The Co-operative Party

Ian Davidson: Will there be any restrictions under the Bill on the speed with which Scottish Government Ministers can change policy on issues such as income tax for a separate Scotland?

Ian Davidson: Just for clarification, were the First Minister’s comments successful, in that his criticisms resulted in these amendments? If so, we would obviously take note of that. If not, that deserves to be spelt out.

Ian Davidson: May I make the same apology to the House as I made to you earlier, Madam Deputy Speaker, for having been late for the debate? There was a break-in in Glasgow and I was involved in clearing things up. As Chairman of the Scottish Affairs Committee, I very much welcome clause 18. Aside from the political discussions and disagreements in the Committee and elsewhere about the Bill, the main issue...

Ian Davidson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) whether the current legal proceedings undertaken by Abu Qatada are funded by legal aid; and what expenditure from the public purse has been (a) incurred to date and (b) allocated for this purpose; (2) how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful applications for legal aid have been made by Abu Qatada; what the cost to the public purse has been...

Ian Davidson: First, will the Chancellor withdraw the outrageous slur that all Labour Back Benchers were in favour of Britain joining the euro? Secondly, surely his distinction between currencies and countries is mere sophistry. The reality is that this is about bailing out countries whose difficulties have been caused, or at least exacerbated, by being in the euro. When does he expect to have to bail out...

Ian Davidson: Are this Government funding this man’s interminable appeals by providing unlimited legal aid?

Ian Davidson: Will the Secretary of State tell us the last time he ate a hot bridie? Did he discuss with the Chancellor the impact of taxation on hot bridies, and does he recognise that his Front-Bench colleague looks as if he has eaten a lot of hot bridies recently?

Ian Davidson: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people were in receipt of the (i) care and (ii) mobility component of the disability living allowance in (A) Glasgow South West constituency and (B) Glasgow in the latest period for which figures are available.

Ian Davidson: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what progress his Department has made in ensuring that those with pre-payment meters for energy supplies are not overcharged.

Ian Davidson: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Glasgow South West constituency received carer's allowance in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11.