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HANSARDBishops in the House of LordsI am grateful to the hon. Member for giving way on the issue of decision making. The 23 Anglican bishops who sit in the upper House have no moral or theological authority in…06 Jul 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersMy opening speech explained why we got here. Does my hon. Friend agree that an addiction to a neo-liberal economic model is to blame for the treatment of mortgage prisoners?28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI thank all Members here today for participating, and I thank the Mortgage Prisoners action group—some of its members are in the Public Gallery. Most importantly, I thank my…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI need to come back on that point. The only tragedy here is that my constituent and his wife will lose their home in 2029 if this Government and any future Government do not get…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI will make the same points that I made to the shadow Minister. In the interests of openness, will the Minister consider at some point a moratorium on evictions and a cap on the…28 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsIn the past couple of days, yet again we have been reminded that a Member of the other House was appointed contrary to the recommendations of MI5. We learned from a Channel 4 film…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI am going to challenge the shadow Minister on some of the points I made earlier. Do his Front Benchers agree that we need a moratorium on evictions and a cap on standard variable…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. He is correct, and the Government need to listen and take immediate action not only for Chris, but for the hon. Gentleman’s…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. I will go on to the history of some of this. I hope that the APPG agrees not only about a cap on the standard variable rate, but…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI beg to move, That this House has considered mortgage prisoners. It is good to see you in the Chair, Mr Robertson. I want to begin this vital debate with something of a…28 Jun 2023HANSARD National Security BillOn that point, the hon. Gentleman is clear that even small and medium-sized registered charities, whether they are in Scotland, England, Wales or Northern Ireland, have to do as…26 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage CharterThe Chancellor said in his statement that “this new measure means that people will be able to opt for a lower-cost approach for six months with full reversibility, giving them the…26 Jun 2023HANSARDUgandan School AttackI congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on tabling this urgent question on a topic that I know he is passionate about. We learned from Michela Wrong’s…20 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonI will come on to honours in a minute, because I believe that I may have a wee bit of time. Another former Prime Minister, David Cameron, said at the covid inquiry today that…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonYesterday I spent some time with my dad, who is about to enter his 90th year, but too many people across Clydebank, Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven did not get time to spend with…19 Jun 2023HANSARD Armoured Cavalry Programme: Sheldon ReviewLet me associate myself with the comments about the former Member for Hampstead and Kilburn—a great actor, but, I have to say to Labour colleagues, a great socialist, who will be…15 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThis week I received an email from my constituent Chris, from Clydebank. Chris, like 25,000 other people in Scotland and many others across these islands, is what has come to be…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPride MonthThe hon. Gentleman is right; yes, is the simple answer. Peter also eventually got an apology from the Ministry of Defence for serving veterans who were so badly treated because of…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPride MonthOn that point, there has been a huge change in the Scottish education system, not only in non-denominational schools, but even in denominational schools. The Catholic Bishops’…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPride MonthI congratulate the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) on bringing the debate to the House. I am a vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on global…15 Jun 2023