Speeches by Baxter.

“I thank the hon. Member for giving way. He talks about a budget cut to the Scottish Government, but does he not recognise that this Westminster Government have actually given the Scottish Government the largest funding settlement in the history of devolution? What has happened to the money?”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“To add to Alex’s comments, the future of the 1.6 million Ukrainian children who are held in the occupied territories is at stake in these negotiations, such as they are. Those children are currently being subjected to a process of militarisation on an almost daily basis. They are being denied their Ukrainian identity a…”

“Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating the great town of Paisley in my constituency on being shortlisted for the Scotland Loves Local town of the year award? Will he go further and throw his full support behind Paisley’s nomination as the best local town in Scotland?”

“I welcome my right hon. Friend to her place and I welcome her statement. In September, the Yale School of Public Health Humanitarian Research Lab revealed that the number of facilities that Russia is using in its forced deportation of Ukrainian children has risen from 53 to 210. That report highlighted that 110 facilit…”

“I wish to extend my condolences to the friends and families of Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, and to the people of Manchester and the wider Jewish community across the United Kingdom, following the appalling terrorist attack at the synagogue in Heaton Park. Many in the Jewish community felt that this attack was a ma…”

“Thank you all for coming in to speak to us today. On devolved and reserved powers, can you tell us about what opportunities and challenges you think the devolved settlements pose for reducing child poverty?”

“I am really struck by what you said there and I am thinking about to what extent will the effectiveness of a UK-wide child poverty strategy be affected by the delivery in devolved policy areas such as health, housing and education. What do you think about that?”

“Thank you to you both for joining us this morning. I will ask a similar question to one that I asked the previous panel. What opportunities and challenges do the devolved settlements for Scotland and Wales pose for reducing child poverty?”

“As a supplementary, I was stopped by the phrase that you used, Stephen, that it is not about the powers but the choices. I think that would resonate with people of all parties around the table. The UK Government have some levers; the Scottish Government have other levers; the Welsh Assembly have other levers. How do we…”

“Before we turn to Northern Ireland, can I come back to you on that? You referenced earlier the housing crisis, for example, that exists in Scotland, and there certainly is a housing emergency in Scotland. How do you see the Scottish Government’s powers in that being a contributory factor to child poverty in Scotland? T…”

“Thank you to you both for joining us this morning. I will ask a similar question to one that I asked the previous panel. What opportunities and challenges do the devolved settlements for Scotland and Wales pose for reducing child poverty?”

“As a supplementary, I was stopped by the phrase that you used, Stephen, that it is not about the powers but the choices. I think that would resonate with people of all parties around the table. The UK Government have some levers; the Scottish Government have other levers; the Welsh Assembly have other levers. How do we…”

“Thank you all for coming in to speak to us today. On devolved and reserved powers, can you tell us about what opportunities and challenges you think the devolved settlements pose for reducing child poverty?”

“Before we turn to Northern Ireland, can I come back to you on that? You referenced earlier the housing crisis, for example, that exists in Scotland, and there certainly is a housing emergency in Scotland. How do you see the Scottish Government’s powers in that being a contributory factor to child poverty in Scotland? T…”

“I am really struck by what you said there and I am thinking about to what extent will the effectiveness of a UK-wide child poverty strategy be affected by the delivery in devolved policy areas such as health, housing and education. What do you think about that?”

“I declare an interest as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on cats. As an animal owner myself—I have two cats—I rise to give voice to the many concerns expressed to me by pet owners across the country. Their concerns relate specifically to Lords amendment 11, which would allow landlords to request a pet de…”

“Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating Rabi Maharajan and his team at Dé Buddha restaurant in my constituency on their incredible achievement of “best dining experience” at the Scottish hospitality awards? I urge Members across the House to come and sample the excellent Nepalese cuisine at Dé Buddha in …”

“Since the start of the full-scale invasion into Ukraine, Russia has stolen, abducted and indoctrinated at least 19,546 children. It is one of the most heinous crimes of this war. I warmly welcome this morning’s announcement of an additional package of sanctions on those perpetrating these crimes, and will the Prime Min…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) for securing this debate, because it could not be more important. Cardiac arrest can strike at any time and in any place, and when it does, every second counts. We know that defibr…”