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HANSARDCovid-19 Lateral Flow TestsHappy St David’s day to the people of Wales. The views of the Welsh Government—and of three of the four Governments of these islands—on this question are very clear. The…01 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Lateral Flow Tests4. What recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on ending free-of-charge covid-19 lateral flow tests.01 Mar 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]I made the point much earlier that the amendment is not about BDS; BDS is not mentioned anywhere in it. Going back to the question of whose money it is, we can go round in…22 Feb 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]The hon. Member is absolutely right. If the new clause was intended purely to limit the activities of the BDS movement as a precursor to possible further restrictions later on, a…22 Feb 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]I certainly cannot agree with the right hon. Gentleman. As I have made perfectly clear, how the British system works is that Ministers have the authority to take policy decisions,…22 Feb 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]I will give way once more, but I am aware of the time.22 Feb 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]As I said on Second Reading and in Committee, the SNP supports the intention behind this Bill and we will support it on Third Reading. The intention is to clear up a mess of the…22 Feb 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]I will come on to that later. We need to remember, in all of this, that the trustees of any pension scheme have an absolute fiduciary duty to those who rely on the performance of…22 Feb 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]May I just probe the right hon. Gentleman’s last point a wee bit? My bank account is stuffed full of what was previously taxpayers’ money. Neither I nor my wife have had any…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Tennis CourtsT2. The Minister will remember that the Government were strangely reluctant to implement a ban on the Chinese firm Huawei to prevent it from participating in the United Kingdom’s…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI congratulate the Leader of the House on being able to hold down three jobs. Several of my constituents do not have a job. They lost their job or had a job offer withdrawn…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityIt is a valid point. Every so often, I go back through all the scare stories that have been pushed through my letterbox—mainly from the Labour party, because we do not really have…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityAgain, the hon. Member has got it absolutely spot on. Tory Back Benchers have been given quotes to read out by their Whips, and they routinely read them out regardless of whether…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityAbsolutely. My hon. Friend—I hope that I can continue to call her a good friend and colleague—has, as always, made a very valid point. One of the most iniquitous and downright…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityI commend the Labour Front-Bench team for tabling this motion, and I commend the hon. Member for Oldham West and Royton (Jim McMahon) for setting out succinctly and forcefully the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAlthough the justice system clearly has a role to play in prosecuting offences against women and girls, it is equally important that young men and boys grow up in an environment…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityGlasgow North. I do beg my hon. Friend’s pardon. I love the city of Glasgow, but I can never remember the constituency boundaries. My hon. Friend has raised the impact that Brexit…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityIs it not remarkable how—in this great global superpower, this global leader of the free world, this super global economy—every time that anything goes wrong it is global’s fault?…08 Feb 2022HANSARDDRAFT MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST FINANCING (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2022It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Mr Robertson. I commend the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn on a powerful speech. I will not repeat many of her…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDRAFT MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST FINANCING (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2022I do not have an issue with the Minister’s use of the phrase “hostile environment”. I was making the point that, as the phrase has been previously used in respect of people whom…07 Feb 2022