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HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesThere was not a vote on the welfare cap a few weeks ago. It was about giving more money to the poorest people in this country and SNP Members know that. I take umbrage with what…24 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesDoes the hon. Gentleman think that his Government’s national insurance tax rise in April helps or hinders that?24 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesIt is a strange thing that over the past five minutes we have heard SNP MP after SNP MP justify why they cannot lift 80,000 children out of poverty. If that does not show how this…24 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesI thank my constituency neighbour for that question. I hope that she watched with great interest the speech of the leader of the Labour party just a few weeks ago, and, indeed,…24 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesWhat a valuable and timely intervention that was, because I was just about to talk about the child payment. Indeed, we campaigned for the £20 child payment for some time in the…24 Jan 2022HANSARDStandards Impropriety: The UnionI congratulate the Secretary of State on his reading ability, and I notice that he did not use the word “honesty”—there’s a surprise. I know the Secretary of State has cancelled…15 Dec 2021HANSARDStandards Impropriety: The UnionMay I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Ogmore (Chris Elmore), who has left the shadow Scotland team and been significantly demoted in my view to the ministry of fun? I…15 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Sharma. I thank the Minister for presenting the statutory instrument. It is not a controversial SI for us at all, but I have a couple…01 Dec 2021HANSARDGovernment’s Plan for JobsA proper plan for jobs would have Scottish renewables at its heart. There are four simple steps that the Minister could take today to unleash that proper plan’s potential: first,…03 Nov 2021HANSARDGovernment’s Plan for JobsI would certainly accept a meeting with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to go over the issues, but I would have thought that the Minister and…03 Nov 2021HANSARDDraft Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance for Children and Young People) (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 2021I lead a merry band this morning; it is all about quality and not quantity on the Opposition Benches. This is the fifth statutory instrument I have considered that has devolved…02 Nov 2021HANSARDStrength of the UnionThere is no money going into social care, but we will leave that for a different time. Last week, Labour’s shadow team visited Orkney and its European Marine Energy Centre. It has…08 Sept 2021HANSARDStrength of the UnionMay I join the Secretary of State in congratulating our Olympians and Paralympians on their wonderful medals haul in Tokyo? May I also congratulate the Scottish football team on a…08 Sept 2021HANSARDDraft Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2021It is a great pleasure to be in a Committee with you in the Chair for the first time, Ms Fovargue. Labour does not oppose this rather complex draft order—I was trying to keep up…21 Jul 2021HANSARD EU Settlement SchemeI do not think it is in doubt at all that EU nationals love this country, or they would not choose to be here and contribute to being here. This debate is about making sure that…07 Jul 2021HANSARD EU Settlement SchemeSome years ago I did a little research into the differential of immigration policies. There is great stress in the Canadian system because, as the Minister said, many people land…07 Jul 2021HANSARD EU Settlement SchemeWell, we do not know what the SNP envisages, because we do not know the proposals; it is just a list of words. Unfortunately, this debate will turn to this issue—the Minister…07 Jul 2021HANSARD EU Settlement SchemeIt is true of what happens in Canada.07 Jul 2021HANSARD EU Settlement SchemeNo, it was not devolved; the UK Government implemented that policy at the insistence of the Scottish First Minister who brought it forward. In 2019, the Prime Minister famously…07 Jul 2021HANSARD EU Settlement SchemeMay I start by echoing the words of the Minister about his colleague the right hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup (James Brokenshire)? We wish him well and hope he has a speedy…07 Jul 2021