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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Since we left the European Union, my constituent—a UK citizen from birth, as was confirmed by the British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Act 2023—has been…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Local Bank Branch ClosuresFor being the party of the bank and the bankers, the Tories have a shocking record of keeping banks on our local high streets. It speaks to a pattern of this Government…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Local Bank Branch ClosuresI completely agree with my hon. Friend. There are cash deserts across Scotland now, and the Government should reflect on that and take new action.05 Sept 2023HANSARD Local Bank Branch ClosuresI could not agree more. I welcome the hon. Member’s intervention—I kicked him into gear, didn’t I? It was much appreciated. Local bank branches are closing right across Scotland,…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Local Bank Branch ClosuresI will answer the hon. Member’s question in a second, but it is certainly not rhetoric to say that the Tory Government have not stepped up anywhere near enough to support our…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Local Bank Branch ClosuresIt is as if my hon. Friend had read my mind. That is exactly what I was about to mention. People on low incomes often use cash to budget, and more and more of our constituents…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Local Bank Branch ClosuresI am getting frustrated with the Minister’s response—05 Sept 2023HANSARD Local Bank Branch ClosuresWhat is most despicable about this situation is that banks have record profits, but are not investing them in our communities. Our constituents, particularly those who are…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Local Bank Branch ClosuresI agree that it is vital for communities to have access to cash and localised banking services. It is hardly surprising that a Tory MP has a banking hub coming to his…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Local Bank Branch ClosuresI welcome my hon. Friend’s intervention and throw my full weight behind the campaign of the people of Dunoon. We know good folk come from Argyll and Bute, so I am very happy to…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Local Bank Branch ClosuresI completely agree with my hon. Friend, and I welcome that intervention. It is to the detriment of our constituents, because the banks and the Government are not stepping up…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Local Bank Branch ClosuresIf the Minister wants to grow the frustration, that is fine; it feels as though that is becoming a common pattern. It feels as though the Government and the Minister are trying to…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Local Bank Branch ClosuresI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. It is the hesitancy and uncertainty that has such a detrimental impact on communities such as Brechin. For vulnerable people, the…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Local Bank Branch ClosuresI thank my hon. Friend for that. That is a frustration we share. The maps sent out by many a bank branch are complicated and sometimes not relevant to the communities that they…05 Sept 2023HANSARDTwo-child Limit: Child PovertyA report by the Child Poverty Action Group showed that the two-child limit affects one in 10 children across the UK. It found that abolishing the policy would be the most…04 Sept 2023HANSARDTwo-child Limit: Child Poverty21. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the two-child limit on trends in the level of child poverty.04 Sept 2023HANSARDCredit Unions and the Cost of LivingIt is worth reflecting on the point my hon. Friend just made. The number of people borrowing with credit unions has increased, and one part of that is that we are seeing such high…18 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Conversion therapy should be banned entirely, not with a voluntary loophole, as this Government intend, which we know means that conversion therapy will be open to coercion.…12 Jul 2023HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2023We on the SNP Benches support this necessary update to the money laundering and terrorist financing regulations to remove Cambodia and Morocco from the list of high-risk third…10 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe deputy leader of the SNP has said that she will not stand again at the next election because of the toxic nature of this place. The Leader of the House would do better than to…06 Jul 2023