Contributions
770 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandDoes my right hon. Friend share my disappointment that the SNP-Green Scottish Government continue to use the devolution settlement as a platform to pursue constitutional…29 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling UpI particularly welcome the £4.1 million for the Chambers Institute in Peebles, the £6.8 million for walks and cycleways in Clydesdale and the £13.8 million for transport in…20 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal JusticeA number of Members have referenced the appalling practice of spiking, so I will begin by commending my constituents Mandy and Colin Mackie, who founded Spike Aware UK following…15 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that the Chancellor is aware of just how important the whisky industry is to the economy of rural Scotland. It was very disappointing that the policy of a duty freeze was…14 Nov 2023HANSARD HIV Action Plan Annual Update 2022-23It really is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Caroline. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich East (Nicola Richards) for securing…18 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the written ministerial statement on the international development White Paper, although an oral statement to the House would have been better. How does my right hon.…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipDoes my hon. Friend agree that this is not only an important trade deal, but an important geopolitical event that allows Britain’s shared values, which the Labour Prime Minister…18 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationBefore I begin my speech, I want to put on the record my thanks to Jon Davies, who is our retiring chief executive of the CPA. CPA UK has benefited enormously from Jon’s…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationI fully accept what my right hon. Friend is saying about our commitment to the Commonwealth. She has set out a number of positive things that are being done, but does she not…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationEngagement with Speakers from across the Commonwealth is important, because at the session I attended in South Africa, the Speaker of the South African Parliament had just…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationI do not think there is anything that can be said in response to that particular point, but I know Jon to be multiskilled from my own experience of him. I begin by slightly…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I associate myself with the comments about Piper Alpha? Over the years, I have been heavily involved in many issues that flowed from the aftermath of that horrendous incident.…06 Jul 2023HANSARDLabour MarketI had the pleasure and privilege of being elected to the Scottish Parliament in 1999 alongside Winnie Ewing. She was undoubtedly an iconic figure of modern Scottish politics, from…28 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Sanctions RegimeA multimillion-pound start-up project that could be transformational in my constituency is now at risk because the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation is yet to process…20 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I associate myself with everything that has been said about our former colleague, Karen Lumley? She was truly a beautiful person. I also had the privilege of seeing Tina…25 May 2023HANSARDUkrainian HolodomorIt is a privilege to speak after three such powerful contributions. I commend in particular my hon. Friend and colleague on the International Development Committee, the Member for…25 May 2023HANSARDUkrainian HolodomorI agree. My hon. Friend makes a very important point. Part of Putin’s strategy is to create as many problems as possible for other countries, and then to blame those problems on…25 May 2023HANSARDUkrainian HolodomorI fully understand what my hon. Friend is setting out, but for those in the Ukrainian diaspora in the UK, given all the things he has mentioned that the UK is currently doing, how…25 May 2023HANSARD UkraineI draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and announcement. He has set out a list of atrocities that…11 May 2023HANSARD Rail ServicesI have repeatedly called out in the Chamber the appalling levels of service that my constituents at Lockerbie station have received over a long period from TransPennine Express…11 May 2023