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HANSARDThe Growth PlanWith your forbearance, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to pass on to the House the sad news of the passing of my predecessor, Jim Sheridan. He diligently served the…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Conservative manifesto promoted levelling up, but now the Government seem, without a mandate, to be pivoting their focus to trickle-down economics. Given that the…22 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: ExceptionsFollow that! During her leadership campaign, the new Prime Minister said she was determined to deliver the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill in full—no matter the consequences,…07 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Exceptions4. What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of clause 15 of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill on the (a) Northern Ireland and (b) UK economy.07 Sept 2022HANSARDAvanti West CoastThe inflammatory tone and language the outgoing Secretary of State used regarding the ongoing industrial relations dispute has been echoed by many operators, including Avanti.…07 Sept 2022HANSARDIllicit Finance5. What recent steps the Government have taken to help tackle global networks of illicit finance.06 Sept 2022HANSARDIllicit FinanceI accept the Minister’s apology. It should be a source of national shame that it took a full-scale invasion of Ukraine for the Government to take our illicit finance problem…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandWe can expect the Tories to denigrate or at the very least be uncaring on workers’ rights, but we have to be honest: the Labour party, certainly in Scotland, has questions to…06 Sept 2022HANSARDDraft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2022Essentially, alleviation at the moment is 64%, but our European partners look at the rules perhaps slightly differently. The reasons for the flight not taking place are allowed at…18 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. I have met Airspace Unlimited, which is creating an airspace optimisation tool for defence airspace, which will assist the RAF’s ambition to be net zero by 2040 with an added…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2022As always, Mr Gray, it is a pleasure to hear your Glaswegian tones from the Chair. I state at the outset that the Scottish National party will also not be opposing the SI—the…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2022If one of those issues had been taken forward, we might not have needed to be here today, but they were not. Those issues included the recruitment processes and the hope for…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2022With respect, I only had two sentences on that topic.18 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2022I will not argue with the Chair. I was saying that I had two sentences—all I was saying was that I was nearly finished.18 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2022I will ask the Minister about the issue afterwards. I have spoken before about the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service. In terms of slot alleviation, clearly…18 Jul 2022HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillI could not agree more, but my productivity probably could not be measured in that way, because I had gone back to work. Having done so, I spoke with colleagues, receiving their…15 Jul 2022HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillI certainly do, and I am pleased that my hon. Friend managed to get in just before my final sentence, not least because his sister went to the same school as me. I hope that,…15 Jul 2022HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillAs a member of the all-party parliamentary group on premature and sick babies, and as someone whose family has had experience of these matters, I congratulate my hon. Friend the…15 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are told time and time again that this is a voluntary Union of equals, but with the plague of democracy denying and the choruses of “Now is not the time”, it certainly does not…14 Jul 2022HANSARD150th Open ChampionshipIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. You have certainly aced it thus far with your puns. I have not planned many puns, but I congratulate the hon. Member for…13 Jul 2022