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HANSARDDepartment for Work and PensionsNone of the families in this report could really have predicted their circumstances when they had their children, and this has been acknowledged by the Government, because they…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for Work and PensionsI am glad to be speaking for the Scottish National party in this debate, because it is an important issue on which I have campaigned for some time, particularly in relation to the…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for Work and PensionsWill the Minister give way?02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe “All Kids Count” report, on the impact of the two-child limit after two years, was published last week by the Church of England, the Child Poverty Action Group, Women’s Aid,…02 Jul 2019HANSARDImmigrationIt does, and the hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct. I see this day in and day out at my surgeries. More recently, a case has been highlighted in the press—it very much seems…26 Jun 2019HANSARDImmigrationThe hon. Gentleman is correct, and I see it regularly—week in, week out—in my surgeries. People who have visited the UK on multiple occasions without incident and with no…26 Jun 2019HANSARDImmigrationI could fill the rest of the debate and more with the constituency cases I have seen in the past four years. Just under a third of my casework is due to the incompetence of the…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Parental Involvement in Teaching: Equality ActThe hon. Gentleman is making a really excellent speech. My daughter has just come back from school—the Scottish schools finish up pretty soon—with a whole bundle of things that…25 Jun 2019HANSARDDrug Consumption Room: Glasgow13. What discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the potential merits of establishing a medically supervised drug consumption room in Glasgow.19 Jun 2019HANSARDDrug Consumption Room: GlasgowI am sorry, but that is just not good enough. People in my constituency are dying for want of a safe consumption room. Will he come to meet people in Glasgow to see why such rooms…19 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationI have a very small request. I was in the Scottish Parliament the other week. In the toilets, they have posters that give contact details to report behaviour if someone feels that…18 Jun 2019HANSARDStronger Towns Fund: Scottish Townsindicated assent .17 Jun 2019HANSARDStronger Towns Fund: Scottish TownsIt speaks volumes that even the Scottish Tories are disappointed by the stronger towns fund, which represents a drop in the ocean compared with the estimated loss of €13 billion…17 Jun 2019HANSARDStronger Towns Fund: Scottish TownsIt is undeniable that money we would have got through ERDF funding will be lost on leaving the European Union, and this Government have no plans and no guarantees to replace that…17 Jun 2019HANSARD Recall of Tumble DryersA number of my constituents contacted me with their concerns about Whirlpool. With Electrical Safety First research pointing to the fact that only 10% to 20% of recalled products…17 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityMy hon. Friend is making a good point. Does he agree with the Church of England analysis that a single parent with three children who works 16 hours at the Government’s pretendy…12 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial Mobility: Treasury ReformThe Minister is quite wrong in what he says; I ask him to correct the record, or at least to show his working. For the first time, more than 30% of pupils left school last year…11 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial Mobility: Treasury ReformIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Robertson. To my shock and surprise, I suppose, I agreed with an awful lot of what the right hon. Member for Putney (Justine Greening)…11 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial Mobility: Treasury ReformI agree that there are great examples of businesses right across Scotland—I could stand here all day talking about them. It is good that Standard Life Aberdeen is doing that and…11 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial Mobility: Treasury ReformThat is not true.11 Jun 2019