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HANSARD Voting by Proxy (Amendment and Extension)I think that there is only one Amy Callaghan, and the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire has just proven that with one of the most eloquent speeches that many of us will have…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Voting by Proxy (Amendment and Extension)Yes, my hon. Friend makes a good point. The Chamber is maybe not quite as full as it ought to be for a debate of this importance, but I am sure that other hon. Members, wherever…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Voting by Proxy (Amendment and Extension)I am happy to give way to the Chair of the Procedure Committee.12 Oct 2022HANSARD Voting by Proxy (Amendment and Extension)I entirely agree. That exactly proves the point. Many Members are in their offices right now catching up on their constituency correspondence, but they will have the Chamber feed…12 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanWill the Chancellor make it clear to the House that £2,500 represents the energy bill of a typical or average household and that, in fact, many non-typical and non-average…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessBars, butchers and other small businesses I have spoken to in Glasgow North are already operating on the tightest of margins. If they go out of business, that has a knock-on…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionPeople in Glasgow North do not want to see fracking anywhere on these islands, so ending what was in effect a UK-wide moratorium on fracking does not exactly speak to…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome the confirmation from the Leader of the House that a statement on the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund will be forthcoming, but I wonder whether we could have a…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [Lords]Like other Members, I am keeping the Queen and her family in my thoughts and prayers at this time. It is always refreshing when consensus breaks out in the House, and that has,…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [Lords]On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is obviously important that hon. Members who have an Adjournment debate, for example, are in the Chamber when they ought to be.…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [Lords]That is quite helpful. In the spirit of consensus, I think I would say that this is not job done. That is what I was trying to achieve with my amendment. The passing of the Bill…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [Lords]As others have said, there is a consensus across the House and I do not intend to do anything to disrupt that with new clause 1. It is probing by nature and the probing has taken…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalA great many worshippers at the Guru Nanak Sikh temple on Otago Street in Glasgow North have signed a petition calling for Jaggi’s release. Will the Minister confirm that, if…07 Sept 2022HANSARDAvanti West CoastThe Government seem to think that state ownership should not be necessary, but, as my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands) pointed out, much…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateHousing associations that I have spoken to in Glasgow North are, first and foremost, concerned about the wellbeing of their tenants who cannot afford to heat their homes this…05 Sept 2022HANSARD Personal StatementWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a personal statement in compliance with the findings of the Independent Expert Panel in its report, laid before this House today as paper…14 Jun 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateA number of Members today have drawn attention to the fact that the standing charge on prepayment meters is one of the most inequitable aspects of the entire domestic energy…26 May 2022HANSARD Business of the House“The UK Government’s Strategy for International Development” was published as Command Paper 676 on 16 May, but the Government have not seen fit to schedule either a statement or a…26 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe Queen’s Speech frequently seems to have coincided with significant electoral or political developments in Scotland over the past few years. Once again we meet in the aftermath…10 May 2022HANSARDElections BillI think the ping-pong is supposed to be between this place and the upper House, rather than across the Floor of the Chamber, but I will give way.27 Apr 2022