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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Jul 2022
Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government

"In Scotland, 2022 is the Year of Stories, so it is nice that Conservative Members have come in today with their contribution to fiction and rewriting history. The Prime Minister and his Government, the Ministers who support him, sit in a parallel universe of self-delusion. This is the kind of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jul 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"One of the most worrying increases in food prices is for infant formula, some of which is now so expensive that it is security-tagged or kept behind the till, because families have resorted to stealing it. What are the Government doing to make sure that infant formula is available to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Jul 2022
Functioning of Government

"It is good to see the Paymaster General here—one of the last remaining living crew on the ghost ship HMG. In an effort to assist the burden of the skeleton crew who remain, we would like to arrange for the signing of a section 30 order to begin the process …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests Resignation

"Today, the Minister for defending the indefensible has been sent out to account for the resignation of Lord Geidt, who was no longer willing to do the same. My constituents see Westminster Ministers breaking the rules with no consequences, no sanctions and no ethics. Is it any wonder that they …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Apr 2022
Easter Recess: Government Update

"I got many emails from my constituents over the weekend. One of them has stuck with me; it is from Victoria, who worked in respiratory wards during the covid-19 pandemic. She says:

“I’ve watched people die alone, sick and confused, begging us to see their family one last time, with …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 31 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Radisson RED, a hotel in my constituency, was promised full compensation by the UK Government for business disruption during COP26, but it has not received the full compensation it believes it was entitled to. It has been passed from pillar to post by the COP26 President, the right hon. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Mar 2022
Appointment of Lord Lebedev

"On Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending a 2050 Climate Group young leaders event, where young leaders were being given some ideas about how they might want to influence politics. It was a great event and the young people at it truly gave me faith for our future, as …..."
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Written Question
Cabinet Office: Information Officers
Wednesday 9th March 2022

Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many communications staff in total are employed (a) full time, (b) part time and (c) with flexible working arrangements in the Government.

Answered by Nigel Adams

This information for the whole of government is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.

Written Question
Government Departments: Information Officers
Wednesday 9th March 2022

Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government spends on the employment of communications staff annually.

Answered by Nigel Adams

This information for the whole of government is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Jan 2022
Ukraine

"The truth about unexplained wealth orders is that only a handful of them have been issued, and that the Registration of Overseas Entities Bill has now been waiting for four years for action. So when the Finance (No. 2) Bill returns to this House, will the Government bring forward measures …..."
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