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HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is regarding the urgent question this morning.17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is about previous business, Mr Speaker.17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIn 1222—I know the Leader of the House was not there at the time, but his predecessor might have been—our late King Alexander II designated the already ancient Dumbarton a royal…17 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesIt is right and proper that the House congratulates the Foreign Secretary and the ministerial team on delivering on real diplomatic action—it is great to see. We congratulate the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDStrengthening the UnionOn strengthening Union connectivity, can the Minister advise the House on what happened to the impossible bridge across Beaufort’s Dyke? What kind of money was spent on something…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesWhen the Minister winds up the debate, I wonder whether he will address the point that, as the hon. Gentleman rightly alludes to, part of the energy cost is pre-Ukraine. We left…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresIn countries such as Estonia—I am delighted to be co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group—it is a constitutional right for all citizens to have access to the internet, and…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresThe reality is that the experience of those states that have moved to a digital framework, such as Estonia, highlights the fact that this transition needs to recognise those who…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesIt is interesting to follow the hon. Member for Blackpool South (Scott Benton). It was nice to hear that he believes his Government are not doing well enough. We on the SNP…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIndia: Economic and Security RelationshipWith India arbitrarily detaining UK nationals such as my constituent Jagtar Singh Johal for over four years now and failing to defend the democratic right of national…08 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaLet me first pay tribute to my colleague Zoryan, who is an LGBT activist. He and other human rights activists in the west of Ukraine—and his mum—are digging in. They are the…02 Mar 2022HANSARDCitizenship: Legislative FrameworkIt is often overlooked that this political state shares a common travel area with our neighbours across the sheuch, as some of us would call it. I dare say that, from citizenship…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCitizenship: Legislative Framework6. Whether she plans to review the legislative framework for granting citizenship.28 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit Financerose—23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that one way to stop that flow up the Thames is to abolish unincorporated associations, which are utilised not only by political parties but by…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI think I have been here before. We have discussed the role of unincorporated associations in providing a loophole for political campaign finance in the UK, particularly for the…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceOn deterrence after the fall of the Soviet Union, this political state, along with a range of other western states, gave opportunity for finance through oligarchy yet ignored…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceMaybe we could ask the hon. Gentleman about the £5,000 donation he took from the Conservatives’ Patrons Club, which is an unincorporated association?23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceWill the hon. Gentleman give way?23 Feb 2022