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HANSARDDefence Spending in ScotlandI will give way to the hon. Gentleman in a second. As I am sure the Minister with responsibility for defence procurement knows, I remain a strong advocate for the Clyde…06 Feb 2019HANSARDDefence Spending in ScotlandI support that investment in RAF Lossiemouth. It was argued for by the hon. Gentleman’s predecessor, as I am sure he would agree, and I think we both agree that we want defence…06 Feb 2019HANSARDDefence Spending in ScotlandI thank the Minister for a lot of what he has said, but I thought he would expand a bit more on the fleet solid support ships. Given the comments he rightly made about Scotland’s…06 Feb 2019HANSARDDefence Spending in ScotlandBefore I mention Thales in my constituency, I will give way to the hon. Lady.06 Feb 2019HANSARDDefence Spending in ScotlandI am more than happy to support the hon. Lady’s constituents and the Royal Marines in Angus and elsewhere. As she knows, her predecessor in Angus, Mike Weir, was supportive, too.…06 Feb 2019HANSARDDefence Spending in ScotlandI am grateful to the Minister for confirming that all eight of the Type 26 ships will be built in Glasgow. He might get representations from his colleagues in Scotland to name the…06 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsThat is exactly what happens. It is a way for unscrupulous employers to cut their wage bill by essentially introducing unpaid labour. My hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsThank you, Chair. All I will say is that I will play you at poker for money any time. We will move on. The Bill promoted by my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South is…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald),…05 Feb 2019HANSARDState Pension Age: WomenI am grateful to the Minister. I will be brief, because I want to hear what he has to say about the judicial review. Is he saying that it is Government policy, as well as his…31 Jan 2019HANSARDState Pension Age: WomenWill the Minister give way?31 Jan 2019HANSARDState Pension Age: WomenSurely there is also an historic injustice here. If the women who were born in the 1950s were growing up in the 1970s, they would have been unable to go into a shop to get credit,…31 Jan 2019HANSARDState Pension Age: WomenI am a member of the Work and Pensions Committee, and insisted that a letter went to the Minister to ask about the number of cases. Does it shock the hon. Lady that 2,505 cases…31 Jan 2019HANSARDState Pension Age: WomenWill the Minister give way?31 Jan 2019HANSARDHMRC Estate TransformationWill the Minister publish an economic impact assessment for each HMRC office closure—in many towns, the largest employer is leaving? Will he publish an equality impact assessment,…29 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Public and Commercial Services Union has launched its booklet “Social security: the case for radical change”. Can we have a debate in Government time on issues such as…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Mental Health: AssessmentMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. My next question to the Minister is about acceptable reports. The contractors have never hit Government targets for acceptable reports. If…22 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill Ministers tell us what representations they are making to the Turkish authorities in relation to hunger strikes by Kurdish politicians and activists, and what representations…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Mental Health: AssessmentIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Ryan, and I join others in paying tribute to the tour de force that we heard at the beginning of the debate from my hon. Friend the…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionBefore Christmas, the Prime Minister assured me in the House that there were adequate civil servants in each Government Department dealing with Brexit, so will she explain why,…21 Jan 2019