"The Minister said that he and the Government want to comply fully, transparently and as quickly as possible with the Humble Address. I think we can all agree that is exactly what they should be doing, but when things will be released is a vital question. The documents should be …..." Harriet Cross - View Speech
“Our Governments seem stricken, almost delusional, in the face of onrushing disaster,”
and we are seeing
“arguably the most destructive industrial calamity in our nation’s history”.
Those are the words of the GMB’s Scotland Secretary about the Government’s determination to tax and regulate the oil and …..." Harriet Cross - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Southport (Patrick Hurley) and congratulate him on securing this important debate.
Getting people into work should be a core priority for any Government and I know Members across the House share that view. …..." Harriet Cross - View Speech
"T5. Girls were raped and abused by grooming gangs in Scotland just as they were in England and Wales, yet girls in Scotland are excluded from the grooming gangs inquiry. Girls, no matter where they are in the UK, must get justice, and rapists, no matter where they are in …..." Harriet Cross - View Speech
"My right hon. Friend rightly talks about trust in politics and in politicians, but the issue is that the Prime Minister put so much blind trust in a proven liar that he was willing to forgo process and judgment when appointing him to one of the top diplomatic roles in …..." Harriet Cross - View Speech
"As my hon. Friend says, the Prime Minister knew, but he also stood at the Dispatch Box in September and said that he had “full confidence” in Peter Mandelson—Lord Mandelson—knowing what he knew. Does my hon. Friend not find that extraordinary?..." Harriet Cross - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend agree that, if she struggles today to get answers to those very basic and straightforward questions, we can draw our own conclusions as to the answers?..." Harriet Cross - View Speech
"Let us suppose that the Minister was appointing a new member of staff and he knew that a candidate had twice lost his job in the past because of misdemeanours. If he also knew that that candidate had continued a relationship with a convicted paedophile, would the Minister give him …..." Harriet Cross - View Speech
"China is helping to fund Russia’s war on Ukraine via the shadow fleet and Russian oil. First, can the Prime Minister unambiguously confirm that he brought up Russian oil and the shadow fleet, because they are not mentioned specifically in the statement? Secondly, what steps will China now take to …..." Harriet Cross - View Speech