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HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityThe UK already has the worst levels of poverty and inequality in north-west Europe and the highest levels of in-work poverty this century. The Trussell Trust recently revealed…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Disability Benefits AssessmentsWill the Minister give way?01 Feb 2022HANSARD Disability Benefits AssessmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I congratulate and thank the hon. Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) for introducing this important debate. The…01 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportOkay, I will ask the Prime Minister one more, which has been asked already. If he gets a fine—a fixed penalty fine—from the Metropolitan police after all this is over, will he pay…31 Jan 2022HANSARDStudent and Graduate Finance: Cost of Living3. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) student and (b) graduate finance in the context of the cost of living.31 Jan 2022HANSARDStudent and Graduate Finance: Cost of LivingAs a result of their extremely high tuition fees—the highest in the world—English students leave university with three or four times the amount of debt that Scots do. Freezing the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I have enjoyed the exercise this afternoon. I also wanted to enjoy the Prime Minister’s answers to questions, but unfortunately he has ducked and…31 Jan 2022HANSARDBritish Sign Language BillI congratulate the hon. Member for West Lancashire (Rosie Cooper) on her tenacity and organisation in getting the Bill to where it is. I am delighted to support the Bill to give…28 Jan 2022HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayIt is a real privilege to follow all the Members who have spoken so movingly in the debate; I am humbled by their contributions. I thank the right hon. Members for Newark (Robert…27 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the very first time, Mrs Cummins. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson) on…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingThe way the Scottish Government will do this is through independence and the control of our own economic levers—it is as simple as that. We make commitments and we hope to be able…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsTalks on steel and aluminium tariffs have started, but Washington has still to confirm the apparent virtual plan. The British economy, instead of becoming global post Brexit, is…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUK Trade LevelsIreland has seen goods imports from Great Britain drop by more than a fifth since Brexit. Ireland has also, in that time, increased its goods exports to GB by more than 20%, and…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUK Trade Levels16. What recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of UK trade with the (a) EU and (b) rest of the world.20 Jan 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIn 2017, the then Department for Communities and Local Government advised that it was actively looking at ways to take forward the issue of redundancy modification orders. To…20 Jan 2022HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI really do thank the Minister for giving way. Can the Minister confirm that he actually understands what devolution means; what matters are devolved to the Scottish Parliament…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I ask the Member to withdraw the remark about the worst health record in the world? I want to save him from embarrassment in the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI truly wish it was a privilege and a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Bim Afolami). Has he heard of the word “mandate”? Actually, the one he knows…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipWill the Minister give way?30 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Post offices are an essential part of our rural communities and town centres across these islands. As banks leave our high streets, post offices and sub-postmasters are…29 Nov 2021