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HANSARD Finance BillA number of constituents in my Aberdeen South constituency have contacted me because they are facing a triple whammy of covid-19, the oil and gas sector downturn, and the impact…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillI note that the hon. Member said that digital was the future. Would it not be fair to suggest that digital is not only the future but the present—the here and now—and that that is…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillI thank my hon. Friend, who shares representation of the wonderful city of Aberdeen through his Gordon constituency, for his timely intervention: it is almost as though he has…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillWill the Minister give way?01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillWith your indulgence, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will speak to new clause 13 before moving on to new clause 14. New clause 13, which I and my colleagues in the Scottish National…01 Jul 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit (Reducing Poverty)What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of universal credit in reducing poverty.29 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit (Reducing Poverty)The Social Mobility Commission has highlighted that, in the last seven years, there has been “little or no action” by the UK Government on a third of its recommendations,…29 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)I welcome the intervention from my hon. Friend, which goes to the nub of the issue that we are discussing. The Government’s policy is, frankly, to turn their back on those people…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister has gone through a number of the points I made, but one that he did not touch upon was the impact that the proposal will have upon contractors working in the oil and…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Member is making a number of excellent points. He could perhaps go further, because what he is referring to could also be an emboldened and more powerful Scottish…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)New clause 4 closely aligns with what the SNP seeks to promote in new clauses 19 and 20, and I will address each of them in turn. First, new clause 19 would require a review of…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)I have had a look at the figures. Scottish local authorities are due to repay £793 million of PWLB interest and principal debt over the financial year 2020-21. Given the extreme…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)The Scottish Government announced a £10 per week child benefit supplement for the poorest families in Scotland, which is expected to lift 30,000 children out of poverty by…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)Does the hon. Gentleman not agree that that money, rather than having to be spent by the Scottish Government to mitigate the actions of the Conservatives, would be better spent on…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)Yes. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)New clauses 14 and 15 together provide for a review of the effects of measures in the Bill on migration. Has there ever been a more apt time to assess the impact of the Finance…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)Before I get into the substantive detail of this issue, I want to touch on the process and where we find ourselves at this moment in time with the new clause that has been tabled…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCoronavirusTest, trace and isolate is obviously key to stopping a second wave, particularly in England, where lockdown has been relaxed at quite the rate. Is it not therefore a little bit…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)Let us be clear: irrespective of what the Secretary of State delivers, she will be unable to replicate the economic success of our membership of the European Union, but, if she is…17 Jun 2020