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Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Strategy Directorate

May. 09 2024

Source Page: Scottish Governments Gold Command meetings minutes which took place during the COVID-19 pandemic: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400394258 - Information Released - Annex B (PDF)

Found: the current state of the pandemic, current and potential pressures on the NHS and possible policy responses


Lords Chamber
Skills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of Life - Thu 09 May 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Baroness Garden of Frognal (LD - Life peer) and attention to detail, both of which are often missing in young people who are used to the instant responses - Speech Link
2: Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho (XB - Life peer) Both the Government and the opposition parties have launched major reforms into planning. - Speech Link
3: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) How many people can truthfully say that they do long multiplication these days? - Speech Link
4: Lord Lingfield (Con - Life peer) T-levels are being developed and their glitches removed.All T-level students are required to spend 45 days - Speech Link
5: Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con - Life peer) empower and unleash all that human talent, is our mission for today and should be our mission for all days - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Artificial Light and Noise: Effects on Human Health (Science and Technology Committee Report) - Thu 09 May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Brown of Cambridge (XB - Life peer) the Opposition have said they will prioritise and which the public clearly want to see actioned. - Speech Link
2: Earl Russell (LD - Excepted Hereditary) I welcome some of the Government’s responses, particularly in recognising that further research is needed - Speech Link
3: Baroness Neuberger (XB - Life peer) It goes precisely to the point about the number of days off taken for ill health because of the stress - Speech Link
4: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (XB - Life peer) We may remember that there was something of the same healing silence in the worst days of Covid, when - Speech Link
5: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) I know that it is early days, and perhaps this is something the Minister could write to me on in the - Speech Link


Parliamentary Research
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: HL Bill 73 of 2023–24 - LLN-2024-0023
May. 08 2024

Found: The bill seeks to give effect to a government commitment made on 10 January 2024 to quash the convictions


Bill Documents
8 May 2024 - Briefing papers
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: HL Bill 73
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill 2023-24

Found: The bill seeks to give effect to a government commitment made on 10 January 2024 to quash the convictions


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Portfolio Question Time - Wed 08 May 2024

Mentions:
1: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) She will be aware that the content of ministerial responses and, indeed, whom the Government chooses - Speech Link
2: Bibby, Neil (Lab - West Scotland) During the past month, the Ardrossan to Brodick ferry route saw 57 cancellations in three days when no - Speech Link
3: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Again, there is a lot of interest in supplementaries, so the questions and, indeed, the responses will - Speech Link
4: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) They will need to be brief, as will the responses. - Speech Link


Select Committee
Northumbria University (Law School)
EBM0024 - Electronic border management systems

Written Evidence May. 07 2024

Inquiry: Electronic border management systems
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Found: (This would include immediate and swift responses to external events such as pandemics and political


Westminster Hall
Illegal Immigration: Costs - Tue 07 May 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) I am pleased to participate in this debate, and I will also be very pleased to hear the responses of - Speech Link
2: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) stunt that we saw last week of that Home Office video of people being transported into detention just days - Speech Link
3: Tom Pursglove (Con - Corby) The Opposition have no credible plan whatsoever on the issue of flow. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Defence Personnel Data Breach - Tue 07 May 2024
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) In recent days, the Ministry of Defence has identified indications that a malign actor gained access - Speech Link
2: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) He asked a number of questions and I will try to rattle off some responses to him.The chosen date to - Speech Link
3: Jeremy Quin (Con - Horsham) all areas of Government that are exposed need to be doing the necessary. - Speech Link
4: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) Conservative party has committed to spending 2.5% of GDP, which is a pledge I have not heard repeated by the Opposition - Speech Link
5: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) I cannot promise to do that in the next few days, as the Butler process takes a while, but I will not - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
War in Gaza - Tue 07 May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) been slow in coming to the House with frequent statements and responses to urgent questions, and we - Speech Link
2: Michael Ellis (Con - Northampton North) A couple of days ago, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, an Israeli commander reminded his men that on that - Speech Link
3: Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton) The Israeli Opposition leader Yair Lapid said at the weekend:“A government that wants to return the abductees - Speech Link
4: Theresa Villiers (Con - Chipping Barnet) That is an appalling body blow for the relatives of those held captive in Gaza for more than 200 days - Speech Link
5: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) There is a strong precedent for how we handle these issues, which certainly was pursued by the Opposition - Speech Link