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HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureOh, so it is all our fault. Well, it is the Conservatives’ fault what is happening in Northern Ireland and for driving the Scots away, because the truth is that the SNP is more…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureI look across at the SNP Benches and see Members who I consider to be friends and who I have worked well with in parliamentary cross-party groups. I am proud that the right hon.…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way; he took his time deciding, but nevertheless. It is all well and good his trying to explain away this phrase “once in a…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureWill the hon. Gentleman give way?17 Mar 2021HANSARDHM Courts and Tribunals Service: BacklogWhat recent estimate he has made of the size of the backlog of cases before the criminal courts.16 Mar 2021HANSARDHM Courts and Tribunals Service: BacklogAn application for bail to Chester Crown court today will not be listed until February next year. This is not a problem of the pandemic, as there was already a backlog because of…16 Mar 2021HANSARDDefence Estate Optimisation ProgrammeThe decision to site the entire Army presence in the north-west at Weeton barracks, putting all our eggs in one basket, will damage the operational and recruitment footprint of…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDefence Estate Optimisation ProgrammeWhat plans he has to review the defence estate optimisation programme.15 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will try again, Mr Speaker. I was pleased with the Hendy report on cross-border connectivity, which talked about improving the north Wales coastline and access to HS2. Central…11 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolPreviously, it was “limited” and “specific” and now it is operational and pragmatic—different words, but the net result is still the same. The Secretary of State touched on this…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportI thank all hon. and right hon. Members who have taken part in the debate so far, particularly my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff West (Kevin Brennan), my right hon. Friend the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsToo many of my constituents on assessed benefits —ESA and personal independence payment—find that the reports from their assessments bear no relation to what was discussed in the…08 Mar 2021HANSARDThird-party Campaigners: RegulationThe Commission is aware of occasions and allegations in the past where people who might not have been expected to have a certain amount of resource were suddenly able to spend…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBAME VotingThe focus of the Commission’s work is on voter registration, to ensure that all eligible people are able to vote should they choose to do so. Its research has consistently shown…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBAME VotingMy hon. Friend raises an essential point. The Commission has been doing work to get online imprints to make sure that people who put fake news and trolling online can be…04 Mar 2021HANSARDThird-party Campaigners: RegulationThird party campaigners are a vital part of a healthy democracy and play a significant role in providing voters with information, but it is important that their spending and…04 Mar 2021HANSARDAutomatic Voter RegistrationThe Commission supports electoral registration reform, as it would make it easier for people to register or to update their details throughout the year. This might include adding…04 Mar 2021HANSARDAutomatic Voter RegistrationThe Commission absolutely sees its primary role as ensuring the smooth delivery of the democratic processes fairly and responsibly across the whole of the UK. It has looked at…04 Mar 2021HANSARDStatutory Election PeriodI will indeed inquire about that. Informally, the suggestion to me has been that the Commission does not particularly want the period to be shortened too much further because of…04 Mar 2021HANSARDStatutory Election PeriodThe Commission recently submitted evidence to the Joint Committee on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, setting out the background to the current minimum timetable of 25 working…04 Mar 2021