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HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. So many people in so many constituencies across our countries have made huge sacrifices to help and support those around them to look after…21 Apr 2022HANSARDWar Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme PaymentsI beg to move, That this House believes that the current process for claiming War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation payments is not fit for purpose and urges the Government…28 Mar 2022HANSARDWar Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme PaymentsI thank all hon. Members for their contributions to this debate. I think there is a very great degree of agreement. I do not think that anyone is necessarily saying anything…28 Mar 2022HANSARDWar Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme PaymentsI hear what the right hon. Gentleman says, and I will come to that point, but we see a lack of transparency and serious questions about conflicts of interest. As a result, the…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI echo the comments of the hon. Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) in sending my best wishes to the shadow Leader of the House, the hon. Member for Bristol West (Thangam…24 Mar 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI echo many of the comments of the shadow Deputy Leader of the House, the hon. Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden), particularly as I have an interest in this. I was very…23 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesI find it particularly useful that the hon. Gentleman mentions council tax, given that the Labour administration in Midlothian proposed a 4.7% increase in council tax. Thankfully,…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesIt is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Deidre Brock). While we cannot completely swerve the growing crisis around the globe, a…16 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is estimated that the Chancellor’s smash and grab on national insurance will raise £13 billion. By happy coincidence, at the end of the financial year the Chancellor will have…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Professional Qualifications Bill [Lords]I will be brief. The comments that I made earlier still stand. We have not seen any movement at all to recognise the genuine concerns of the devolved Parliaments of these nations,…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Professional Qualifications Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and I absolutely agree. Of all the things to pick an argument over, why create this situation over something on which we broadly…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Professional Qualifications Bill [Lords]I think the key word in that intervention is “agreements”. The Scottish Government, or within the European set-up the UK Government, would agree these frameworks with Europe. In…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Professional Qualifications Bill [Lords]The right hon. Member tempts me, but, as I was about to explain, we have a number of qualification areas in which these are devolved matters and not reserved to this place. Under…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Professional Qualifications Bill [Lords]Thank you for calling me, Mr Deputy Speaker—rather more swiftly than I expected. It seems as though, week in week out, Members on this side of the Chamber in particular are…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI echo the comments of the shadow Leader of the House, the hon. Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire), and the hon. Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone). I think everybody…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUK-Taiwan Friendship and Co-operationI congratulate the right hon. Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart) and the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) on securing this important debate. I genuinely consider…10 Feb 2022HANSARDUK-Taiwan Friendship and Co-operationWhere I would agree with the hon. Gentleman is that if the people of Taiwan wanted to have a referendum—and it is entirely a matter for the people of Taiwan—I would be 100% behind…10 Feb 2022HANSARDUK-Taiwan Friendship and Co-operationI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. It is critical that the UK Government lead by example. If we say that we support the right of people to choose, we must demonstrate that we…10 Feb 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Chief of Staff AppointmentWe now have a Spad who is not a Spad, so a special status is being created. Will this be the only appointment with such special status?07 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI know that the Leader of the House places great importance on the honesty and integrity of Members. More than two years ago, during the election campaign, the Prime Minister gave…03 Feb 2022