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HANSARDPublic Services: Budget6. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the budget for public services in Northern Ireland.21 Jun 2023HANSARD Tackling Loneliness and Connecting CommunitiesThank you very much, Dr Huq. I am pleased to begin summing up this debate. In 2007, I went very quickly from being a senior auditor in one of Scotland’s smallest local…21 Jun 2023HANSARD Tackling Loneliness and Connecting CommunitiesI certainly will, Dr Huq. I am sorry that I have taken so long. The most important thing about loneliness over the last few years is that we are now talking about it, and that is…21 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living and BrexitMy hon. Friend has rightly pointed to the disastrous mini-Budget that was imposed on us by our previous Prime Minister, the right hon. Member for South West Norfolk (Elizabeth…14 Jun 2023HANSARDAI and DiplomacyThe opportunities of AI are global, but so are the threats. It is obvious that significant co-ordination and co-operation in scientific research will be essential. In that…13 Jun 2023HANSARDIndustrial Dispute ResolutionThe Scottish Government did not stonewall the unions and have not claimed that the unions are responsible for all our social ills. The Scottish Government engaged constructively…12 Jun 2023HANSARDDraft Amendments of the Law (Resolution of Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited) (No. 2) Order 2023The SNP will not oppose the draft order, but I would appreciate some clarification. We have to be up front that this is a controlled, measured and proportionate weakening of the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of FoodFamilies on lower incomes have no choice but to spend a much bigger proportion of their income on basic foodstuffs than those of us who are lucky enough to be better off. With…25 May 2023HANSARDCost of Food10. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the cost of food.25 May 2023HANSARD Network Rail: Doubledykes CrossingAny serious injury or fatality is a tragedy, but can the Minister clarify how many of those incidents took place on mainline railways and how many took place on low-volume,…24 May 2023HANSARD Network Rail: Doubledykes CrossingI am grateful to the Minister for giving way again; he is being very generous with his time. May I remind the House that I am not particularly pushing for a level crossing? It is…24 May 2023HANSARD Network Rail: Doubledykes CrossingI beg to move, That this House has considered Doubledykes crossing and Network Rail. Doubledykes Road is an ancient right of way in my constituency, linking the communities of…24 May 2023HANSARDStudent VisasLater this afternoon, my much-valued international student Jacqueline will spend the last few hours of her time here before she completes her internship. She has been a massive…24 May 2023HANSARD National Numeracy DayIt is my pleasure, Dame Maria, to contribute to this debate. Like the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman), I am a physics and a wee bit of maths graduate. A long, long time…18 May 2023HANSARD Council Tax and Stamp Duty AlternativesThe hon. Lady clearly blames the previous Labour administration in Hartlepool for the high council tax rates there. Why does she think that in Westminster the council tax on a…17 May 2023HANSARD Council Tax and Stamp Duty AlternativesWill the Minister give way?17 May 2023HANSARD Council Tax and Stamp Duty AlternativesAt least we agree that we are no longer a United Kingdom—I am pleased to agree with the Minister on that. Given the increasing complexity and scale of services that local…17 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingCould the Minister explain to me what has happened to the energy coming out of a country such as Scotland, which is a net exporter of energy, that suddenly makes it almost three…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023I want the Act to be repealed because it is a dangerous Act and, in spite of the protests we have heard, it very much affects the people of my constituency. It is not my choice…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023Is not the most important point that a lot of the things that our constituents in Scotland want to protest about are bad decisions taken in this place by the Government here?…16 May 2023