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HANSARDNon-proliferation Treaty: 50th Anniversary ReviewI wonder if I can point the Minister back to the speech that my hon. Friend the Member for Stirling (Alyn Smith) made only a few minutes ago. He set out our policy position very…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNon-proliferation Treaty: 50th Anniversary ReviewI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for indulging me. I want to be very clear: I would like to see nuclear weapons removed from all shores across the world. There is no place…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProxy Voting and Presence of Babies in the Chamber and Westminster HallI welcome the report and what the right hon. Lady has said. The key point is that politics and democracy belong to everyone, so we have an obligation to make things as open as we…30 Jun 2022HANSARD 50 Years of Pride in the UKIt is a pleasure to follow such a powerful speech from the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard), and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting…30 Jun 2022HANSARD 50 Years of Pride in the UKI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. He is absolutely right, and that is one of the many holes within the plans, as I understand them, that need to be filled…30 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Sharma. It will probably be helpful for me to be clear about the SNP position on the 2022 Act. I think our opposition is well…27 Jun 2022HANSARDFood SecurityThe president of the National Farmers Union Scotland, Martin Kennedy, has said that the UK is on the verge of food security concerns not seen since world war two, due to a…23 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House may be aware that a major pilot of a four-day working week, with no loss of pay for workers, has begun in the UK. A previous trial in Iceland was…23 Jun 2022HANSARD British Council Contractors: AfghanistanI am listening to the Minister with a bit of incredulity. She said: “It is right that the Government do the right thing…and that includes resettling eligible contractors if they…23 Jun 2022HANSARDTransgender Conversion TherapyI am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that important point. If we look at the UK’s standing, in terms of the league table of places with a positive environment for people to…13 Jun 2022HANSARDTransgender Conversion TherapyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for the way he introduced today’s debate. The…13 Jun 2022HANSARDTransgender Conversion TherapyMay I ask the hon. Lady and any other Members in the Chamber thinking of making that connection between trans and autism to be more thoughtful about how they express it? A number…13 Jun 2022HANSARDTransgender Conversion TherapyI am sure that the Minister is taking note and has heard the voices in Wales, as I have, who are talking about this. The reason that this matters is that leaving trans people out…13 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. As a consequence of smothering Brexit red tape, a third of UK exporters to the EU have simply stopped trading. Contrary to the frankly ridiculous answer that my hon. Friend…09 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling UpThe Women’s Budget Group has pointed out that women are being hit the hardest by this Tory cost of living crisis, and research from the Resolution Foundation has highlighted that…08 Jun 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Cap2. What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of raising the energy price cap on standards of living.07 Jun 2022HANSARDEnergy Price CapThe energy price cap affects consumers and has major implications for business. The price of energy is recognised as one of the key drivers of inflation, because of rising prices…07 Jun 2022HANSARDIn-work Poverty: Cost of Living15. What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to tackle in-work poverty in the context of the rise in the cost of living.06 Jun 2022HANSARDIn-work Poverty: Cost of LivingHaving a child is one of the tipping points that can plunge families into poverty. Each year, thousands of claimants are excluded from statutory maternity pay by arbitrary rules…06 Jun 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateThe SNP supports action—at last—on a windfall tax. As my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman) pointed out, we first called for that in 2020. Energy…26 May 2022