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HANSARD Biosecurity at the Border: Britain’s Illegal Meat CrisisFirst, I thank the hon. Lady and all other members of the Committee for their engagement in this report and for the way in which they approach the work of the Committee as a…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Biosecurity at the Border: Britain’s Illegal Meat CrisisI thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution to the Committee’s work, which is—I hope the Whips are here to hear this—a textbook example of how a Government Back Bencher should…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Biosecurity at the Border: Britain’s Illegal Meat CrisisThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. We risk ending up playing a whole game of whack- a-mole, tightening the controls at Dover and seeing the effort displaced to other…11 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainThat is an important point, which is related to one made earlier by the hon. Member for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald), and it is about the stability that people…08 Sept 2025HANSARDClimate Change: Food SecurityIn June, the Scottish Government made a very welcome commitment not to pursue a deliberate policy of reducing livestock numbers. Despite that, livestock numbers in Scotland…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI think the Minister may need to add a few more island venues to his travel itinerary in the future. May I take him back to the question of tax? He is right to say that if we will…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorWill the Minister give way?03 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastIs the Foreign Secretary aware of the concerns expressed by his noble Friend Lord Hain about the possibility of contracts under the Army Collective Trading Service being awarded…01 Sept 2025HANSARDGlobal Plastics TreatyI beg to move, That this House has considered the Global Plastics Treaty. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for making time available for this debate, and for allocating…17 Jul 2025HANSARDGlobal Plastics TreatyYes, if it is a properly constructed, nationwide deposit return scheme. The experience in Scotland was, shall we say, not everything that it might have been. A properly…17 Jul 2025HANSARDGlobal Plastics TreatyI thank everybody who has taken part in this debate—it has been quite a remarkable exercise and an enormously valuable one. Every contribution has been truly excellent. We have…17 Jul 2025HANSARDRelations with the European UnionIf the last nine years have taught us nothing else, they have surely taught us that it is much easier to agree about the need for an agreement than it is to reach an agreement.…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate or a statement on the accountability and accessibility of arm’s length bodies? For months, I have been working with a company to try to get answers for it out…10 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Resilience Action PlanI welcome the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster’s commitment that resilience must be for all, not just for some. The people of Shetland will hold him to those words. A few…08 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillIn the last Parliament, a number of us raised concerns about the administration of defined-benefit schemes by, among others, BP, Shell and Hewlett-Packard. It was obvious at that…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismOn that point, will the Minister give way?02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismWill the Minister give way?02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismWill the Minister give way?02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismThe Minister has spoken about some of the history of this, but there is more recent history. The last Government introduced the Public Order Act 2023 to deal with Extinction…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI too remind the House of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. In Orkney and Shetland, the food and drink sector is an integral part of our local visitor…01 Jul 2025