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HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipHere we go again: another SNP debate, another debate on Brexit. I rise today, surprisingly enough, to oppose the motion in the name of the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipPerhaps the hon. Member would like to stand up and welcome the Chancellor’s package of announcements that was unveiled last week.15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI suggest that it does this House a disservice if people outside see us haggling over which country has had fewer deaths—frankly, I think it does Members on both sides of the…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI may have walked right into that, but that is because last week Oil & Gas UK welcomed the package of support unveiled by the Chancellor. It was very welcoming of the furlough…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI will not, because I have already taken two interventions—not even for the hon. Gentleman. SNP Members know that I campaigned and voted to remain in the European Union, but there…15 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillIt will not surprise anybody that I rise in support of the Bill. The current boundaries of the parliamentary constituencies resulted from the fifth periodical review in Scotland.…14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillI am fully aware of that; I was speaking about the entirety of Parliament. I am going to get back to my speech, because I am conscious of time and I know that Madam Deputy Speaker…14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillI will not, because of the time. I am fully aware that SNP Members do not view us as one nation, but we Conservative Members most certainly do. We believe that there should be…14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillI have been listening intently to what the hon. Lady has been saying, and at the very beginning of her speech she lamented the fact that it has been so long since we implemented…14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillI will give way, but I am conscious of the time.14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillI would never suggest that anybody who was in Parliament for all those years was in any way acting ridiculously, and I do not think that it was ridiculous, but it was quite clear…14 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for ScotlandWhat fiscal support he has provided to Scotland during the covid-19 outbreak.07 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for ScotlandI thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. It shows the benefits of being in the most successful political and economic Union in the history of the world. What support are the…07 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsDoes my right hon. Friend not share my anger and the frustration of the Scottish tourist sector that, just as it is getting back on its feet, it is having the legs pulled out from…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI support the Bill, which I believe will make our immigration system better, and fairer. Some hon. Members—today, and before today—have bemoaned the fact that the new points-based…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI remind the hon. Member that the hostile environment was created by the previous Labour Government, and had no effect on anybody who was coming into this country from the…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillWhat the Prime Minister sought to do during the election was to reassure anybody who was here and had come here under freedom of movement from the continent of Europe that they…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillIf that is indeed the case, it is shameful. They should be doing everything in their power, from the position of responsibility they hold, to help and support those in this…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI share the hon. Gentleman’s views on that issue. In fact, I will come to the seasonal agricultural workers scheme briefly in my speech—if I get that far this afternoon. In…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Protection of UK Food StandardsIs it not the fact that we have such high standards in this country that makes our foodstuffs and other products produced in Scotland so in demand across the rest of the world?…24 Jun 2020