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HANSARD Covid-19I start by sharing my huge gratitude to all the key workers in East Renfrewshire, who are doing such important work, and to the brilliant volunteers supporting our local community…12 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe Secretary of State said earlier that the tracing app would have privacy by design. It will be critical that there is a high degree of public confidence in the app if it is to…05 May 2020HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) for securing this important debate. Like…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresMy hon. Friend is making some fundamental points. Does he share my utter dismay that banks repeatedly tell us that more people bank online while not realising that they of course…18 Mar 2020HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland ProtocolI know the Secretary of State will agree that the coronavirus crisis is causing deep and genuine concern to businesses, communities and individuals across Northern Ireland. Given…18 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersIs the hon. Member aware that research undertaken by the Institute for the Future of Work absolutely backs up everything she is saying about putting the statutory floor in place…18 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersOne of the issues that constituents have contacted me about a number of times over recent days is the finance of households that rely upon prepaid meters for their energy. These…18 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19After listening to contributions from Members on both sides of the House, it is very clear that citizens are stuck in many and varied countries far across the world. What plans…17 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)I am always keen to start speeches with a note of consensus where that is possible and I am sure there is much consensus today. We are dealing with a very serious situation. It is…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSentience and Welfare of AnimalsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I am pleased to have the opportunity to sum up for my party in this important debate. There cannot be an MP anywhere…16 Mar 2020HANSARDAffordable ChildcareThe SNP is transforming childcare and the lives of parents in Scotland with our commitment to the most generous offer in the UK. Currently, 600 hours are provided per year to all…11 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office NetworkI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. The decrease in the number of banks and post offices in our constituencies is of significant concern to local people. There is a real…10 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office NetworkMy hon. Friend is making a persuasive speech about the importance of post offices to our communities. She is hitting the nail on the head: it is about the service being…10 Mar 2020HANSARDTurkey-Greece Border: RefugeesWhat specific assessment have this Government made of the situation and the number of children caught up in this crisis? The Minister has just said that the UK will do all we can…10 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office NetworkI appreciate my hon. Friend’s generosity in giving way. My constituents have raised the same issues with me. If the Post Office card account has to end, it would be useful to hear…10 Mar 2020HANSARDWorking-age Social Security Benefits: Four-year Freeze16. What assessment her Department has made of the effect of the four-year freeze in working-age social security benefits on levels of poverty.09 Mar 2020HANSARDWorking-age Social Security Benefits: Four-year FreezeA 1.7% increase in working age benefits does not make up for the damage caused by the four-year freeze: affected benefits and tax credits will be about 6% lower in 2020-21. If…09 Mar 2020HANSARDSyria: Security SituationThe situation is clearly deteriorating, and the Minister just described it as intolerable. Even though it is hardly believable that things are getting worse, they plainly are and…24 Feb 2020HANSARDRules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020In a practical sense, it is clear why we are here. The statutory instruments amend retained European law governing the direct payment schemes for farmers established under the…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseBefore the EU referendum, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said that “the one thing that will not change will be our ability to trade freely with Europe”. But he now says…13 Feb 2020