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HANSARD 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 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson, and it is fantastic to rise to do something more worthy in…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)The Minister says he will look at this and is sympathetic to the issue. For clarity, does that mean a later stage beyond the Bill or at a later stage of the Bill?29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for his response. The new clause was very much a probing amendment and the Minister points out one weakness. It is a small new clause for dealing with quite a…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is like London buses—I am back. I do not propose to take as long to speak to new clause 70, which proposes to turn off the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I appreciate the Minister’s response. To pick up on a couple of his points, he said that there are already remedies available, but as we have seen there are far too few for…29 Nov 2022HANSARDLocal Transport: Levelling UpI welcome the Secretary of State and, indeed, his whole team to their places, particularly the new Rail Minister—the Minister of State, Department for Transport, the hon. Member…24 Nov 2022HANSARDLocal Transport: Levelling UpThere was certainly a massive slash in resource funding for the Department for Transport. Many fear that HS2 is in the firing line for departmental savings. We have already seen…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the shadow Leader of the House said at the outset, tomorrow is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It is also known as White Ribbon Day, which is a…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Covid-19: PPE ProcurementThe Minister said that constituents contacted many of us looking for the ability to access contracts to aid PPE procurement. He told the hon. Member for Ilford South (Sam Tarry)…24 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionAnswer the question!23 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionAnswer the question!23 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionThe smug, patronising and cloth-eared response from the Prime Minister, the so-called Secretary of State for Scotland and Tory Members to the ripping away of democratic human…23 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionAnswer the question!23 Nov 2022HANSARDStrengthening Human Rights: Discussions with Cabinet Colleagues5. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on strengthening human rights.22 Nov 2022HANSARDStrengthening Human Rights: Discussions with Cabinet ColleaguesGiven his last stint in the role, the entire legal sector was—how should I put this?—rather surprised when the Secretary of State was reappointed, and they are not alone. The…22 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling-up Agenda8. What recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the potential impacts of (a) levels of Government spending and (b) the cost of…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsSurely the biggest headline from the Chancellor’s statement came from the Government’s own Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast of a 7.1% drop in household living standards…21 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaThis Government like to talk levelling up, but implementation delays have robbed poorer areas of £1.5 billion, with an additional £0.5 billion lost due to spiralling inflation.…21 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure finally to speak in the Committee. It would be an exaggeration to call me the second chair of the SNP; I am more the office junior to my hon. Friend the Member…17 Nov 2022