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HANSARD House of Lords ReformI am sure it is a relief to many people paying attention to the debate. Anyway, that information was meant to be just for background and context, but it turns out that simply by…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformDuring the independence referendum campaign my hon. Friend was probably so busy making the case for independence in the House of Commons and in his constituency that he missed the…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformI do not disagree with my hon. Friend. As he and I have said, the connection is quite uncanny. Of course, no one is levelling specific accusations, but that connection is out in…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformYes, what an achievement! Incidentally, it is a bit odd that this debate is not being led by a Member of the official Opposition. People would think the report would have inspired…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformIt comes back to the point about accountability. Members of Parliament who behave in such a way would be taken to task, first by their Whips, secondly by the local party members,…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformI would be very happy to support the hon. Lady’s Bill, and I commend her on her work with the international institutions that I mentioned earlier. I would also be happy to come…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformThe Minister might be interested to hear this, then. I certainly do agree that those are the key priorities for people, families, businesses and communities in Glasgow North and…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformThere are a number of Members, including the spokesperson for the official Opposition, present, so they will have heard that. They will have also read the repeated reports of the…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformThat is the point; the pattern continues. We keep talking about but never actually implementing any meaningful or wholesale reform. The report does at least recognise that we…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformThank you, Mr Streeter. I would just say to the Minister that I prefer to think that we are on the side of the divine, musing on the behaviour of the atheists, and I will not take…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformThe Minister said the constitution evolves. As a bare minimum, do the Government agree with the findings of the Lord Speaker’s Committee on the size of the House of Lords, which…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords Reformrose —10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformI will leave my hon. Friend’s comments on the record. However, it is possible for people to be elected to the House of Commons and the Scottish Parliament. Indeed, our former…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Migration and Economic DevelopmentHow many of the people who were pulled from the channel last week does the Home Secretary think should be sent to Rwanda?19 Dec 2022HANSARD Convention on Biodiversity COP15: OutcomesWhat impact is the UK’s decision to cut the aid budget from 0.7% to 0.5% of gross national income having on the UK’s ability to contribute to the 10-point plan for financing…19 Dec 2022HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryI echo the calls from my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson) that a way should be found to extend compensation payments to carers. That is…15 Dec 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Self-DisconnectionMay I say what a moving experience it was to be in the Chamber this morning for the commemoration of the holocaust? I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North East…15 Dec 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Self-DisconnectionYes, absolutely, and I recommend that everyone in the House reads that report, and not just that testimony, but testimonies from other people across the country. The point Mel…15 Dec 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Self-DisconnectionThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. The case studies that we have highlighted show that this is a health issue: it is about people’s health and wellbeing. It is not about some sort…15 Dec 2022HANSARDSmall Boats Incident in the ChannelEveryone is expressing their condolences to the loved ones of those who lost their lives, but if I understand her correctly, the Home Secretary is saying that the people who were…14 Dec 2022