, given that the independence polls have been so good for Yes. However, it would appear that he has now walked away…14 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureTo be clear then—the Minister can intervene again if I am wrong—everything else is in place, essentially. If we look at the situation in Scotland, the votes in the last 2021…14 Dec 2022HANSARDRussia: UK CompaniesMay I raise the issue of a UK company, the Lawn Tennis Association, being fined $1 million by the ATP—Association of Tennis Professionals—tour for banning Russian and Belarusian…07 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseLike other Members, I have several cases of energy suppliers—in my case, Ovo and SSE—without consultation paying the energy bill rebate directly to bank accounts rather than…01 Dec 2022HANSARD International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against WomenIt is a pleasure to follow the speech that the hon. Member for Bury North (James Daly) has just given. I congratulate the hon. Members for Bristol South (Karin Smyth) and for…01 Dec 2022HANSARD International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against WomenI know there is subtext to the hon. Gentleman’s intervention. I want to ensure that organisations in my constituency know that support and help is there for them if and when they…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Rail Cancellations and Service LevelsOver the past two days, TransPennine Express has managed to run a total of 42% of its timetabled cross-border services from Glasgow Central. That is from a timetable that was…01 Dec 2022