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Oliver Mundell: ...that the cabinet secretary was saying and then—I hope that this is taken in good spirit—I came to this debate and found myself agreeing almost entirely with Maggie Chapman. I think that she is right and, to a degree, what Jeremy Balfour said at the start of the debate was right, too. The Scottish Law Commission’s bills and the work of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee...
Huw Irranca-Davies: ...'s a fair bit of discussion around this as well—we'd be keen to be part of any discussions on that, particularly as it affects us here in Wales. Those are not, I have to say, high on our agenda right here now within this Senedd, within the 18 months, as we had the statement from the First Minister earlier on, focusing on delivery. It seems quite a major undertaking, but we would be keen...
Kellie Armstrong: ...the Speaker continues to retain considerable discretion to set deadlines for completion of other key stages of private Member's Bills, including the opening and closing of the submission window to gain access to PMB support and deadlines for completion of key stages, such as the final proposal. That proposed change to Standing Orders originated from the work of the previous Committee on...
Timothy Gaston: Last week, in evidence at the Executive Office Committee, the Equality Commission suggested that transgender rights are a gap in equality legislation. In Scotland, there was a ridiculous situation where a rapist was held in a female prison before, rightly, being moved. Is there anything in the strategy to defend women-only rights and women-only spaces and to oppose the efforts of a biological...
Lord Singh of Wimbledon: ...countries have the ability to manufacture the sophisticated weaponry used in modern-day warfare, and the United States is by far the largest supplier, with Saudi Arabia, with its appalling human rights record, the largest purchaser. The veteran senator Mitch McConnell justified the selling of arms by the United States with disarming honesty. “We replace older weapons with newer weapons,...
Lord Singh of Wimbledon: ...countries have the ability to manufacture the sophisticated weaponry used in modern-day warfare, and the United States is by far the largest supplier, with Saudi Arabia, with its appalling human rights record, the largest purchaser. The veteran senator Mitch McConnell justified the selling of arms by the United States with disarming honesty. “We replace older weapons with newer weapons,...
Baroness Smith of Malvern: ...are now those who are even newer to this House than I am. I feel confident that he will make a strong contribution. Our higher education sector is one of the very best in the world, and we are rightly proud of it. I have been very pleased with the tone of the debate today in which that fact has been largely recognised, not least, as the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, said, because a large...
Ellie Chowns: ...every roof of a new home had solar panels on it because, frankly, that is what is colloquially known as a no-brainer. Solar panels are one of the things that residents brought up with me time and again on the doorstep. Constituents of all sorts of political background and none said to me things like, “Why are we still building houses and not putting solar panels on the roofs?” It is...
David Reed: ...of local Devon ciders. Exmouth and Exeter East also incorporates one ward each from the Exeter and Central Devon constituencies. The new hon. Member for Exeter (Steve Race) no doubt gave the right hon. Sir Ben Bradshaw the respect he deserves in his maiden speech. However, I would like to pay my own tribute to Sir Ben, and I know that his judgment and leadership will be missed by the...
Markus Campbell-Savours: ...question is how we remove the bubble, which is causing so much harm, without destroying our tourism economy. We need to look at the range of options and evaluate them by asking what we would really gain from them and what damage they would cause. I want to start with tax, which is a funny one. Some people have the idea—I have never bought into it—that if we throw taxes at people,...
Jamie Greene: ...of his desire for peace across the world is one that I hope we all share, irrespective of our views. The Rev John Ainslie was co-ordinator of Scottish CND from 1991, when I was just 11, right through until his untimely death in 2016. In doing my research for this debate, I was interested to read that he trained to be an officer in the 1970s and he completed a degree in...
Catherine West: ...Bench following her earlier ministerial duties, because it is such an important debate. The hon. Members for Leicester South (Shockat Adam) and for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan), and the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) are all great friends of Bangladesh, and are very active in the all-party parliamentary group for Bangladesh. The UK and Bangladesh share an...
Catherine West: ...Bench following her earlier ministerial duties, because it is such an important debate. The hon. Members for Leicester South (Shockat Adam) and for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan), and the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) are all great friends of Bangladesh, and are very active in the all-party parliamentary group for Bangladesh. The UK and Bangladesh share an...
Jim Shannon: ...a distance through social media, online websites, phone calls and text messages. I will probably age myself by saying this, but I remember getting a message from a general in Nigeria. My goodness! Right away, my hackles were up, because I do not know any generals in Nigeria. When I was told that I had won $100,000 or whatever it was, I knew I could not have done, because I did not enter...
Sarah Gibson: ...communities from both Michelle Donelan and James Gray. James will be known to this House for his chairmanship of the armed forces parliamentary scheme, which has done wonders to ensure that we gain an insight into the lives of those who have committed to serving in our military. Michelle Donelan has been a strong advocate for Chippenham town centre, and her work in that area will not be...
Sarah Gibson: ...communities from both Michelle Donelan and James Gray. James will be known to this House for his chairmanship of the armed forces parliamentary scheme, which has done wonders to ensure that we gain an insight into the lives of those who have committed to serving in our military. Michelle Donelan has been a strong advocate for Chippenham town centre, and her work in that area will not be...
Ross Greer: ...session that Oliver Mundell and I and some other colleagues made to multiple schools in Finland, which has had universal free school meals for some time. It was an experience that we all gained a great deal from. We saw almost every pupil sitting together and staying in school at lunch time for a healthy, warm, free meal. That did a whole range of things. It tackled inequality and helped...
Lord Gadhia: ...confident that the measures announced in the March 2024 Budget will still raise £2.7 billion a year by 2028-29. I also fear that we are about to make matters worse through changes to the capital gains tax regime in the forthcoming Budget. The politics of envy is seductive but economically destructive. I hope that rationality will prevail. This is certainly the reputation of the current...
Mims Davies: ...will not be easy. We bear the scars on the Opposition Benches from universal credit, but the change was truly worth it. As the hon. Gentleman said, what does the impact assessment actually say? Who gains, and does it stack up financially? I think we all know that it does not, else the Government would have not ignored the Social Security Advisory Committee process and its scrutiny. They...
Christine Grahame: ...as an escape route, and it is totally indefensible. The bill will also create barred and advisory lists to stop people who do not meet the high standards that are expected of police officers from gaining employment in policing anywhere in the UK. I will conclude this brief contribution by referring to my experience as an MSP in my dealings with the police. In the vast majority...
