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HANSARDBudget ResolutionsDuring the previous time that there was a pro-independence majority in the Scottish Parliament, that majority Government did in fact open their door to discussions with the other…01 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is a privilege, as always, to lead on behalf of Scotland’s national party in this or any other debate. Anyone watching today’s proceedings or any of the proceedings on the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI do not know whether the Secretary of State heard this, or indeed whether the hon. Member for Garston and Halewood (Maria Eagle) heard it, but when the hon. Lady asked what her…01 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Giving spending powers and in some cases tax-raising powers to the devolved Parliaments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland was never…01 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFife Council is one of over 90% of local authorities in Scotland that have given firm commitments of provision of housing for Afghan nationals and others who have had to be…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseAs we approach the second year of covid, it is astonishing that so many Members on the Conservative Benches still try to make out that to be vaccinated and to wear a mask are…21 Oct 2021HANSARDDraft National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Monetary Penalties) (Turnover of a Business) Regulations 2021
Draft National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021I am grateful for that answer. When assessing a business’s turnover, can the Minister confirm whether sufficient attention will be paid to previous years? If a business has a big…20 Oct 2021HANSARDDraft National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Monetary Penalties) (Turnover of a Business) Regulations 2021
Draft National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I, too, will support the draft regulations, but I have a couple of points for the Minister to pick up on in his…20 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessI fear that I may have anticipated the hon. Lady’s next line, but how much faith can we place in a Conservative manifesto promise not to increase tax these days?19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessIt is a pleasure to contribute to this debate. I commend the Labour Front-Bench team for bringing it to the House and the shadow Chancellor, the hon. Member for Leeds West (Rachel…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessIf the hon. Member does not understand what the Federation of Small Businesses thinks about his Government tearing up their manifesto promise and increasing the burden of national…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessWell, it was not quite the way that things were done with all the personal protective equipment contracts and other covid contracts. Of course, there is a better way to do it than…19 Oct 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillThe SNP will, as we indicated, support the Bill on Third Reading. I thank everyone who contributed to the debate today. There were a number of interesting contributions on my…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillI beg to move amendment 1, page 1, line 18, at end insert— “(5) Within six months of this Act coming into force, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report that…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillThere is clearly a need to specify which kinds of investment losses might be compensated, and which ones will not be. Given that the Financial Conduct Authority has outlawed the…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillWe have to remember that we are dealing with a large number of people. It is not just one company with 50 or 60 people who are victims; there are thousands of victims that we know…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a valid point, which is well worth consideration. I do not want to go into the detail of how we should fix what is wrong with the Financial Conduct…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillIt may well have been achieved by the Government’s response to the report, but the Gloster report achieved nothing; it only achieves change if the Government accept its…22 Sept 2021HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I will certainly support the statutory instrument, although like the shadow spokesperson, the right hon. Member for…13 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis morning, the Secretary of State claimed to know exactly how many extra hours a universal credit claimant would have to work to make up the £20 by which the benefit is to be…13 Sept 2021