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HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryYes, that has come through very clearly in all the contributions. Sir Brian also recommended that interim payments should be made now—not “at pace”, not at some indeterminate…22 Jun 2023HANSARDGovernment Projects: CostOf course, no one knows what the cost to the public purse of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 and the Illegal Migration Bill will be, because the Government are refusing to…22 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast year, the then Prime Minister, now the Steward and Bailiff of His Majesty’s Chiltern Hundreds, announced the creation of the Office of the Prime Minister. It was going to be…22 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWill the Solicitor General give way?21 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI congratulate the Solicitor General on his consistency at the Dispatch Box, which was lacking throughout most of the rest of the Bill’s progress, as the hon. Member for Ellesmere…21 Jun 2023HANSARD Heritage Sites: SustainabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) on securing the debate. I…20 Jun 2023HANSARDLeaving the EU: Economic ImpactThat is very convenient. Only the UK has to deal with Brexit. Everyone has had to deal with covid and everyone has had to deal with Ukraine, but only the UK has had to deal with…20 Jun 2023HANSARDLeaving the EU: Economic Impact14. What recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of withdrawal from the EU on the economy.20 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living SupportThe Minister said rather dismissively to my hon. Friend the Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (Drew Hendry) that the Government have no plans to reinstate the…20 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chancellor was shaking his head during my question earlier on, so will he say whether he accepts the findings from the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of…20 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I echo the point made by the Labour Front Bencher. This is a Law Commission Bill being taken forward by a Minister from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on…19 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat steps are the Government taking to improve the sensitivity of language on the DWP website? I recently became aware of a case in which a person trying to update their…19 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am keen to welcome the provisions giving legal recognition to electronic trade documents. It is clear from all the evidence and research behind the Bill that digitalisation of…19 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House has announced time, if necessary, for further debate on Lords messages on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill. However, on Monday only one…15 Jun 2023HANSARD MigrationI congratulate the hon. Members for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden), for Worthing West (Sir Peter Bottomley) and for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on securing this…15 Jun 2023HANSARD MigrationI will not give way, given the time available Anyone who doubts that that is the Government’s position should just look at their obsession with setting arbitrary net migration…15 Jun 2023HANSARDHospice Services: SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Eastleigh (Paul Holmes) on securing the debate, and echo the tributes and…14 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is nearly seven years since the people of Glasgow North voted by 78% to remain in the European Union. Can the Foreign Secretary give just one example from that whole period of…13 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIn her last statement, the Leader of the House announced that there would be 10 sitting days in September between the summer and conference recesses. Has she given any…08 Jun 2023HANSARDAvantiScotRail, the Caledonian Sleeper, LNER and now TransPennine Express have all been nationalised. Increasingly, that is clearly the model that will deliver the reliable train…08 Jun 2023