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HANSARD Rebated Fuel Rules: Construction IndustryWill the Minister give way?19 Jan 2022HANSARD Rebated Fuel Rules: Construction IndustryWill the Minister tell the House what reduction in emissions will be achieved as a consequence of this measure?19 Jan 2022HANSARD Rebated Fuel Rules: Construction IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Bone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Upper Bann (Carla Lockhart) on securing today’s debate and putting her case so…19 Jan 2022HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryI welcome what the Minister says about not using sonic weapons—an idea that was described by a Home Office source in the press today as “f***ng bonkers”. When the Home Office is…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Gas and Electricity CostsDoes my hon. Friend agree there is also a role for the energy companies in all this? I suspect that he will have as many constituents as I do who, over the years, in order to…18 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillI can give the hon. Gentleman that reassurance. I can assure him that, if anything, the link would be strengthened. I live in a local authority ward that is elected by single…17 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Intelligence and SecurityI remind the House that I serve as co-chair of the all-party parliamentary groups on Uyghurs and on Hong Kong, and that I am a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China,…17 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillWith regard to voter participation among 16 and 17-year-olds in Scotland, another reason we have such a healthy turnout is that all the elections in which they participate are…17 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillI am grateful to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to take part in this important debate. Let me say briefly at the outset that the fact that the House has less than…17 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillI believe it could do. I think we have to be careful not to oversell it, because the electoral system is only part of the story. The principles of those who are elected and their…17 Jan 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWhen the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill left this House it was woefully under-scrutinised, since which time the Government have ladled amendments into it hand over fist…13 Jan 2022HANSARDBahraini Political PrisonersI congratulate the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute (Brendan O'Hara) on securing time for the debate and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for allowing it. I remind the…13 Jan 2022HANSARDBahraini Political PrisonersThe Government presumably have key performance indicators on the money that is spent in relation to Bahrain. What are they and what progress have we seen in recent years?13 Jan 2022HANSARD Post Office Historical Shortfall SchemeYes, of course, although there would not be a cost to the Post Office, because there is only one shareholder—the Secretary of State—so it would ultimately come to the taxpayer. I…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Post Office Historical Shortfall SchemeThe best way to demonstrate a change of culture and good faith would be for the Post Office to start the whole process again from the beginning, instead of insisting that people…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Post Office Historical Shortfall SchemeAbsolutely. Indeed, as I will come to in a few minutes, my constituent Elena Kimmett, who was for many years the sub-postmistress in Stromness, illustrates that truth better than…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Post Office Historical Shortfall SchemeVery briefly. This debate is for just half an hour.14 Dec 2021HANSARD Post Office Historical Shortfall SchemeI beg to move, That this House has considered the Post Office Historical Shortfall Scheme. I am delighted to have the opportunity to serve under you in the Chair, Dame Angela. I…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthA vaccine passport with a lateral flow test alternative is still a vaccine passport. We have seen the use of vaccine passports in other parts of the country, in Scotland and in…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Post Office Historical Shortfall SchemeIt does. That has to be examined and established in the fullness of time. That is probably more than we will achieve today. It is still one of the outstanding questions in…14 Dec 2021