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HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerWill the hon. Gentleman give way?17 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerWill the hon. Gentleman give way?17 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerWhy does the hon. Gentleman think that the gender recognition Bill has been such a protracted dispute in the Scottish Parliament and so divided the Scottish National party?17 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerWith the greatest respect, what I am hearing from the hon. Gentleman now is that he supports neither the position of the Scottish Parliament nor the position of the Government. He…17 Jan 2023HANSARDScotland Act 1998: Section 35 PowerAs the Opposition spokesman during the passage of the devolution Bills in 1998, I took part in the debate in which the devolution of equality rights was explicitly debated. I…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerWill the hon. Gentleman give way?17 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateHow many defence reviews can my right hon. Friend recall that were preceded by fashionable commentators decrying the idea that main battle tanks had any utility in modern warfare?…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesI am grateful for the way in which the Leader of the House has engaged with the matter. The whole House understands that there are what a “Yes Minister” script would describe as…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesWe need to remember that the ICGS came into being because Members of Parliament were not trusted to adjudicate on these matters. If the Committee is going to look at this, will…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesMy hon. Friend touches on a key change, which is that in the serious cases that come to the Committee on Standards, the commissioner will now present her findings, but will not…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesI will, but I do not want to detain the House for long.12 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesThe former Leader of the House, my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom), might want to speak before me, Madam Deputy Speaker, but that is…12 Dec 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionMay I just point out to my right hon. Friend that it was in fact the United Kingdom Parliament that gave Scotland a referendum in 2014— [ Interruption. ] Oh yes! Does he recall…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Missile Incident in PolandI thank my right hon. Friend for making it so clear that it is irrelevant whose missile it was and that the state of affairs is the responsibility of the aggressor: Putin’s…16 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainI happened to be shadow Transport Secretary when the great John Prescott was Secretary of State for Transport, Environment and the Regions. He said that he was going to do all…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainIt did not work before.09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainI hope the Minister will also agree that the real problem with the Scottish nationalist party is that it does not want the British Government to have any relationship with the…09 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland ElectionsI very much welcome the bipartisan tone of these exchanges; we need to look forward without blame and with hope in our hearts that we can restore power sharing and the working of…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainAs a Member of Parliament for a very rural constituency, albeit one in the home counties, I see all too clearly how our system of government tends to focus on the problems and…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainI think this counts as an intervention, Madam Deputy Speaker. It should be added to my time. I hope that the hon. Member for Nottingham North (Alex Norris) will rise to the…09 Nov 2022