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HANSARDWar Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme PaymentsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) on securing this important debate, and I start my contribution by paying tribute to the veterans from my…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Chancellor’s spring statement yesterday had little in the way of support for those struggling with rising food costs and other essentials. In a recent survey in my…24 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresI thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for raising that important point. She has raised it on a number of occasions and I fully support her in all her comments. While…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and what he is saying is important. Of course, when I was talking about older Members, I was not referring to him at all. [Laughter.]…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and Members will not be surprised to hear that I completely agree with what she has just stated. At the onset of the covid pandemic so…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stourbridge (Suzanne Webb). My constituents in Airdrie and Shotts are feeling the cost of living acutely and my inbox is full of…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresI will make some progress. Banks are so much more than simply a place to deal with money. Age Scotland has argued: “For many older people, going to the bank…gets them out of the…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresI thank my hon. Friend for his contribution. As I said, if we are able to help people across all sections of society to get online, even in just one aspect such as digital…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am aware that it is not necessarily a requirement to thank the Chair in an Adjournment debate, but this is my very first Adjournment debate and it…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresThose are important matters, and I will come to them later in my speech. I vividly remember being dragged to the high street when I was a wee girl growing up in Motherwell. Adult…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresI entirely agree. When banks decide to close, we as Members of Parliament rightly engage in meaningful discussions. We fight for our constituents and try our level best to ensure…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresI completely agree with my hon. Friend. In 2018, a Scottish parliamentary inquiry into the impact of bank branch closures on local businesses, consumers and the Scottish economy…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresI agree with my hon. Friend. I was speaking about the impact on local businesses, charities and trusts. Can the Minister confirm what the Government are doing to ensure the safety…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresI will make some progress, if my hon. Friend does not mind. [ Interruption. ] I am trying to be polite, Mr Deputy Speaker. The concerns I have outlined also apply to charities and…16 Mar 2022HANSARDPolitical Impartiality in SchoolsThe harrowing scenes in Ukraine have shaken the world, and it has been reported that a number of students from the UK are still trapped in Ukraine. Can the Minister please confirm…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeMany of my constituents have expressed to me their concern that the UK is simply not doing enough to help Ukrainian refugees. This Tory Government, of course, have form. Whether…14 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsTrade rules are so often rigged against women, especially women living in lower income countries. Will the Department commit to carry out mandatory gender impact assessments on…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. While we in the SNP welcome the creation of CDC schemes, consumer protection will be key. Far too many will not…21 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI welcome the Leader of the House to his new position. Will he make time, on the Floor of the House, for a debate on Islamophobia? I have spoken previously on the Floor of the…10 Feb 2022HANSARDGovernment Contracts: Randox LaboratoriesThis is agonising and frankly embarrassing. The Minister has been sent here to state repeatedly that we were in an emergency situation and a global pandemic, and she makes no…10 Feb 2022