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HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipThis Prime Minister of course takes care of the people’s priorities, looking after what they care about the most and keeping his promises to them, while SNP Members play political…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI will give way, and perhaps the hon. Member could answer why she is not talking about matters that are more important to the people of this country.30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipThe conduct of the Prime Minister is the subject of the debate, and the conduct of the Prime Minister is the maintenance and running of this Government and that is what he has…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipExactly, Madam Deputy Speaker; thank you. The principle behind the Bill is that access to the UK’s asylum system should be based on need, not on the ability to pay people…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipMy hon. Friend is absolutely right—it is yet another missed opportunity by the Scottish National party. I remind those on the SNP Benches that this Government are committed to…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, of course. He speaks with the authority of an expert on the subject, and the expertise shows. What the numbers that I have been citing mean is…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipThe feeling is mutual but I am defending the conduct of the Prime Minister, and the right hon. Gentleman knows that he has no answer to this large litany of achievement.30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipIt is a pleasure to start by wishing SNP Members, and the whole House, a happy St Andrew’s Day. It is always an auspicious occasion in the Scottish and British calendar. I must…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI will give way more than the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, but not yet. For my part, I relish the opportunity to set a different scene for the House of what the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI will, although I will have to make progress.30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipSNP Members are fair-weather friends to democracy, which, clearly, they support only when it goes their way.30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI will give way, but perhaps the right hon. Gentleman will say why the SNP did not choose to debate the vital topic of education in Scotland.30 Nov 2021HANSARD Civil Service PayI thank the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) for securing this important debate, and welcome the opportunity to respond. I know that, in his role as chair of…29 Nov 2021HANSARDStandard for Algorithmic TransparencyMy noble Friend the Minister for Efficiency and Transformation (Lord Agnew Kt) has today made the following written statement: The Cabinet Office’s Central Digital and Data Office…29 Nov 2021HANSARD Civil Service PayThe hon. Gentleman makes an attractive argument for a reduction in the number of discussions. The rationalisation of those issues is always worth looking at, and I will ask my…29 Nov 2021HANSARD Civil Service PayI look forward to reading that report, and I will certainly have a look at it, but there is no getting away from the fact that when one looks at the last fiscal year, the public…29 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Emergency Procurement PowersExisting procurement rules, which predate covid-19, rightly allow the Government to procure at speed in times of an emergency. The rules are not new and it is for contracting…25 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Emergency Procurement PowersI do not accept the characterisation that the hon. Lady puts on the matter, and neither does the National Audit Office—it looked at this and said, as we have rehearsed in the…25 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Public InquiryThe Government recognise the need for bereaved families to have a location, or locations, where the representation will take place, and of course there is a UK commission on covid…25 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Public InquiryI hear the hon. Lady’s question and absolutely recognise the importance of the matter. It is also of course important to go through the proper processes in selecting possible…25 Nov 2021