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HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillManufacturing also seems to be doing quite well, as I recall. Perhaps having a foot in both markets and easier access to both, in contrast to counterparts on the other side of the…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillIt certainly appears to me that there is a potential landing zone between what has been proposed by the European Union and what has been proposed by the UK Government—indeed,…27 Jun 2022HANSARDNI Protocol Bill: Discussions with the EUI have to remind the Secretary of State that it was this Government who signed up to the trade and co-operation agreement and the Northern Ireland protocol as it currently stands.…22 Jun 2022HANSARDPassport Application Processing TimesIt is quite remarkable, is it not, that six days on from an Opposition day debate where the Minister was asked that very question three times and failed to give a figure for the…20 Jun 2022HANSARDPassport Application Processing Times8. How many and what proportion of passport applications that were received over 10 weeks ago have not yet been processed.20 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogThat was quite an interesting listen, I have to say, certainly from the SNP Front Bench. I am struck by the Minister being magnanimous enough to say he feels sorry for those on…14 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Food StrategyI welcome the advance sight that I had of the statement. Agrifood is a hugely significant industry, providing a great deal of employment. It is also of huge strategic importance…13 Jun 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ7. In Monday’s confidence vote the Prime Minister secured the support of just two of Scotland’s 59 MPs, which means that, from the massed ranks of his Scottish Conservative…08 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI would like to begin by echoing the comments made by the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) and saying how disappointing I find it that there are not more…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI am interested in what the Minister said in his opening remarks about supporting the terms of the motion. It “calls on the Government to implement all of the report’s…07 Jun 2022HANSARDLow-income Households: Cost of LivingThe Scottish Government have doubled their game-changing Scottish child payment to £20 per child per week and will increase that to £25 by the end of the year, thereby supporting…06 Jun 2022HANSARDLow-income Households: Cost of Living9. What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of universal credit payment levels in the context of the rise in the cost of living.06 Jun 2022HANSARD Funeral Plan IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins. I congratulate the hon. Member for Telford (Lucy Allan) not only on securing this debate, but on the manner in…26 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportWe now know that, while the Prime Minister was happy to let the bodies pile high outside Downing Street, he was also happy to let the bottles pile up high inside Downing Street.…25 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillCould I begin by thanking the Minister of State, the right hon. Member for Bournemouth West (Conor Burns), in particular for the time he took to brief me on the contents of the…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI thank the right hon. Member for his intervention. He is certainly correct that this is a very difficult and intractable set of issues that need to be navigated through, but if…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. No, I do not agree with that and I will go on to explain in a bit more detail why. As I have said, the Bill would clearly make that…24 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ12. On 26 February, a private charter flight to Moscow was allowed to take off from Inverness airport, in an apparent breach of a UK ban on flights of that nature that had come…18 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI thank the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of her statement. We have heard plenty about the alleged shortcomings of the protocol, but there should be acknowledgement of the…17 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeI am sure the hon. Gentleman would not want to inadvertently mislead the House, but the £700 million to which he refers is for options to develop. It completely ignores any future…11 May 2022