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HANSARDEconomic 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 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureThe Minister talks about the decarbonisation of transport. Of the 4,000 buses that the former Prime Minister, the right hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson),…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureDoes my hon. Friend agree that, in Norway and in Scotland—which has twice as many rapid chargers per head as England, including London—it was public investment by the Government…15 Nov 2022HANSARDHuntington’s DiseaseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Robertson, and to follow the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), who is so often left until the end in these debates. I…09 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Export Supply ChainsI welcome the Minister to his place. However, let us compare export growth in the first quarter of 2019—pre-Brexit and pre-covid—with the first quarter of 2022. In Belgium, it was…03 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend the Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (Drew Hendry) listed the litany of issues with the Government’s approach to trade deals. I mentioned Saxo…03 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Export Supply Chains11. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the effects of (a) inflation and (b) exchange rate fluctuations on the supply chains of Scottish exporters.03 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI think it is clear to us all that this Government have made life harder for everyone—well, maybe not bankers, but everyone else. Many face real hardship and the all-too-real…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Third sitting)Q A lot of the issues that the Bill rightly seeks to address are fairly high-level economic and corporate crimes, which are huge issues—and we are talking about huge amounts of…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Third sitting)Q What specific amendments would you suggest for the Bill to address it a lot better? Graham Barrow: Being clear that a company will not be allowed on to the register until those…27 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022I start by saying that I do not oppose the instrument and will not seek to hold up the Committee. I agree with almost every word the hon. Member for Wythenshawe and Sale East…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Avanti West Coast Contract RenewalThere are 14 trains scheduled this Saturday from Glasgow to Euston, but last Saturday only three actually ran, and yesterday saw more than 15% of Avanti’s Glasgow services…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI warned many times, while the attention was disproportionately on the Heathrows and the Gatwicks of the world, about how the perilous position of regional airports—their recovery…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Great British RailwaysThe rail industry and GBR are in stasis, and there is little evidence of progress coming from the Department for Transport. Six months ago, the previous Secretary of State…24 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI note that Brexit merited not one mention in the Chancellor’s statement. The truth is that this economic crisis was baked in when his party committed to a hard Brexit; it was…17 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerIf the Prime Minister was as courageous the Leader of the House asserts, she would be here answering questions this afternoon. The fact that the Prime Minister is unwilling to…17 Oct 2022HANSARDModernising the RailwaysI, too, welcome the new Minister to his place. I often talk favourably about Scotland’s record on rail modernisation, as we actually get on and modernise infrastructure while down…13 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe all shared a deep anger at the actions of P&O Ferries. Although we welcomed much of what the Government said in response at the time, we are yet to see the action match the…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe funeral was held yesterday for Ian Hamilton KC, who passed away at the age of 97 following a long and distinguished career as an advocate. Early-day motion 440 states: [That…13 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationThe Minister said that the Government were being fiscally responsible. I am no expert, but fiscal responsibility does not usually result in the market and the wider UK economy…12 Oct 2022