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HANSARDLaboratory Animals: Animal Welfare ActAs the Minister will be aware, and as I said in my speech, section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act makes it a criminal offence for the information about how the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDLaboratory Animals: Animal Welfare ActI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) for his comprehensive exposition of the important matter before us today. The petition calls on the…07 Feb 2022HANSARD Disability Benefits AssessmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I want to speak in this debate on behalf of my constituents in North Ayrshire and Arran, who, in common with others…01 Feb 2022HANSARDStudent and Graduate Finance: Cost of Living21. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) student and (b) graduate finance in the context of the cost of living.31 Jan 2022HANSARDStudent and Graduate Finance: Cost of LivingDespite what the Minister said, the fact is that the Government have broken yet another promise that the student loan repayment threshold would be frozen. That means that, when…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportSue Gray has made it clear that this is not a report, but an update on the investigation into covid breaches in Downing Street. Indeed, in her update she says that she is…31 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseResearch from consumer champion Which? shows that an estimated 2.5 million households missed or defaulted on at least one mortgage, rent, loan or credit card bill this month,…27 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI beg to move, That this House has considered the cost of living in the UK. I am delighted to have secured this debate today. It is very timely, and I honestly do not think that…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI did not expect a dramatic policy announcement from the Minister today, but I was hoping, and I think we were all hoping, for a change of tone to signify that more would be done.…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI note the interesting comments from the Minister about the national living wage and the planned increases, which I am sure will be welcome, so far as they go. Do his Government…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingAbsolutely. That is yet another example of this Government’s skewed priorities—no joined-up thinking, no strategic thinking. Of course, at the moment, they are a Government who…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman that the cut to universal credit is beyond words in its cruelty and its insensitivity to the struggles that real people face every day.…25 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling-up FundNotwithstanding the Secretary of State’s earlier comments, I am sure that he would never accuse a fellow Tory MP of misleading the House. Will he therefore comment on the veracity…24 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesWhat would you cut?24 Jan 2022HANSARDIncreasing Devolution Across the UKThe current Tory leader in Scotland and two former Tory leaders in Scotland, alongside every single Tory MSP, are calling for the Prime Minister to resign after their Scottish…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillLet me begin by echoing the sentiments expressed earlier. We must be mindful of all those who died tragically in the Grenfell fire, which prompted much of the work that we are…19 Jan 2022HANSARD Gas and Electricity CostsI begin by thanking the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) for securing this debate, and for his excellent introduction to the issues involved.…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Gas and Electricity CostsWill the Minister give way?18 Jan 2022HANSARDUnderpayment of Benefits: CompensationThe Minister has said that we are talking about some of the most vulnerable people, so does he not think it shameful that 42% of families relying on disability benefits are still…13 Jan 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseStronger safeguards are needed to stop online consumers choosing “buy now, pay later” options to pay for products without knowing the risks. As new research by Which? reveals,…13 Jan 2022