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HANSARD Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]First, let me say that we on the SNP Benches are also not looking to divide the House. I thought that I might get the opportunity to pre-empt the jibe that is often made about how…29 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State please confirm that this Government have no plans to alter the legislation on the marketing of infant formula and other breastmilk substitutes?25 Jan 2024HANSARDProposed Trade Deal with India: Human RightsI would like to give the Minister another chance, because that was pretty dismal stuff even by his standards. India has one of the poorest human rights records in the world when…25 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsCan I echo the Prime Minister’s comments on International Holocaust Memorial Day? My constituents, like all of our constituents, rely on the Royal Mail to deliver important items…24 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 24 January.24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI will begin, as is sadly becoming customary, by saying how much it is a matter of regret that we are back here discussing a postponement to elections. I am very firmly of the…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting Steel in the UKFirst, I express my concerns on behalf of the 2,800 workers at Port Talbot who will lose their jobs and the many others in that community and the surrounding area who will feel…23 Jan 2024HANSARDTroubles Permanent Disablement Payment SchemeGiven the length of time it takes in many cases to gather the supporting evidence to make a claim under the scheme, the pressures on the payments board itself, and the strong…17 Jan 2024HANSARDVisa Income Thresholds: UniversitiesThe director of Universities Scotland, Alastair Sim, has expressed concern that changes to the Government’s visa income threshold could affect universities’ ability to attract…15 Jan 2024HANSARDVisa Income Thresholds: Universities9. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to visa income thresholds on the university sector.15 Jan 2024HANSARD Civil Nuclear Road MapI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. He is absolutely right in one respect: the Scottish Government do not support the development of new nuclear power in…11 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship this afternoon, Ms Harris. The instrument before us repeals a measure that allowed employers of au pairs, nannies, carers and…09 Jan 2024HANSARDStorm HenkI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. The thoughts of SNP Members are very much with all who have been affected by these events. I offer my thanks to the…08 Jan 2024HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesLet me begin by sharing the disappointment of the right hon. Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge) that this debate is necessary at all. It is incredibly disappointing that the…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesIn short, yes, I do. The registers are necessary, although they are not sufficient by themselves. Clearly, a great deal more work needs to be done. I commend the right hon. Member…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesYes. We are regularly invited to believe that the greatest threat to our public services and our quality of life comes not from a lack of resources, but from immigration. Indeed,…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesLib? Well, it shows that there is perhaps a future for progressive alliances of one kind or another, Mr Deputy Speaker.07 Dec 2023HANSARDImpact of Autumn StatementAccording to research from the Bevan Foundation, nearly one in four Welsh children have reported having recently been worried about being cold, and around one in eight have…06 Dec 2023HANSARDAudit and Corporate Governance ReformHow strange the change from minor to major in that response. Financial transparency and accountability are essential components of economic stability. For three years now, the…30 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsImport tariffs on egg products allow us to recognise the higher cost of UK egg production because of safety, welfare and environmental considerations. Can the Secretary of State…30 Nov 2023