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HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaIt is good to finally hear those on the Labour Front Bench seemingly find their voice on this issue, after tens of thousands of deaths and months of shameful prevarication,…17 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2024It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Rosindell. It has taken far too long, but I welcome this move by the Government. If there are to be incentives for producing renewable…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way on the point about VAT-free shopping. We led the charge a number of years ago on the extra-statutory concession on the removal of…17 Apr 2024HANSARDRail Manufacturing: Job LossesMy condolences to you and your family, Mr Speaker, on the loss of your father. Clearly, the news coming out of Derby about the precarious nature of Alstom is grim, not just for…16 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Graham; I suspect that this Committee sitting is a lot more sedate than some others that you have chaired recently. It is also a…15 Apr 2024HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your advice on a matter relating to a constituent who, while on a short break in Spain, was savagely beaten by a new partner—now…15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementThe Minister talks about criminalising employment law or being aghast at the potential for criminalising employment law. I think there are certainly aspects that perhaps should…15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementOf course I would suggest criminal sanctions to end such practices. The Minister is right to say that P&O did not use fire and rehire in the strictest sense, but there were…15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementI thank the shadow Minister for that intervention, which did not surprise me. Nor did your point, Sir Graham—God forbid a lot of the politics enters the fray. It is a bit rich for…15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementOf course. I thought the hon. Gentleman might want to intervene.15 Apr 2024HANSARDBank Closures in Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthI rise to present a petition on behalf of my Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituents. Six years ago, almost to the day, I presented a petition about the Royal Bank of Scotland…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeThe Secretary of State talks about time, but it is nearly a decade since the start of the WASPI campaign, which has included rallies, protests, court cases, thousands of meetings…25 Mar 2024HANSARDRail Reform Delays: CostI start by thanking Alex Hynes for having done a fantastic job running Scotland’s Railway for seven years. He is departing to become the director general of rail at the Department…21 Mar 2024HANSARDSeafarer Welfare: P&O FerriesFurther to the points made by the Labour Front Bencher, it is just over two years since nearly 800 P&O workers were summarily sacked and thrown off ferries. We will finally debate…21 Mar 2024HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. One of the test cases reviewed in the report, which was just mentioned in the last question, is my constituent who has fought for a decade…21 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is safe to say, Mr Vickers, that I was not expecting us to get to clause 50— [ Laughter. ] Luckily, I have a speech that I prepared earlier. The Cabinet Secretary for Transport…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Thank you, Sir George. You say “in the middle”—I had barely started my remarks. [Laughter.] Thankfully, despite the rude interruption of Question Time and lunch, I have been able…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)To go back to my example of the different drink-driving rules, there could be somebody in a pub just south of the border whose route home takes him across the border into…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)An imposition.19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Further to that point of order, Sir George. On behalf of my daughter and me, I thank all members of the Committee and the Minister. I look forward to engaging with him further on…19 Mar 2024