Speeches by Poynton.

“To follow up on that point, do you think the structure that Mr Byrne outlined earlier in the session might be part of what is driving that huge increase in margin?”

“I want to explore the interplay between pricing and financing. This is to everyone, but I will start with Sue. Many consumers are now interacting with prices and checking out pages that support financing offers, particularly buy now, pay later. First, how developed is the policy and regulatory understanding of that lin…”

“Tom, have you seen that in football?”

“Allen?”

“I have a quick follow-up, Anne, if you do not mind. You are a member of the Government-launched Financial Inclusion Committee, which considers these issues, and particularly buy now, pay later. How much engagement have you had with the CMA and the Department for Business and Trade on this issue?”

“On business rates, they are clearly devolved to the Scottish Government, so it fully sits within their remit to help the hospitality industry. If we are talking about standing behind the whisky industry, one of the first things that the Secretary of State for Business and Trade did was go to Brazil to work out that pro…”

“For too long we have been held back by the Conservatives’ dither, delay and indecision over Heathrow expansion. A third runway will strengthen Heathrow’s hub status and make it easier for Scots to connect to the world and bring tourists to our shores. Increased connectivity will also make it easier for Scottish exporte…”

“11. What recent progress he has made on establishing the infected blood compensation scheme.”

“T5. Under the SNP, every public service in Scotland is straining under 18 years of mismanagement, with Scots paying more for less. Thanks to decisions taken by this UK Government, the Scottish Government have the largest budgetary settlement in the history of devolution. Does my right hon. Friend agree that more money …”

“I do not imagine there is one MP in this House who has not had constituents come to talk to them about the infected blood scandal. In fact, this week I spoke to one such constituent, Linda Cannon, who told me her story, saying: “I lost my husband, Billy, in February 2013 to Hepatitis C after a blood transfusion in 1986…”

“Getting the right regulatory environment is vital to drive innovation in our economy and also to protect our consumers and markets. Does the Minister agree that this renewed focus on the regulatory environment and getting it right to drive our economy will make sure that this Government deliver our No. 1 mission of gro…”

“Mr Thomas-Symonds, how important is the reset with the EU to achieving the goal and the mission that has been set out by the Prime Minister?”

“To follow on from that, I have a question on the trade deficits. The overall trade deficit, as you said, was £15 billion in 2023. That was driven by a deficit of £188 billion on trade in goods, but offset by a £173 billion surplus on trade in services. You talked about the possible reasons for that, which was useful. I…”

“How can we know if that is succeeding or not, if we do not have any kind of barometer in order to see?”

“We have heard from Merseyside police, the CPS and counter-terrorism police about the wide range of violent content that the accused was accessing, including on genocide, and about his social media searches for violent and fatal stabbings. I know that the Home Secretary covered some of this in her statement and in respo…”

“Mr Alexander, the Prime Minister has made it clear that the Government’s target is to deliver the fastest growing economy in the G7 by the end of the Parliament. Do the Government have an estimate of the order of magnitude by which trade would need to grow to achieve that ambition?”

“When that strategy is published, will it have a number and a target for trade to be part of that?”

“It did.”

“They never get any compensation when you make changes to their shift pattern?”

“It is a new shift then?”