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HANSARDStrength of the UnionMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I would call on the new First Minister to seize this opportunity to do things differently. Rather than confrontation, let us have…29 Mar 2023HANSARDStrength of the UnionYes. The cost of living support package has been a total of £94 billion, an average of £3,300 for every household in the United Kingdom.29 Mar 2023HANSARDStrength of the UnionMy assessment is that the Union is strong, as is support for the Union. [ Interruption. ] Oh yes, strong—very, very strong. People want to see their Governments delivering, and…29 Mar 2023HANSARDStrength of the UnionMadam Deputy Speaker, I was trying to give the very subtle answer that when the Brexit referendum was 52% to 48%, the hon. Gentleman wanted another referendum. The result of the…29 Mar 2023HANSARDStrength of the UnionI notice that the hon. Gentleman did not quote any opinion polls to me this time. Nor, as he mentions Brexit, did he call for another— [Interruption.] The result was 52% to 48%— […29 Mar 2023HANSARDStrength of the UnionAbsolutely. We know from the judgment in November of the UK Supreme Court that the constitution is entirely reserved to the United Kingdom Government, and I therefore ask the new…29 Mar 2023HANSARDDevolution SettlementI quoted earlier the chief executive of Tesco, the largest retailer in the United Kingdom. In the paper yesterday he made the very good point that there is one drinks industry…29 Mar 2023HANSARDDevolution SettlementLet me pick up the hon. Lady’s first point, because we do not want the grievance factory to say, as I have seen on social media today, that the English Government blocked people…29 Mar 2023HANSARDContingencies Fund AdvanceI hereby give notice of the Scotland Office’s intention to seek a repayable cash advance from the Contingencies Fund. The Department requires an advance to meet the Scottish…27 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThat is not true. We are respecting the devolved settlement. If we look at precision breeding and gene editing, for instance, the Scottish farming industry, the National Farmers…22 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe are working constructively and collaboratively with the Scottish Government on those retained EU laws. Where we have agreement on a cross-UK piece of policy, we will legislate…22 Feb 2023HANSARDAllegations of Impropriety in Public LifeThe UK is one of the most successful political and economic unions in the world. Our collective strength means that we are better able to tackle big problems such as the cost of…22 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I know that he was in the Scotland Office when those powers were devolved in 2016. Some of them will not come into operation until…22 Feb 2023HANSARDAllegations of Impropriety in Public LifeI did not catch all of that, but I refer the hon. Lady to the answer I gave earlier. There is a ministerial code that sets standards of behaviour for Ministers, and Ministers are…22 Feb 2023HANSARDAllegations of Impropriety in Public LifeThe Prime Minister put integrity at every level in this Government when he came in, and he acted decisively in appointing an independent ethics adviser. When he received the…22 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWhen it comes to utter drivel, it should not be a competition, but the hon. Member has taken it to a new height. What utter drivel that was! Workers’ rights are entirely…22 Feb 2023HANSARDAllegations of Impropriety in Public LifeAs I said, the Prime Minister appointed an ethics adviser, and he has acted decisively on everything brought forward to him to date. I have full confidence in the Prime Minister,…22 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI do not recognise that analysis. We are respecting and raising environmental standards. Where matters are devolved we respect that, and the Scottish Government are able to deal…22 Feb 2023HANSARDAllegations of Impropriety in Public LifeAbsolutely.22 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillNo, because I believe that we have a comprehensive trade agreement with the EU, and we are working out and ironing out the problems. We have been very successful in doing that,…22 Feb 2023