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HANSARDElections Act 2022: Regulation and Electoral ProcessAccording to openDemocracy, between 2010 and 2019 the Tory party received £3.5 million from Russian-linked donors, yet instead of countering undue influence from oligarchs or…08 Sept 2022HANSARDElections Act 2022: Regulation and Electoral Process5. What recent assessment the Committee has made of the potential effect of the Elections Act 2022 on the (a) regulation of political party donations and finances, (b) regulation…08 Sept 2022HANSARDCost Increases: Food Producers and Consumers1. What recent assessment he has made of the impact of rising costs on (a) food producers and (b) the cost of food for consumers.08 Sept 2022HANSARDCost Increases: Food Producers and ConsumersI welcome the Minister to his new place. National Farmers Union of Scotland president Martin Kennedy has urged the new Prime Minister to immediately, on behalf of all food…08 Sept 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Armed Forces Personnel9. What recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of the rise in the cost of living on armed forces personnel.18 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Armed Forces PersonnelWill the Minister confirm that the cost of a new £250 million royal yacht, whose principal use will be for champagne receptions, is not coming out of the Ministry of Defence…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentMr Deputy Speaker, I hope you caught the Prime Minister’s surreal bravura performance, which was rather clouded by the fact he did not realise that his own Government tabled the…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDisabled People: Support in WorkThe UK has the highest levels of in-work poverty this century, which, as the Minister will know, disproportionately impacts groups facing higher living costs, such as disabled…11 Jul 2022HANSARDDisabled People: Support in Work2. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that disabled people are supported in work.11 Jul 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalThank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the Minister both for his statement and for prior sight of it. I also thank all members of the APPG, both former and current, because they have been…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsScotland’s whisky producers have already suffered significantly from Trump-era tariffs of 25% and the current 100% tariff imposed by the Indian Government. The prospect of…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesIt is a quote, Sir—a quote from the Prime Minister.28 Jun 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesNo, I am not going to take interventions. I need to finish and allow the Front Benchers to fight it out. With the UK Government’s failure to back a Bill from my hon. Friend the…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesOh, right then: the Prime Minister has threatened to privatise a body part out of Government agencies, including the DVLA and the Passport Office as a result of the public facing…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesIt is a pleasure to conclude the Back-Bench contributions to this debate. This Tory Government’s catastrophic Brexit and austerity agenda are fast pushing the UK economy into…28 Jun 2022HANSARDHeart and Circulatory Diseases (Covid-19)I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing this important debate and for his passion in delivering his speech today. We all know and value the work he…23 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeYes, I think that the Prime Minister—07 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI will withdraw the word “lying”, and thank you for your guidance, Mr Deputy Speaker, but I think my constituents struggle a bit with “terminological inexactitude”. How does this…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeIf the House divides at the end of this debate, I shall be voting with the Opposition. Standards in public life are a foundation of our democracy. We must be able to have trust in…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeSorry. Yes, of course. Forty-one per cent. of the Prime Minister’s own MPs want him gone, a majority of his Back Benchers want him gone and even the Scottish Tories want him gone.…07 Jun 2022