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HANSARD Air Services (Competition) (Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wilson. Like the shadow Minister, the SNP does not oppose these technical regulations since they make sense no matter what…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Irish Border: Customs ArrangementsGovernments are notorious for getting IT projects wrong in terms of both cost and time for implementation. Can the Minister confirm that one of these non-papers states that this…01 Oct 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundThe Minister keeps trying to make this about leaving the EU on 31 October or not, but it is all about transparency and conflict of interest. We are talking about hedge fund…30 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateEarlier, the Minister talked about how the Government had been extending the franchise. One of the consequences of the in-out EU referendum was an issue involving the franchise:…26 Sept 2019HANSARDCompliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019To any rational person, the law of the land states that if the Government do not get a deal through the House of Commons or a mandate for no deal, they must write a letter by 19…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI have a constituent whose husband was declined a credit card because their bank classed a car lease as unsecured debt, when it is clearly secured debt. Yet she herself was able…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Arms Export Licences (Saudi Arabia)In reality, these so-called errors were discovered only after third parties took the UK Government to court, and the Government have fought this issue all the way through the…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationWill the Attorney General explain why there was a lack of signed witness statements? Is it the case, as we all know, that civil servants could not defend the indefensible and…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateThe Prime Minister was a figurehead for the leave campaign— a campaign that told lies about £350 million a week; a campaign that broke the law on data protection; a campaign that…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerThe Yellowhammer document states that, in the event of a no-deal crash-out, a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland would be inevitable, but the right hon. Gentleman…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of the statement. I pay tribute to the work of the CAA and to the Thomas Cook employees who have gone above and beyond to help…25 Sept 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Tertiary EducationSome 96% of EU students who study at Scottish universities enrol on courses that are longer than three years. Does the Secretary of State agree that Scottish universities cannot…09 Sept 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Tertiary Education20. What assessment he has made of the potential effect on tertiary education of the UK leaving the EU without an agreement.09 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandThe Prime Minister says that a hard border can be avoided by the use of existing technology, so can the Secretary of State explain what technology can check passports, visas and…05 Sept 2019HANSARD HS2I, too, welcome the Secretary of State to his new position. He must be so thankful to have inherited another failing Grayling legacy. We know that the increased costs and delays…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme14. What recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the level of uptake for the EU settlement scheme.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIn January 2019, the High Court ruled that it was illegal for the Department for Work and Pensions to deduct universal credit payments when people had received two payments within…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeThe Minister says that the system is working well, but I can tell him that the reality is that it is not. My wife Cyndi is an EU citizen, and due to the Government rhetoric, she…05 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending on Digital Campaigning3. What recent discussions she has had with the commission on reporting spending on digital campaigning in elections.25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentDespite his Unionist bluster, the Prime Minister cannot deny his anti-Scottish sentiments, which are on the record books. As a gesture going forward, will he at least find the…25 Jul 2019