Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"Despite the bullish posturing, the Minister knows that households across the UK are suffering terrible hardship because of the cost of living crisis, which has the Tories’ name written all over it. Despite the rhetoric, the reality is that Scotland’s resource budget allocation has been cut by Westminster by 5.2%, …..."Patricia Gibson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"Bloomberg’s devastating forensic analysis of the Government’s progress with their so-called levelling-up agenda has found no overall levelling-up progress in Scotland. On the contrary, the UK Government are levelling down Scotland compared with London, which has had significant levelling-up funding and gains since 2019. Disparities across the UK are widening. …..."Patricia Gibson - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 21st April 2022
Asked by:
Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how UK citizens may become approved sponsors for Ukrainian refugees in the event that they do not have a UK passport or UK-issued photo driving licence.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
Details are set out online at: www.gov.uk/guidance/homes-for-ukraine-sponsor-guidance#eligibility.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Mar 2022
Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
"The Secretary of State says he hopes that many people will be ready to open their home, but it seems that, due to Home Office guidance, none of the 3,000-plus spare rooms offered to Afghan refugees by hosts across the UK has been used. That does not inspire confidence in …..."Patricia Gibson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"Scotland was promised £1.5 billion a year when the UK left the European Union, as part of a so-called Brexit bonanza. In reality, only £172 million has been announced so far. That means that, for every pound promised to Scotland, only 11p has been committed. Can the Secretary of State …..."Patricia Gibson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"Transparency International recently estimated that more than £1.5 billion-worth of UK property was bought by Russian oligarchs accused of corruption or links to the Kremlin between 2016 and 2021, of which £1 billion is in London. Can the Secretary of State assure that House that the UK will bring forward …..."Patricia Gibson - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Mar 2022
Shared Prosperity Fund: Devolved Administrations
"Thank you, Sir Edward. It is a pleasure to speak in this debate on the shared prosperity fund and the devolved Governments, and I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Belfast South (Claire Hanna) for bringing it forward and for setting out her case so comprehensively.
The Tory manifesto …..."Patricia Gibson - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Mar 2022
Shared Prosperity Fund: Devolved Administrations
"My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. The fact is that a number of organisations, including the European Marine Energy Centre, are very concerned about funding going forward, given the cuts to funding that I and many other speakers in the debate have talked about today.
Scotland has been short-changed …..."Patricia Gibson - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Mar 2022
Shared Prosperity Fund: Devolved Administrations
"The Minister mentioned the importance of his Government working in partnership with the devolved Governments. I am sure we are all pleased to hear that. Would he therefore like to comment on the conclusion of the House of Lords Constitution Committee in its report in January that the UK Government …..."Patricia Gibson - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 3rd February 2022
Asked by:
Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on strengthening the Union.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
- Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
The United Kingdom is the world’s most successful and enduring multi-national, multi-ethnic, and multi-cultural political union. Being part of the United Kingdom makes every one of us safer and more prosperous. To ensure all levels of government in the United Kingdom can work better together to deliver for the people we serve, the UK Government and the devolved governments have recently concluded our joint review of Intergovernmental Relations and agreed a new set of arrangements to promote closer and more effective joint working. I refer the Hon Member to the written Statement made by the Secretary of State on 13 January 2022 (HCWS536).