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John Mason: ...environment. We should absolutely consider the science on a wide range of questions that we face but, at the end of the day, it is human beings who have to make moral judgments as to what is the right and wise way to go. That is beyond the scope of science—and, for that matter, of artificial intelligence. In the interest of balance, I will pick up on a phrase in the Green...
Joanne Bunting: ...seize crypto assets and other property during an investigation. It would also enable officers to seize crypto asset-related items and enable the courts to better enforce unpaid confiscation orders against a defendant's crypto assets. The rule would also bring crypto assets within the scope of civil forfeiture powers, as outlined in Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and would ensure...
Beatrice Wishart: ...support plan. The wait has also impacted new entrants to farming and, as I highlighted at stage 1, it has negatively impacted on the mental health of some in the sector. Scotland can rightly be proud of its food and drink sector. Consumer confidence in what we grow is vital and, following our exit from the EU, it is important that Scotland maintains high animal welfare...
Michelle Thomson: ...vastly overcomplicated tax system in the UK, which is full of exploitable loopholes. Similarly, the Tories and Labour claim that they will immediately save lots of money by pursuing productivity gains in, for example, the NHS. That is fantasy land stuff. Therefore, we should not be surprised that we are in for another dose of austerity if Labour comes to power. We need only...
Meghan Gallacher: ...tone of the debate, and I thank everyone who has been involved in the bill at all its stages. As I have said in the chamber previously, this debate is not about abortion. Members will, rightly, have views on abortion, and all views are valid, but those views are not for today. Today’s debate is about women and their right to access healthcare safely, which is why the Scottish...
Sorcha Eastwood: I echo what my colleague David Honeyford said so well and what many Members right across the House have said during the course of the debate: we find ourselves at a moment in time when the goal of net zero is, unfortunately, being undermined by some. However, I am proud to have put my name to this motion, especially now. I understand that terms such as "green energy", "net zero" and "just...
Connie Egan: ...programme for 2024. While I may have some concerns on combined outstanding commitments, I see this as a noteworthy step forward in our politics and, in this mandate, an opportunity to further the rights and experiences of people across Northern Ireland. When we take a step back and read the document in the whole, it gives us some hope, not necessarily in its legislative proposals alone but...
Fiona Hyslop: ...what flexibility local authorities have with regard to low-emission zones. The four cities were responsible for the design of, planning for and consultation on their LEZs. Each local authority gained relevant committee approval prior to submitting its LEZ scheme to the Scottish ministers for approval. The local authority has the flexibility to determine the geographical area of the LEZ,...
Mike Nesbitt: ...today with two stents, a pacemaker and a defibrillator, so some could call me the bionic Minister. My mother passed away in March 2020 in the Ulster Hospital after a short illness, from which I gained a huge insight into the professionals who are the health service. I saw a young doctor who perched herself on the edge of my mother's bed, took her hand and, with beautiful professionalism,...
Martin Whitfield: ...in a country that is not so far away. I was very much taken by the phrase that she has lifted from the United Nations, which has declared gravely that the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s rights mean that Afghanistan is the “most repressive country” in the world. It is for the rest of the world to look to that and do something about it. It is for the rest of the world—and the...
Sarah Boyack: ...Dewar’s words in his opening speech in the Parliament, when he said: “We are fallible. We will make mistakes. But we will never lose sight of what brought us here: the striving to do right by the people of Scotland”. I feel that, in the tone of today’s debate, we have lost sight of what brought us here. It is okay to be fallible and to make mistakes, but we...
Marcus Jones: ...many of the speeches as possible. There have been some fantastic speeches, some serious comments have been made, but we have also heard some very good humour. First, let me mention the speech by my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May). It has been a pleasure to be her Whip for the past 18 months, and one could not find a more dedicated public servant. She has had a...
Lord Young of Cookham: ...wound up, she said: “We recognise that this is a real and significant problem and that there is huge inequity at stake here”.—[Official Report, 27/3/24; col. 704.] The issue was raised again in Committee, and again my noble friend the Minister replied: “We recognise that there is the potential for significant inequity”— it had been a “huge” inequity; now it is a...
Lord Jackson of Peterborough: ...issue is one of fairness and equity. Four-fifths of those leaseholders are in London and the south-east, and two-thirds are not owner-occupiers. Just 240,000 owner-occupier leaseholders stand to gain. The Residential Freehold Association describes the reforms as “a totally unjustified interference in the legitimate property rights of freeholders”. It claims that the Government may need...
..., for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Victims and Prisoners Bill, it is expedient to authorise the making of provision under the Act in relation to income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax in connection with a transfer of property, rights or liabilities by a scheme under the Act.—(Mike Wood.)
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay: ...the process of wash-up, the conversation and debate will be different to the one we would have had, if the Bill had proceeded at a normal pace. I hope that, in my time at the Dispatch Box, I have gained a reputation for listening to the points raised in scrutiny of legislation in your Lordships’ House. I hope that I demonstrated that through the way I steered the Online Safety Act...
Nigel Huddleston: ...life, and the Government are committed to supporting UK businesses in the sector. This is also a Bill that will boost transactions in the housing market. It will cut the higher rate of capital gains tax on residential property from 28% to 24%, encouraging landlords and second home owners to sell their properties, which would in fact increase revenues because there would be more...
