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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Under the SNP, every public service in Scotland is straining under 18 years of mismanagement, with Scots paying more for less. Thanks to decisions taken by this UK Government,…23 Jan 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation Scheme: PaymentsI do not imagine there is one MP in this House who has not had constituents come to talk to them about the infected blood scandal. In fact, this week I spoke to one such…23 Jan 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation Scheme: Payments11. What recent progress he has made on establishing the infected blood compensation scheme.23 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanGetting the right regulatory environment is vital to drive innovation in our economy and also to protect our consumers and markets. Does the Minister agree that this renewed focus…22 Jan 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackWe have heard from Merseyside police, the CPS and counter-terrorism police about the wide range of violent content that the accused was accessing, including on genocide, and about…21 Jan 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation FuelsI thank the Minister for his response. This UK Government are indeed working at pace to position the UK as a global leader in the rapidly growing SAF industry, which is vital for…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Public Finances: Borrowing CostsWill the Chief Secretary to the Treasury confirm that the Government’s No. 1 mission is still growth? That is the only way that we can break out of the Tory inheritance of low…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWherever I go in my constituency, local residents raise with me the poor standard of the local bus service. One resident in Livingston Village told me that the elderly and people…09 Jan 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuels8. What steps she is taking to support the use and production of sustainable aviation fuels.09 Jan 2025HANSARD Scotland: Transport LinksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Lewell-Buck. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) on securing this…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandThat was a long intervention. As I said before, they have the powers and the money, and it is up to the Scottish Government to make the decisions that SNP Members talk about. They…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandThis has been a valuable, if not always consensual, debate. I thank the hon. Members for Angus and Perthshire Glens (Dave Doogan), for Gordon and Buchan (Harriet Cross) and for…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandYou can borrow to invest. Also, the hon. Gentleman’s party has announced that it is ending the two-child cap but with no money to pay for it—that, to me, is “buy now and pay…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandThe largest settlement ever received by the Scottish Government in the history of devolution is driving up additional funding that can be spent in Scotland. The SNP has nowhere to…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandWe have delivered the largest budget settlement in the history of devolution—that is the end of austerity. [ Interruption. ] Well, you have it to spend. SNP decisions have left a…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandAs I said at the start, not all the decisions in this Budget were easy. We had been left a horrible economic inheritance by the Tories, and we needed to make decisions to tackle…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandI beg to move, That this House has considered the fiscal impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on Scotland. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I am delighted to…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLivingston has a considerable issue with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in our public buildings, our social housing stock and many private homes, too. For the first two…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Assistance to Ukraine BillIt is a pleasure to speak in support of the Bill. The battle for Ukraine is one of the defining issues of our age. In February 2022, Putin launched an illegal and reckless…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Assistance to Ukraine BillI agree with my hon. Friend about visas. We need to do everything we can to support the Ukrainian people, whether here in the UK or abroad. Our support for Ukraine is an…18 Dec 2024