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HANSARD International TravelFor months, the sector, airlines, airports, unions and politicians from all parts of the House have called for an extension of furlough, which ends in just 10 days’ time, having…20 Sept 2021HANSARDAUKUSThe New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said that Australia’s new nuclear submarine would not be allowed in its waters due to a nuclear-free policy, yet under this…16 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2I have already halved my speech. We would also look to eventually have high-speed rail all the way to Glasgow and Edinburgh. Will the Minister tell us by what year high-speed rail…13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2It is strange but indeed a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Mundell. The debate has been excellent, with impassioned contributions from both sides, although clearly skewed to…13 Sept 2021HANSARDHGV Driver ShortagesGod help us all, Mr Speaker, if that comes to pass. Ministers are said to be worried about Christmas, and they should be, but the crisis is upon us now, not in three months’ time.…13 Sept 2021HANSARDTravel Companies: International RestrictionsEarlier I mentioned the penny dropping with regard to HGV drivers, but the aviation and travel industries can only dream of the Government understanding the magnitude of the…09 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI have constituents whose son is at present in a critical condition in the intensive care unit at St George Hospital in Sydney. They have visas and an exemption on compassionate…09 Sept 2021HANSARDGoods Supply ChainThe penny has finally dropped. For the first time the Government finally seem to understand the scale of the problem, and they seem rattled. This was the reaction of the industry…09 Sept 2021HANSARDTransport Connections: Scotland and Rest of UKFine words. So by which year will the high-speed rail line be extended to the Scottish border?08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CarePaul Johnson of the Institute for Fiscal Studies said that there were really no good arguments for using national insurance to raise these moneys, and having been briefed on the…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO UpdateIn the last quarter of 2020, the Home Office was rejecting more than half of all asylum applications from Afghan nationals. Will the Foreign Secretary back up some of the language…06 Sept 2021HANSARD Afghanistanrose—18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI should point out to the hon. Member for Chesterfield (Mr Perkins) that we are six hours into the debate and this is the second SNP Back-Bench speech on this important issue. My…18 Aug 2021HANSARDElections Bill: Electoral Commission’s Discharge of FunctionsI thank the hon. Member for that response, but under the Government’s proposals in the Elections Bill, the Electoral Commission’s powers to ensure that criminal offences under…22 Jul 2021HANSARDElections Bill: Electoral Commission’s Discharge of FunctionsWhat assessment the Committee has made of the potential effect of the proposal in the Elections Bill to introduce a strategy and policy statement for the Electoral Commission on…22 Jul 2021HANSARD International Travel RulesAs it happens, Mr Speaker, I am joining you from Glasgow airport, where I have just been updated on the latest developments. I have spoken many times about the impact of the…19 Jul 2021HANSARDBeijing Winter Olympics and Chinese Government SanctionsI congratulate the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on bringing this very important debate before us today, and I thank the Backbench Business Committee…15 Jul 2021HANSARD Transport DecarbonisationWhen I was told that the Secretary of State had sent the final draft plan back because it was not ambitious enough, I harboured hopes that it might well be a serious plan to match…14 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is real concern regarding the UK Government’s accommodation for COP26, which is to be provided by MCI Group with extremely high costs and unreasonable terms and conditions.…14 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. I share the concerns of the shadow Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Oldham West and Royton (Jim McMahon),…08 Jul 2021