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HANSARDThe UnionWill my right hon. Friend explain what benefits to Wales being a member of our United Kingdom brings?17 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationMadam Deputy Speaker, it is a great pleasure to speak in support of this Budget and to wish you a happy International Women’s Day and the whole House a happy Commonwealth Day.…08 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsOnly this week, the Government once again demonstrated their commitment to energy industry jobs in the north-east of Scotland as a whole, with over £30 million committed to…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement this afternoon and very much hope that it is matched by the First Minister’s statement to the Scottish Parliament tomorrow, because it…22 Feb 2021HANSARDDiscrimination Against LGBTQ+ CommunityRecent findings show an alarming rise in homophobic hate crimes across the United Kingdom, from 6,655 in 2014-15 to an astonishing 18,000 last year. These figures show that,…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDiscrimination Against LGBTQ+ CommunityWhat steps the Government are taking to tackle discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.10 Feb 2021HANSARDEmergency Services NetworkI thank my hon. Friend for that answer. Like my hon. Friend the Member for Montgomeryshire (Craig Williams), many communities in my constituency, in particular around Auchenblae,…08 Feb 2021HANSARDEmergency Services NetworkWhat progress her Department has made on the delivery of the emergency services network.08 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat progress has been made on determining new nationwide operators of the seasonal agricultural workers scheme?08 Feb 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillThere is a challenge I hope to meet, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is not often that the professionalism and adaptability of our men and women of the armed forces are witnessed up close…08 Feb 2021HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Day 2021With the sheer scale of the tragedy, the unimaginable horror and the fact that it happened in Europe—on our doorstep—in the mid-20th century, the holocaust is almost impossible to…28 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsThis is a really serious issue and Scottish musicians will undoubtedly be affected. Does my hon. Friend agree that, instead of simply masquerading as a serious party of…19 Jan 2021HANSARD Trade BillIt is a pleasure to speak in such an important debate this afternoon and to hear such eloquent arguments on the merits of the amendments that we are considering today, and I have…19 Jan 2021HANSARD Global BritainWe debate this evening at a time when the values we stand for as a country, when the values of all liberal democracies of the world, seem more under threat than at any time in…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMay I take this opportunity to wish my right hon. Friend and the entire ministerial team at the Department of Health and Social Care a very happy Christmas? I hope that they are…14 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)The hon. Lady mentions Sir Richard Dearlove’s evidence to the Committee a couple of weeks ago. He made very clear that his opinion, as a former head of MI6, was that having a…10 Dec 2020HANSARDEnd of the Transition Period: PreparednessWhat discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on their preparations for the end of the transition period.09 Dec 2020HANSARDEnd of the Transition Period: PreparednessI thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. I know he will agree with me that the Scottish Government have failed to prepare for the end of the transition deal and are letting…09 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. and learned Lady knows full well that this place will not have the last say over vast swathes of devolved powers. No powers are being taken back to this place. In fact,…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is untrue.07 Dec 2020