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HANSARDInfrastructure for Businesses: WeymouthQ4. According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, my constituency is the fourth most affected by the cut in working tax credit and universal credit. It is impacting on families who…08 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMr Speaker, may I add my party’s thanks to you, to the House staff and to everyone across these islands who has worked so hard to save and preserve life during the pandemic? I…22 Jul 2021HANSARDGovernment Response to Covid-19: Public InquiryI agree that scrutiny must be done, but if I cannot get a sensible answer from a Minister at the Dispatch Box, am given glib replies and am not provided with the information that…22 Jul 2021HANSARDGovernment Response to Covid-19: Public InquiryI want to focus my comments on page 1 of the report—in particular, the fact that the Government accept that there will be an opportunity to look back at some undefined…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI will finish now, Mr Speaker; I apologise. Does the Minister not see the advantage of delivering those vaccines now, and what do we do if we decide that that needs to go live…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Scotland Act 1998: Role of the Lord AdvocateMy hon. Friend will be aware of the case of journalist Mark Hirst, who was arrested and charged with threatening and abusive behaviour. However, when that case went before Sheriff…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftThe Chinese cyber-attack is of real concern, but it is most certainly not the only game in town. The Guardian reported on something equally concerning this weekend, which is…20 Jul 2021HANSARD Scotland Act 1998: Role of the Lord AdvocateSurely there is nothing to prevent the Scottish Government from returning to the arrangement of the Salmond Government, where the Law Officer recused himself from Cabinet…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI make no apology for addressing this Bill through a Scottish prism. Perhaps with the absence of the hon. Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller), the voices that I…19 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI would like to pay tribute to the Minister for his work on probably the only functioning part of the Government’s response to covid, but all of that work is at risk because of…19 Jul 2021HANSARDPublic Bodies: Transparency in Service DeliveryAs legislators, we have an important and indeed necessary relationship with upholding the spirit and the letter of the law. However, in my experience hon. Members seem more likely…08 Jul 2021HANSARDPublic Bodies: Transparency in Service DeliveryWhat steps his Department is taking to increase transparency in the service delivery of public bodies.08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryThe Prime Minister demonstrated today a complete lack of comprehension of the fundamental principles of infection management. Kate Bingham’s achievement in bringing vaccines to…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon), but it is distasteful to listen to the braggadocious glee from the hon.…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsOn behalf of the Alba party, I add my voice to the comments about 7/7. On the morning of 7/7, I was in a meeting at University College London Hospital A&E as the information…07 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI thank you, Mr Speaker, for your indulgence in allowing me to acknowledge the passing from covid last night of Father Stan Swamy, a humanitarian Jesuit priest who had been held…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateAll the warm words from the Secretary of State towards the NHS at the top of his statement were completely demolished by his attitude towards a breast cancer surgeon when he said…05 Jul 2021HANSARDTourism Recovery PlanWhat further steps the Government plans to take to support travel agencies as part of the implementation of the tourism recovery plan.01 Jul 2021HANSARDTourism Recovery PlanThe headline numbers—that £25 billion—tell only part of the story. Unfortunately, because of the asymmetry of the Government support and the asymmetry of the travel recovery plan,…01 Jul 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilI would like to begin by paying tribute to the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) and to the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell) for keeping the pressure…30 Jun 2021