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International financial services are a major Irish success story. Employment in the sector has grown from around 35,000 when I launched IFS2020 in 2015 to more than 60,000 today.

Jeg forstår ganske enkelt ikke, hvorfor vi som folketingsmedlemmer skal have det særlige privilegie at have en præst tilknyttet i Folketinget.

I simply do not understand why we as members of Parliament should have the special privilege of having a priest attached to the Parliament.

Mange af os kan have brug for sjælesorg. Og samtaler om mening, tro og håb.

Many of us may need spiritual care. And conversations about meaning, faith, and hope.

Carbon tax was brought about... and the trajectory was set before there was a war in Ukraine, before there was the situation in the Middle East.

We obviously have the fuel allowance scheme, which more people than ever before benefit from this season, which will recommence again shortly.

You can see how quickly the global environment can change in four to six weeks. So we have to be humble, agile, and nimble enough to respond to things.

I don't want the conversation to stop there.

I think there should be a mechanism found here that can move this issue forward.

We are now seeing almost a breakdown of authority or any respect for authority in society.

Families can’t be left raising children without a place to call home, and none of us should spend years waiting for somewhere safe and affordable to live.

The Guardian is attacking me over receiving money from X. Trust me, if I wanted to make money, I would NOT be in politics. I donate my entire net MP salary to charity. This is the most expensive job I’ve ever had, comfortably!

The honest truth is that if a foreign national is living in social housing and unable to financially support themselves? They don't just need to be evicted from the building. They need to be removed from the country.

We are providing extra support for six million families under pressure with our £150 warm home discount.

As a start, we removed VAT from electricity bills to give everyone some breathing space.

I completely understand why people are worried and frustrated about energy bills and we are doing everything we can to make them more affordable.

I know in Peckham that our warm home discount will assist nearly a third of households. It’s a start, but I also know that households struggling need more help.

So long as the Scottish Government isn't making these decisions, all we can do is set the principles by which we expect them to be made.

Of course national security has to be taken firmly into account, but what the Scottish Government is saying is you should have engaged us on those points, and we ask you to reconsider them to make sure that it was the right judgment.