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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister is cautioning against donations in kind to Ukraine because of the red tape our exports are tied up in as a result of the Brexit deal; I know that for a fact because I…08 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling-up Funding Allocation16. What steps he is taking to ensure that levelling-up funding is allocated equitably and transparently.07 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling-up Funding AllocationI have no objection to the Secretary of State redistributing wealth by giving my constituents and other Scottish taxpayers their hard-earned cash back, but the Scotland Act 1998…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillAs the Home Secretary is straying to points outwith the Bill, I want to address how the airwaves at the weekend were full of criticism—both internal and external to the United…07 Mar 2022HANSARDFlow of Goods from the EU13. What steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce barriers to and (b) increase the speed of the flow of goods from the EU to the UK.03 Mar 2022HANSARDFlow of Goods from the EUI thank the Minister for her answer. Unfortunately, Brexit has erected trade barriers with the European Union, and businesses are struggling with imports and exports. A new…03 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMay I associate myself with the measured and well made comments from my hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald)? He is one of…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThey’re not offensive; they’re reasonable.01 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI rise to support Lords amendments 73, 80 and 87, and to remind the House that they are very much in line with the recommendations made by the Joint Committee on Human Rights,…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Billrose —28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillBut surely as legislators, if we use a word we have to define it. We all know that there have been problems with conflating sex and gender. The amendment clearly states “sex or…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe Minister is implying that the police and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services in some way wanted this new noise trigger. Will he accept that…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI share the hon. Lady’s horror of misogyny, but I do not understand why although “sex” is defined in the amendment, “gender” is not. What does she understand by the term “gender”…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIn support of the English Law Commission—hon. Members should be aware that the legislation applies only in England and Wales—in Scotland, when the Scottish Government were looking…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe inner house of the Court of Session, Scotland’s highest court, has recently clarified that in the Equality Act 2010 “sex” does indeed have the meaning set out in section 11…28 Feb 2022HANSARDAutomotive SectorT7. Community schemes such as Harlaw Hydro in my constituency provide 11% of Scotland’s renewable energy production. Our current energy crisis underlines the need to diversify…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. The situation is clearly very grave, but he obviously has a pretty clear view of the situation on the ground. The wife of my…21 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that MPs are afraid to engage in this debate because, if they do so, as I have, they receive death threats and, in my case, a threat of corrective…21 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActMay I just disagree with the hon. Member on the legal impact of the single-sex provisions in the Equality Act? There is a respectable body of opinion that there will be an impact…21 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActThe hon. Lady will be aware that Dr Hilary Cass has been tasked by the UK Government with looking at the reasons why there has been such a huge increase in the number of people,…21 Feb 2022