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HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyOn the intervention of the right hon. Member for Vale of Glamorgan (Alun Cairns), of course the last few years have shown how unpredictable the world can be and how many…02 Nov 2022HANSARD Derry Addiction CentreLast year and the year before, on average almost every day in Northern Ireland somebody died because of the way that they misused alcohol. Does the hon. Member agree that if that…02 Nov 2022HANSARDCost of LivingThe first mini-Budget from this Government required two Bank of England interventions just to stabilise the economy. It tanked the pound and it massively worsened the already…12 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of LivingAfter 12 years of austerity, which has caused in excess of 300,000 deaths in the UK, this Tory Government have cost the public billions. They have given dodgy covid contracts to…12 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2022Would the Minister accept that the idea of fuel poverty in Scotland is itself ridiculous, given that Scotland provides more energy for the whole of the UK than anywhere else does?07 Sept 2022HANSARDDraft Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2022I want to clarify that the powers to design and set the budget for the warm home discount scheme are reserved to the UK Government. As far as suggestions go, the Scottish…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandFortunately, they are spared that horror but, here in the UK, that is where we are at: “This Morning” paying bills. Instead of learning from everything that has happened in the…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandIt strikes me as really concerning that part of the new Prime Minister’s reforms seems to be to undermine the one tool that workers have at their disposal, which is striking and…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Lanark and Hamilton East (Angela Crawley) for bringing the debate forward. When we think of the potential merits of devolving employment law…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandI could not agree more. My hon. Friend put her point succinctly. To sum up, if you are an average person in the UK right now the chances are that you cannot afford to eat or to…06 Sept 2022HANSARDUnion’s Impact on ScotlandGiven that the UK wields the most control over the Scottish economy, my question is pretty simple: why is it that independent countries similar to Scotland are wealthier and more…29 Jun 2022HANSARDUnion’s Impact on ScotlandI welcome the Minister’s warm words, but I remind him that unions have to be voluntary as well. The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has changed his view on the Prime Minister…29 Jun 2022HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Fifth AnniversaryI start by echoing the sentiments of everybody in this debate. Everyone has spoken respectfully and it has been quite humbling to sit and listen to the memories of people, and I…16 Jun 2022HANSARDState Pension: Deferring Entitlement24. What (a) information and (b) financial advice her Department provides to people approaching state pension age on deferring their entitlement to the state pension.06 Jun 2022HANSARDState Pension: Deferring EntitlementThe DWP wrote to my constituent encouraging him to defer his pension. Unfortunately, he passed away last year, but the DWP told his wife Caroline that she was entitled to a…06 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of LivingThe Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs advised people in poverty to buy value products, the safeguarding Minister suggested that people should just work…18 May 2022HANSARDCost of LivingApart from the fact that that is not true, let me say that the Scottish Government have already spent over £1 billion mitigating the worst of Tory cuts. We are investing £770…18 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthFor a party that prides itself on the economy, the Tories have a shocking record of running it. Our economy has the slowest growth in the G7. We have greater regional inequality…18 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthWill the hon. Gentleman give way?18 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressDoes the hon. Lady also agree that the only jobs miracle to be seen here is that the Prime Minister still has his?10 May 2022