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HANSARDUK Automotive IndustryIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood), who made a very interesting speech. He asked many of the right questions, and he even came up with…18 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Automotive IndustryDoes the right hon. Gentleman accept that the reason why fleet purchases are now massively outstripping personal purchases is the tax incentives given to fleet purchases, whereas…18 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Automotive IndustryI am grateful for the intervention and, obviously, that is a triumph for Triumph, but it is very much the exception that proves the rule, as I am about to go on to state. I…18 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Automotive IndustryI am very much a supporter of synthetic fuels. I think they will have a role to play in the years moving forward. Can the right hon. Gentleman tell us what emissions synthetic…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2I hope the Minister has had time to calm down and perhaps take a breath after that astonishing performance. In attacking Labour on costs, he seems to be admitting what we all…18 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Automotive IndustryDoes the hon. Member accept that there is another cohort of people, who are in fact the majority of our constituents, who may like to move to an electric vehicle, but simply…18 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Automotive IndustryThat is a very astute intervention. I did not pick up that he said the word “tax”, so apologies for asking him to repeat the question. It is a fair point. I am a member of the…18 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Automotive IndustryI am not sure I heard the right hon. Gentleman’s question correctly. Would he mind repeating it?18 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Automotive IndustryPraise for the SNP from the Democratic Unionist party might also not feature on my leaflets in the west of Scotland, as that might cause more problems than help. However, the hon.…18 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Automotive IndustryI suspect I know what the hon. Gentleman is going to say about Northern Ireland, but I will give way to him.18 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. We know that phoenixing, unpaid-for services rendered, puts a burden on legitimate SMEs, but it also puts a burden on the taxpayer through unpaid taxes. That is acutely felt…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Libya FloodsOf course, we join both Front Benchers in sending our deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost loved ones in these devastating floods. The scale of the…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Voter Identification SchemeFollowing on from the question of my hon. Friend the Member for East Renfrewshire (Kirsten Oswald), the Minister’s answers have taken sophistry to new levels. She said that 99.7%…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseAfter years of my lobbying the Lawn Tennis Association, and a lot of persistence and hard work from Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes and all the team at OneRen, it is great to see the…14 Sept 2023HANSARDFootball and DementiaIf I can take my right hon. Friend back to Gordon McQueen for one second, his first professional club was St Mirren in Paisley, Renfrewshire. I was contacted by many constituents…14 Sept 2023HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. and gallant Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart) . I certainly concur with his remarks on Bosnia. I would describe myself as a fairly…20 Jul 2023HANSARDCharity Sector: Cost of Living8. What assessment she has made of the effect of increases in the cost of living on the charity sector.20 Jul 2023HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentDoes the hon. Member share my disgust that, years after I was told by Ministers in this place that they were quite willing to accept that all Helms customers had essentially been…20 Jul 2023HANSARDCharity Sector: Cost of LivingAs the SNP spokesperson, I am more than happy to swallow my principles and join the Minister on that flight to Australia on Monday. According to the Charities Aid Foundation, more…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Scunthorpe Station Ticket OfficeScotRail looked at this, in terms of ticket office hours and whatnot, last year. After the consultation, it rowed back from the idea; it was going to close only three ticket…20 Jul 2023