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HANSARDFinancial Settlement for Scotland1. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the financial settlement for Scotland.06 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseNew analysis shows that the Scottish Government’s policies will lift 100,000 children out of relative poverty and 70,000 children out of absolute poverty in 2024-25—a direct…29 Feb 2024HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekI wish to begin, as others have, by congratulating the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on bringing forward this debate in Eating Disorders Awareness Week. I am very glad to…29 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe horror and huge numbers of casualties in Gaza are unfolding for all the world to see. Alone of the three largest parties in this House, the SNP has called for an immediate…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseGiven the unprecedented breach of convention yesterday and the unseemly antics that we saw, despite the fact that we were debating the very serious slaughter in the middle east,…22 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ9. When important matters of life and death are voted on in this House, does the Prime Minister think MPs should vote according to their party Whip or according to their…21 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaDoes my hon. Friend agree that the focus today must be on the bloodshed and slaughter in both Israel and Gaza? Some of the antics, games and name-calling we have seen today in…21 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. The Royal Navy carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales entered service six and seven years late respectively, with their cost rocketing to over £8,000…19 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal TestingI thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for opening the debate so comprehensively, as he has done with other such debates. I am delighted to…19 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal TestingAs the Minister stands here today, how confident is he that the regulatory bodies that monitor these matters are sufficiently well versed and up to date with placement and…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure that the Leader of the House is comforted and heartened to hear that where her party leads, the Labour party is sure to follow in major policy areas, such as the…08 Feb 2024HANSARDCost of LivingThe Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s report on poverty in the UK in 2024 reiterates that, consistently, the demographic with the highest poverty rates is children. Although 29% of the…06 Feb 2024HANSARDCost of Living18. What steps his Department is taking to support households with the cost of living.06 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsFood price inflation remains twice as high as general inflation in the UK, and the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit warns that it could rise even higher next year. What…01 Feb 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsI am delighted to sum up for the SNP. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald) on securing the debate and opening it so…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseTrust in politics matters. Will the Leader of the House make a statement setting out the importance of every single Member ensuring that any information they present to the House…01 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: ECHRJournalists and bloggers who criticise the Government are arrested, threatened and put on trial, with allegations of torture, disappearances and suspicious deaths. Those are just…01 Feb 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsDoes the hon. Member accept the independent evidence of the OBR that shows that—I have the evidence and can share it with the hon. Member, if he wishes—the majority of people in…01 Feb 2024HANSARDLiving Standardsrose —01 Feb 2024HANSARD Points of orderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have on two previous occasions asked the Leader of the House to correct the record after she told this House on 11 January that people…31 Jan 2024