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HANSARD Billy McNeill MBEThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for giving the House the opportunity to pay tribute to, and mark the passing of, the great Billy McNeill, who died last month at the age of 79. We…20 May 2019HANSARD Billy McNeill MBEI genuinely and sincerely thank the hon. Gentleman—my hon. Friend—for that contribution. He is absolutely right, I will touch on that later in my speech. Billy McNeill did bring…20 May 2019HANSARD Billy McNeill MBEI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. As he says, changed days indeed—the idea of Manchester City having no money. Even in retirement, Billy McNeill maintained a close…20 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister knows that the Government’s myopic obsession with ending freedom of movement is causing a recruitment crisis in the health and social care sector—indeed, the King’s…16 May 2019HANSARDOman: Shihuh Tribe4. What discussions he has had with his Omani counterpart on the treatment of the minority Shihuh tribe in the Musandam region.14 May 2019HANSARDOman: Shihuh TribeI welcome the Minister to his place for his first Question Time. I am glad he is aware of the case of the Shihuh tribesmen from Musandam who have been given life sentences for…14 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Devolution Settlement10. What recent discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on the potential effect on the devolution settlement of the UK leaving the EU.08 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Devolution SettlementMany of us in Argyll and Bute have been trying for a long time to pin down the Secretary of State on this question. Will he now take the opportunity to spell out exactly what he…08 May 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkWhile we have been sitting here, I have received an email informing me that yet another bank branch in Argyll and Bute is planning to cut its numbers ahead, I believe, of closure.…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Cheryl, for this important debate on the sustainability of the post office network. I congratulate my hon. Friend the…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkWill the Minister join the consensus across the House to support the retention of the post office network in public hands?25 Apr 2019HANSARDHormone Pregnancy TestsI wholeheartedly agree; they have to be under oath. Justice would also be served if the Secretary of State were to appear before the Health and Social Care Committee to answer…23 Apr 2019HANSARDHormone Pregnancy TestsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I add my thanks to the hon. Member for Bolton South East (Yasmin Qureshi) for securing this hugely important…23 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI will let the Leader of the Opposition speak for himself, but I find it astonishing. As a unilateralist, I could never imagine myself suddenly becoming a multilateralist. This…10 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Minister says it is not necessary to decide that now. If not now, when will it be decided?10 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I appreciate the fact that the Minister is taking so many interventions. This SI, like so many others, seems completely half-baked. Given that there is such opposition to it in…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentNo, I will move on. It remains the case that an astronomical financial commitment is required to pay for these weapons, and the detrimental effect that is having on the UK’s…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI do not think it is at all. Last time I looked, the last two Secretaries-General of NATO were from Denmark and Norway, both non-nuclear members of the NATO alliance. The logical…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI will not. Sadly, those words and that sentiment seem to have dictated the thinking not just of the British establishment, but of Conservative and, sadly, Labour politicians ever…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentIndeed. I will take no such lectures. We all know that the United Kingdom’s obsession with being a nuclear power has more to do with politics than with defence. The UK’s so-called…10 Apr 2019