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HANSARDCovid-19: Intergovernmental RelationsFrom the outset of this pandemic, the UK Government said that they would take a four-nation approach, which surely requires transparency over how decisions are made. But two…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Intergovernmental Relations13. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of intergovernmental relations between the Government and (a) the Welsh Government and (b) other devolved Administrations in…03 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security Legislation: UK ResponseThe Foreign Secretary has talked about the potential to extend to BNO passport holders the right to stay in the UK for an extendable period of 12 months. What would happen after…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19 ResponseA growing number of constituents are getting in touch with me to express their concerns about the Public Health England report and the impact of coronavirus on ethnic minorities.…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Finance Bill (Ways and Means)It is a strange day indeed when I end up agreeing with the House of Lords and the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis), but I very much support a review, as…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic SupportResearch by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development today released today has found that participants in the furlough scheme would otherwise have made up to 35% of…18 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Economic PackageI wish the Chancellor a very happy birthday. The coronavirus job retention scheme has kept people from unemployment at a cost to other parts of the UK Government’s spending and to…12 May 2020HANSARDLifting the Lockdown: Workplace SafetyDuring the first two weeks of lockdown, I was contacted by many constituents who were fearful of speaking out against irresponsible employers in case doing so would get them the…06 May 2020HANSARDEngagementsMany businesses in my constituency and around the UK shut their doors on public health advice and are now finding that insurers are refusing to pay out on business interruption…29 Apr 2020HANSARDThe EconomyI thank the Chancellor for advance sight of his statement. The SNP welcomes the money that he has committed, but we acknowledge the gaps and the limitations, and we constructively…27 Apr 2020HANSARD Finance BillI welcome the shadow Chancellor to her role. She is the first woman ever to do the job. I wish her all the best and look forward to working with her. Time is tight, so my remarks…27 Apr 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayI thank the hon. Gentleman for allowing me to intervene on him. In a different kind of celebration, because the people involved are younger, St Patrick’s Primary School in my…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Another case of people stuck in Morocco was raised with me today—that of a family with three young children. I understand they were due to fly back on 24 March, but flights have…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateI thank the Chancellor for the action and the extra money that he has announced this evening. I put on record my thanks to health staff, volunteers and everybody working at the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19To prevent people from stockpiling and panic buying infant formula, will the Secretary of State speak to supermarkets and perhaps insist that they limit sales to two per family?…16 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the Minister give way?12 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay we have a debate in Government time about the implications of the increase in the immigration health surcharge from £400 to £624 per person per year? At a time when we face a…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThis is a Budget in two parts: the urgent response required on covid-19 and the other actions the Chancellor proposes. While the SNP supports many of the actions to mitigate that…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the Minister give way?12 Mar 2020HANSARDAffordable ChildcareMy constituent is studying to be a teacher, but has had to pull back from her course because of the way in which universal credit interacts with student finance. Will the Minister…11 Mar 2020