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HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeThe short answer is that I do not believe that that is possible. My right hon. Friend the Member for Dundee East (Stewart Hosie) has been a colleague of mine for 15 years in this…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeThe hon. Lady will not be surprised to hear me say that I wholeheartedly agree with her. We have a cost of living crisis and it was announced today that inflation is going through…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsAbsolutely. The hon. Member brings me to the malicious, malign and utterly disgraceful attempt to undermine and smear our Standards Commissioner. We heard the Business Secretary…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsI utterly agree. I would have thought that today might just be a watershed moment for the Government—that they would look at the whole package of measures that they have proposed…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsWell, that worked out well, didn’t it? What an absolute and utter disaster. We have seen the Leader of the House standing there, with no apology, no contrition, and no ability to…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsOr shame, as the hon. Member says. That failure means that this issue will not go away; it is going to go on. We are now in the 13th day, but I suspect that this is going to…16 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. We have just passed motion 6 on the Committee on Standards, which is probably one of the most significant motions that the House has…15 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend, because I want to get round to that particular case. I did note that yesterday. I was here for cash for honours mark 1; this is cash for honours…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseAbsolutely. There are spikes of interest from our constituents about the business of this place and my hon. Friend is right to mention that one. That was a busy, busy week for…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseThe hon. Lady is absolutely right and spot on. That is exactly what is required. When I hear Conservative Members talking about reforming some of the rules and regulations to…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseThat was a long intervention but a necessary one. The right hon. Lady is spot on. The way that donations have been going into the Tory party needs to be properly investigated, and…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseAbsolutely. That is why we need clarity and we have to hear it today. The suggestion, I think from the Chair of the Committee, was that we need a motion to be tabled for tomorrow…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI do not, I have to say, because I think that place is just so corrupted. It is a receptacle in this place for donors to either of the big parties, and I have to include the…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseAs always, it is a privilege and a pleasure to follow the Father of the House. I congratulate the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) on securing this important…08 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhat an absolute and utter mess, and I am not entirely sure that it has been much helped and assisted by what the Leader of the House said about the process this morning. He is…04 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsYes, I do. I say to my hon. Friend and to this House: the public are watching this. The public are examining how we do this type of business, and, I say ever so gently to my…03 Nov 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation AgreementBrexit has been nothing other than an unmitigated disaster for Scotland. We now have food shortages, labour shortages, businesses unable to export their products and food rotting…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. We only have an hour and a half to discuss this. This is the time that the Government gave us to discuss this matter. There is huge interest in…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsIt is a real pleasure to follow the Father of the House, who offers some realistic and sage advice about how we take forward processes and business such as this. It would be good…03 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House should be thoroughly embarrassed about his ridiculous comments from business questions last week, when he suggested that Tory MPs are protected from covid…28 Oct 2021