Results 181–200 of 2000 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Alison Thewliss

Cost of Living: Healthy Start Scheme — [Derek Twigg in the Chair] (23 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: The Minister is making an interesting point about the uptake, but can he account for why things are so much better in Scotland, where the uptake of Best Start Foods sits at 88%?

Cost of Living: Healthy Start Scheme — [Derek Twigg in the Chair] (23 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Twigg. I thank the hon. Member for Stretford and Urmston (Andrew Western) for bringing this important debate to Westminster Hall. As the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on infant feeding and inequalities, I have worked on this issue for many years. The cost of formula is not a new problem; it is a continual problem, and one that the UK...

Energy Security and Net Zero: Fixed-term Energy Contracts: SMEs (23 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: What steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises with fixed-term energy contracts.

Energy Security and Net Zero: Fixed-term Energy Contracts: SMEs (23 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: The Federation of Small Businesses has found that more than one in 10 small firms fixed their energy prices during the market peak last year, meaning that now 93,000 small businesses across these islands could be forced to downsize, restructure or close their doors altogether. Will the Minister support the FSB’s calls for action on this? It is unacceptable that businesses in Glasgow Central...

Energy Security and Net Zero: Topical Questions (23 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: Some 13,450 energy bills support scheme vouchers have gone unclaimed in my constituency. Given the delays that many of my constituents have experienced in obtaining those vouchers and arguing the case with their energy companies, will the Minister push back the date by which they have to be redeemed, which is currently 30 June?

Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Clause 4 - Extent (22 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: My hon. Friend is making excellent points about the importance of industrial relations and Scotland having the expertise to deal with that. Does he agree that industrial relations in Scotland in recent years have been much improved on the situation under the Westminster Government, certainly in negotiating pay and conditions for workers in Scotland?

Home Department: Illegal Immigration Bill: Devolved Administrations (22 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: The Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance, TARA, supported 156 women in its service in 2021 and 2020. Of those, 138 were seeking asylum or were undocumented when they were referred to TARA. Bronagh Andrew of TARA told the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee that, “had the Illegal Migration Bill been in place, those women would not have been able to...

Home Department: Topical Questions (22 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: My heart and the hearts of all those on the SNP Benches go out to those affected on the anniversary of the Manchester Arena tragedy, particularly the family and friends of Eilidh Macleod whose memorial trust stands as a legacy to her love of music. Speeding can affect a person’s eligibility for leave to remain in the UK, so should not the same motoring offence and, indeed, the further...

Points of Order (18 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker, I apologise for not giving you prior notice, but I have only just received the email that I wish to raise. The email is from UK Visas and Immigration on a constituent’s case. My constituent claimed asylum in December 2020 and the email I have received from them today says that, “your client may expect to receive their asylum decision by 31 December...

Business of the House (18 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: First Steps Nutrition Trust research has found that the cost of first infant formulas has increased by between 17% and 45% in the past two years. Sky News has reported this week on parents stealing, going to food banks, formula foraging on Facebook and watering down formula, which has a dangerous impact on infant health and development. Can we have an urgent statement from the Department of...

Business and Trade: Business Regulators: Accountability (18 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: Leaving the cost of formula up to the market has resulted in soaring prices, as Sky News has revealed this week. Parents are stealing formula from shops, relying on baby banks and formula foraging on Facebook, while profits and marketing spends of the companies have soared. Will the Minister instruct the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the sector to protect our younger citizens?

Business and Trade: Topical Questions (18 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: Businesses and organisations in my constituency, and no doubt beyond, have ended up marooned on exceptionally high energy tariffs because they were forced to sign contracts at the height of the crisis. What conversations have Ministers had with Ofgem and with the energy companies to see what can be done to support those businesses, as those tariffs will be a drag on their future growth and...

Public Order Act 2023 (16 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: I beg to move, That this House believes that the Public Order Act constitutes a serious infringement on the rights of the people to protest; and makes provision as set out in this Order: (1) On Tuesday 23 May 2023: (a) Standing Order No. 14(1) (which provides that government business shall have precedence at every sitting save as provided in that Order) shall not apply; (b) any proceedings...

Public Order Act 2023 (16 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: The hon. Lady makes the most important point: although the Bill’s territorial extent is England and Wales, anybody who comes to this city to protest—it could be any of our constituents, or any of us—falls under the remit of the Act. It does not discriminate by where someone is from. An Australian could end up getting arrested by accident. Any person who happens to be in the city and in...

Public Order Act 2023 (16 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: I absolutely agree. That is the dangerous nature of the Act. Freedom of assembly in the UK now exists on the Government’s terms—when the Conservative party deigns to give that right. That right is now so conditional as to be meaningless. In my life, I have—like many of my colleagues—joined many protests, including the Make Poverty History march through the streets of Edinburgh, and...

Public Order Act 2023 (16 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: I would like to know what protests the Minister has joined in his time. That would be very informative for the House.

Public Order Act 2023 (16 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: The legislation is having a chilling effect on people’s ability to protest. The Minister knows that that is the case because that is the very purpose of the legislation. I will go on. I have campaigned for the self-determination of Kashmir; I have supported the protest that is Pride; I supported the March of the Mummies along Whitehall; I have supported the Women Against State Pension...

Public Order Act 2023 (16 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: If the hon. Gentleman wants to tell me which protests he has joined, I would be glad to take his intervention, too.

Public Order Act 2023 (16 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: People should have the right to protest in the way they see fit. This Government are running scared of protesters, who have had to take radical steps because the Government are not listening to their legitimate concerns.

Public Order Act 2023 (16 May 2023)

Alison Thewliss: I will make some progress. When it came to the protests and the rest of the coronation, I was appalled and outraged, but not surprised. It is no coincidence that the Act got Royal Assent four days before the coronation—that is the state that we are in. When a self-declared royal super-fan can be arrested by accident, there is very little hope for anybody else. I am referring to Alice...


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