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HANSARDWine: Pint Measures14. Whether UK wine companies have sought advice from her Department on preparations for producing wine in pint measures under the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor)…02 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.02 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen will the Government admit that their Brexit dream of people quaffing pints of wine and invoking the spirit of Churchill was always a fantasy, and that the reality is, in…02 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Migration: International Co-operationOn one hand, the Minister says he wants to improve international co-operation on tackling illegal migration, but on the other hand he says the Government are not willing to come…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Checks on Goods Entering UKAs a direct result of all these changes, small businesses will close, jobs will be lost and consumer choice will be reduced. That is the exact opposite of what Brexit was supposed…29 Apr 2024HANSARDRecommendations of the Infected Blood InquiryHaving spent the day dealing with the injustice of the Post Office Horizon scandal, we move to the injustice of the infected blood scandal. I join a number of right hon. and hon.…29 Apr 2024HANSARD Global Ocean TreatyIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz, and I warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster) on securing the debate. The decision to hold…25 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseOf all the opaque and arcane procedures in this place, the Reasons Committee procedure is perhaps one of the most opaque and arcane, so I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member…25 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith reference to the written questions that the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office has answered, can he outline what the Government consider to be the difference…25 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThis has got nothing to do with the business of the House.25 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingI congratulate the hon. Members for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) and for Darlington (Peter Gibson) on securing the debate and bringing this vital issue to the Floor of the…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend on using every procedure available to her to state the SNP’s opposition to the Bill, not least by moving amendments in the Reasons Committee last…22 Apr 2024HANSARDOff-Road Vehicles (Registration) BillI am sure those constituents would only be letting their dogs off the leash in areas where that is permitted; that is regulated by council byelaws. That issue is also sometimes a…19 Apr 2024HANSARDOff-Road Vehicles (Registration) BillI echo the congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North East (Anne McLaughlin) on bringing the Bill forward. I recognise her work on this issue over many years,…19 Apr 2024HANSARDOff-Road Vehicles (Registration) BillI thank the Minister for his constructive engagement in the debate. It is regrettable that time is so against us. I hope that progress can be made, with these external…19 Apr 2024HANSARDOff-Road Vehicles (Registration) BillI join my hon. Friend in offering condolences to the Gow family, not least to Councillor Allan Gow, David’s brother and a constituent of mine. Tragic accidents such as these can…19 Apr 2024HANSARD Commons Scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of LordsI thank the Chair for her statement. Was it not predictable that this was going to be the Government’s response? As I said in the Adjournment debate I had on this topic just…18 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. What discussions have the Government had, or would be willing to have, with Glasgow City Council and the Scottish Government on the prospect of Glasgow stepping in to host the…18 Apr 2024HANSARDFood Waste: Parliamentary Estate3. To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to reduce food waste on the parliamentary estate.18 Apr 2024HANSARDFood Waste: Parliamentary EstateWe have probably all been to events and occasions here where the hosts have perhaps enthusiastically over-ordered. It would be useful to be assured that none of that food goes to…18 Apr 2024