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HANSARD Business of the HouseI place on the record my appreciation of colleagues from the Scottish National party and in the Public Accounts Committee, who took on a number of my duties during my recent…21 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The right hon. Gentleman used to be a pilot. He is now the Secretary of State for Transport and therefore responsible for making sure that air transport on these islands…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalAmong the other catastrophic and inexcusable failures, this House failed. This House was made to fail in its duty to get to the bottom of this quicker, because somewhere in the…30 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action: RailwaysWill the Secretary of State explain why it is that when essential goods such as fuel are in short supply the price has to go up, but when essential workers are in short supply,…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is now 462 days since the end of the consultation on the Government’s proposed reform of gambling legislation. Five hundred people have taken their own lives as a direct result…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSMEsA big concern for small businesses in my constituency, especially those in construction and engineering contract work, is that they finish the job, the main contractor gets paid,…28 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Secretary of State’s new-found enthusiasm for the Scottish Parliament. Does that enthusiasm extend to recognising the mandate that Parliament has to honour the…27 Jun 2022HANSARDCustoms (Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022Like the main Opposition party, the SNP will not oppose the regulations, because we actually think it is a good idea for Governments to admit when they have made a mistake and…27 Jun 2022HANSARDCustoms (Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022Can the Minister give us the gross figures for the total amounts overpaid and underpaid before the error was corrected?27 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Yesterday, RWE announced a partnership with SGN to investigate the provision of hydrogen gas to a number of off-grid small towns in Scotland. They are also investigating the…15 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesWill the Minister give way?14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesDoes the hon. Member agree that the deliberate decision to increase national insurance contributions rather than other forms of income tax was a deliberate attempt to tax the poor…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesI take issue with the hon. Gentleman’s assumption that the council tax is a wealth tax. A lot of my constituents who do not own anything—who do not own the house they live…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesWill the hon. Gentleman give way?14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesI am pleased to begin the summing-up for this debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) on securing the debate and for the well-informed and…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesThank you, Sir Edward, for intervening on my behalf. That is the second or third time that the Minister and her colleagues have quoted figures on how much better off certain…14 Jun 2022HANSARDLeaving the EU: Benefit for BusinessesFollowing on from the cricket analogy, one of the golden rules in that great game is that when your time is up, you walk; you do not wait until you are told. The Minister is…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe recently published preliminary report by the administrators of the failed Safe Hands funeral plans company suggest that this is yet another instance in which company directors…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas Producers: Investment AllowancesI welcome the acknowledgement from the Government yet again of the vast wealth that currently lies under the waters of Scotland. Oddly enough, in 2014, it had run out, but there…06 Jun 2022HANSARDPrivatisation of Channel 4When the Secretary of State was asked by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee why she wanted to privatise Channel 4, she said that it was because it was costing the…26 May 2022