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HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the hon. Member give way?01 Nov 2021HANSARDVoter ID: Electoral Participation7. What recent assessment the Committee has made of the potential effect of the proposal in the Elections Bill to introduce voter ID on electoral participation.28 Oct 2021HANSARDVoter ID: Electoral ParticipationGiven the scant evidence of electoral fraud by members of the public trying to cast votes to which they are not entitled, do the commissioners share my concern that attempting to…28 Oct 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Amendment of Schedule 10) (No. 2) Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. The Scottish National party is happy to support the regulations but with a note of caution. If we allow a company to…27 Oct 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: EU NegotiationsLord Frost recently said that there could be “no role” for the European Court of Justice in arbitrating disputes around the protocol. If that genuinely now represents the view of…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsOwing to the extensive trailing that went on in the press beforehand, this Budget contained far fewer surprises than it properly ought to have had. At the outset, I want to take a…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. There has been £350 billion from the North sea since oil began to be extracted, and when it comes to dealing with the environmental…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillI welcome the Minister to his position, and look forward to working with him. Let me also add my thanks to all who have contributed to the Bill’s passage. Securing a prosperous,…26 Oct 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyThe hon. Gentleman makes a succinct and powerful point about how people voted in good faith for something that has turned out to be a fiction and a fantasy. I would always argue…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. I was deficient—I should have said what a magnificent speech she made earlier on, encapsulating as it did what it really means to be…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI will give way with great pleasure. The hon. Gentleman has been waiting some considerable amount of time, so I cannot wait to hear what he has to say.21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyThat is surprising for a gentleman who has served in both Parliaments. I would have expected him to be quite au fait with the constitutional settlement. There is no decision that…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyIt is a pleasure to take part in this timely debate, as we surely head towards a cold Tory winter of discontent, of high prices, shortages and rising unemployment. I am privileged…21 Sept 2021HANSARDDraft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. Obviously, it is highly desirable that domestic legislation should match the highest international standards,…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Levelling-up AgendaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I too congratulate the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) on securing this important and timely debate.…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: Adequacy17. What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of universal credit received by claimants.13 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: AdequacyIf the UK Government plough ahead with their planned cut to universal credit, it will result in one in three families with children in Scotland losing over £1,000 overnight and…13 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyIt is a standard trope from Conservative Members that public services in general, or the performance of the Scottish Government in particular, in some way fall short of what…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI thank the Prime Minister for at least providing clarity that any reference to a “Union dividend” simply refers to devolved nations getting back the taxes that they pay and…07 Sept 2021