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HANSARD Taxes on Motor FuelThis petition on taxing motor fuel is not just about motor fuel. Ultimately, it is about the whole cost of living crisis and what levers the UK Government can pull to address it,…23 May 2022HANSARD Taxes on Motor FuelThe hon. Gentleman is talking about the impact that prices are having across the whole of the UK. Every community and constituency is affected. Does he share my disappointment…23 May 2022HANSARD Taxes on Motor FuelThe Minister, if I understand her correctly, is saying that cutting VAT will not necessarily help business, and that the best way to help them would be by cutting fuel duty. From…23 May 2022HANSARD Food Price InflationThe 9% rise in the consumer prices index is the highest since records began, with a quarter of those in the UK resorting to skipping meals. The Governor of the Bank of England has…19 May 2022HANSARD Business of the HousePetrol and diesel prices have hit record highs, which is feeding inflation and the cost of living crisis. The Chancellor’s spring statement included a 5p fuel duty cut that merely…19 May 2022HANSARDEconomic GrowthDespite the bullish posturing, the Minister knows that households across the UK are suffering terrible hardship because of the cost of living crisis, which has the Tories’ name…16 May 2022HANSARDLong-term Funding SettlementsBloomberg’s devastating forensic analysis of the Government’s progress with their so-called levelling-up agenda has found no overall levelling-up progress in Scotland. On the…16 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionMay is a very important month, and today, as well as being International Nurses Day, is the birthdate of Florence Nightingale. In addition, today is also my birthday—[Hon.…12 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe Queen’s Speech, setting out the UK’s programme for government, offers little comfort to my constituents in North Ayrshire and Arran. It comes in a context where we have seen…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressA whole range of Bills in the Queen’s Speech fly in the face of the Standing Orders, including No. 9B, in the Scottish Parliament and the Sewel convention, which requires…10 May 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogsThere has been a spike in demand for passports, but that should have been anticipated since we know that 5 million people put off renewing their passport during lockdown. Clearly,…27 Apr 2022HANSARD Food SecurityI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Deidre Brock), who has long had an interest in this issue, as has my hon. Friend the Member for Stirling…31 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ10. A cornerstone of the last Conservative manifesto was a guarantee that the basic state pension would rise by 2.5%, the rate of inflation, or earnings growth, whichever was the…30 Mar 2022HANSARDStanding Charges on Energy BillsFrom this Friday, households will face an average 80% increase in standing charges for electricity. Negligent policy making and bad practice in the industry will be paid for by…29 Mar 2022HANSARDStanding Charges on Energy Bills5. What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on consumers of removing standing charges on energy bills.29 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe UK Government shamefully withdrew from Scotland the publicly announced Barnett consequentials of £290 million, in order to fund the £150 council tax rebate for property bands…24 Mar 2022HANSARDVAT and fuel duty on petrol and dieselI rise to present a petition on VAT on petrol and diesel from residents of North Ayrshire and Arran. As the cost of living spirals and fuel costs in turn spiral to an all-time…22 Mar 2022HANSARDIrish Diaspora in BritainI begin by thanking and congratulating the hon. Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd) on bringing this debate forward, about which we had an interesting chat in the Tea Room. I am…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House make a statement setting out his support for my Bill on paid bereavement leave for all, which will have its Second Reading tomorrow and has support…17 Mar 2022HANSARD In-work PovertyThe cost of living crisis is biting deep into the lives of my constituents in North Ayrshire and Arran. In-work poverty ought to be a contradiction in terms, but it is at an…16 Mar 2022