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HANSARD Financial Conduct Authority: AccountabilityThat is my concern, given what I have heard today in relation to access to cash. One real concern of communities is that banks rush to leave town and leave one bank standing. When…01 May 2024HANSARD Financial Conduct Authority: AccountabilityMy right hon. Friend is outlining a very concerning story. When many hon. Members think about the FCA, including me as an MP from the 2019 intake, it is in relation to its…01 May 2024HANSARDRecommendations of the Infected Blood InquiryI rise to present a petition on behalf of the residents of North East Fife. In common with those presented by the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) and other right hon. and…30 Apr 2024HANSARDHealth and Disability ReformCan I start by commending the hon. Member for Rushcliffe (Ruth Edwards) on her comments? They really went to the heart of some of what we are discussing. One of the challenges for…29 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Last year the Government pledged to introduce a ministerial deed to legally commit Ministers to keeping to the after-Government business appointment rules. If I were cynical,…25 Apr 2024HANSARD Universal Credit: FarmersI beg to move, That this House has considered universal credit and farmers. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mrs Murray. This morning for breakfast I had oat…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Universal Credit: FarmersI am grateful to my right hon. Friend, and he has illustrated part of the challenge. We are finding that, when that income spike happens, that is the very point where farmers are…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Universal Credit: FarmersThe hon. Gentleman always gets straight to the key issues in his interventions. I will talk about a number of the things that he referenced. Indeed, the monthly aspect of…24 Apr 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryI congratulate the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) on her work to date. When I engage with my constituents, it is clear that not only have they…23 Apr 2024HANSARD Afghan Refugees: Deportation from PakistanSaying that Afghanistan is not a safe place is something of an understatement. Nearly two thirds of the Afghan population were in need of humanitarian aid by the end of last year,…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Afghan Refugees: Deportation from PakistanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office if he will make a statement on the deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan to Afghanistan.17 Apr 2024HANSARDFood Waste and Food DistributionThe hon. Lady is setting out the parameters of the debate well. On the farm gate issue, a lot of the waste is driven by consumer choice and by products on the shelf not looking…16 Apr 2024HANSARD Conduct of ElectionsWill the Minister give way?20 Mar 2024HANSARD Conduct of ElectionsI want to make it clear for the record that that was not a third fox. I was not suggesting in any way that there would not be robust processes in place for people to register in a…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Conduct of ElectionsThe hon. Member and I rarely disagree and we can find points of consensus. One thing that Northern Ireland has done very well is that it has been much more proactive in getting…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Conduct of ElectionsI beg to move, That this House has considered the conduct of elections. It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. We are approaching a general election at…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Conduct of ElectionsThe hon. Member always brings an additional dimension to debates. From a democratic perspective, it is important that devolution is respected where it exists. It is also important…20 Mar 2024HANSARD HMRC Self-Assessment HelplineThe Government were forced to extend the state pensions top-ups through to April next year because of unacceptable delays on the Department for Work and Pensions/HMRC helpline for…20 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The Fife whisky festival took place in Cupar earlier this month, and was a great success. The industry welcomes the freeze in alcohol duty, but notes that it is only for six…19 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingAlongside my right hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael), I am grateful to be here as a Scottish MP who can also give a voice to Scottish farmers. The…04 Mar 2024