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HANSARDRough Sleepers: Covid-19The coronavirus pandemic and the Government’s actions during it have shown that homelessness is a choice—not of the homeless themselves, but of the Government. Will this Tory…05 Oct 2020HANSARDPolicy on International Law: Strength of the UnionWhat assessment he has made of the implications for the strength of the Union of recent differences in UK and Scottish Government policy on international law.01 Oct 2020HANSARDPolicy on International Law: Strength of the UnionIt seems to be the approach of a slippery fish from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. How much money—UK taxpayers’ money—is he spending on this private polling? Given that…01 Oct 2020HANSARD Professional and Amateur Sport: Government SupportI am very lucky to count Celtic Park in my constituency, and its 60,000-seater stadium. I commend to the Minister the report from the Fraser of Allander Institute about the…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Mr Clarke). I had the pleasure of shadowing him when he was at the Ministry of Housing,…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19It will come as no surprise to the right hon. Gentleman that I am not in a position to be particularly complimentary about how the UK Government have handled this pandemic. I am…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Belarus: Presidential ElectionsThe right hon. Gentleman is right to make the case for people in Belarus, and he will find cross-party support for that on both sides of the House, but the shadow Foreign…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEnd of Eviction MoratoriumI congratulate the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) on securing the urgent question. We have heard from colleagues about the urgency of the situation in…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19With 2.4 million households in the UK facing fuel poverty this winter, a figure that will only be exacerbated by the pandemic, will the Prime Minister consider introducing a…22 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Rule of LawI believe the right hon. and learned Gentleman, but millions wouldn’t. The Bar Council and the Law Society of England and Wales say that clauses 41 to 45 of the Bill “enable…22 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Rule of LawWhat assessment he has made of the implications of the UK Internal Market Bill for his responsibilities in upholding the rule of law.22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThis is the first opportunity I have had to speak on the Bill, which I have profound concerns about, so I want to use the early part of my remarks to lay out my clear objections…21 Sept 2020HANSARDHybrid and Cyber-enabled Threats: Covid-19A second wave of coronavirus could be accompanied by a second wave of covid-19 disinformation, which, if not properly dealt with, could lead to an impact on the uptake of a…21 Sept 2020HANSARDHybrid and Cyber-enabled Threats: Covid-19What recent assessment he has made of the UK’s ability to tackle (a) hybrid and (b) cyber-enabled threats in the context of the covid-19 outbreak.21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) Regulations 2020It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller, and—as other hon. Members have said—to get the gang back together. It does feel like we see quite a lot of…16 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Fiscal SupportI hear what the Chancellor says, but emergency food parcels for children are up by 107% this year and the Trussell Trust now expects to distribute 300,000 more than expected in…15 Sept 2020HANSARDThe increase to the state pension ageThis is Pension Awareness Week, and I rise this evening to present a petition on behalf of the women of Glasgow East born in the 1950s regarding the state pension inequality…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Fiscal SupportWhat fiscal support he is providing to mitigate the economic effects of the covid-19 outbreak.15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe know the Secretary of State is fond of technology, and we welcome that. I wonder if today he will welcome the 160,000 downloads of Protect Scotland, the app launched by the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay we have a statement from the Department for Transport on extending the period of validity for theory test certificates? My Garrowhill constituent Craig Donaldson was due to…10 Sept 2020