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HANSARD Post Office: Horizon Compensation ArrangementsIf the Minister really wants to borrow quotes from Francis Urquhart, I suggest to him that he might want to “put a bit of stick about”, because the Post Office’s handling of the…24 Feb 2022HANSARDRelationship with Russia and ChinaThat is exactly the case. We know that this is how Putin works. He will take so much, consolidate, bank it and let time pass, trade continues and then he asks for more. It is not…24 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.24 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure the Minister will have been as appalled as I was to see the scenes of Russian aggression on our televisions. We should be equally concerned, however, about the Russian…24 Feb 2022HANSARDGovernment Contracts: Randox LaboratoriesI am sure that I am not the only one in the House who is finding this utterly excruciating. The Minister cannot stand at the Dispatch Box and say in one breath that she makes no…10 Feb 2022HANSARDTOEIC English Language TestsIt is pretty clear that today’s urgent question—I congratulate the right hon. Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms) on obtaining it—will not be the last word on this matter. I…09 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice Grant ReportThe purpose of the precept is to give flexibility and accountability to the police and crime commissioners. Effectively, under this settlement the police and crime commissioners…09 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice Grant ReportThe Minister’s debate with the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) comes to the heart of how the Government go about this. The money that is given to the police and…09 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice Grant ReportWill the Minister give way?09 Feb 2022HANSARDUK’s Human Rights FrameworkThis is not new territory for the Secretary of State. He has been around this course. He failed last time of course, because he could only do what he wanted by leaving the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDUK’s Human Rights Framework5. What steps he is taking in response to the publication of the Independent Human Rights Act Review published by his Department in December 2021.08 Feb 2022HANSARDCoastal CommunitiesThe world-leading European Marine Energy Centre in Stromness was developed as a consequence of access to EU Interreg funding, money to which we no longer have access. Does the…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpI welcome the creation of the “Islands Forum” referred to on page 132 of the White Paper, and the news that the Secretary of State is to chair its first meeting—it is in his hands…02 Feb 2022HANSARDCoastal CommunitiesThe fishing industry in Shetland is being hammered by Spanish boats engaging in the completely unsustainable practice of gill netting. I have spoken to the fishing Minister about…27 Jan 2022HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillThe difficulty I have with the right hon. Gentleman’s argument is this: where facts are in dispute, how can a court be expected to rule on a point of law without hearing evidence?25 Jan 2022HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Since the Paymaster General responded to the urgent question earlier, it has been reported that the Metropolitan police actually want…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentThe hon. Gentleman comes to the nub of the matter. This is an appropriate moment to remind ourselves why the genocide convention is framed in such a way: because throughout…20 Jan 2022HANSARDBritish Council Staff: AfghanistanOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am grateful to you for taking a point of order at this stage. The hon. Member for Hazel Grove (Mr Wragg), to whom I gave notice of my intention…20 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. May I bring the Secretary of State’s attention to the analysis published recently by the Scotch whisky industry, showing that even a phased reduction of the 150% tariffs on…20 Jan 2022HANSARD Rebated Fuel Rules: Construction IndustryOn the subject of emissions reduction, there is a possibility that in fact we will see an increase in emissions. I have one company in Shetland that manufactures polystyrene boxes…19 Jan 2022