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HANSARDDebate on the AddressI know that the hon. Gentleman does not really want to focus on the election result because, in reality, it was a failure for the SNP. Only weeks ago, the SNP was riding at 58% in…11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It will not surprise you that I wish to focus on the impact of the Gracious Speech on Scotland in the context of last week’s Scottish Parliament…11 May 2021HANSARD Spring 2021 Covid-19 Road MapThank you, Mr Tarry. I am sure that we all wish you well with your bench presses. I call Greg Smith.22 Mar 2021HANSARDScottish Independence ReferendumI am particularly pleased to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I thank the 1,352 of my constituents who signed the petition. I also thank the Member who preceded me—not so…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Spring 2021 Covid-19 Road MapI remind hon. Members that there have been some changes to normal practice in order to support the new hybrid arrangements. Timings of debates have been amended to allow technical…22 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureWhat we are suggesting as we go into this election under the leadership of my hon. Friend the Member for Moray (Douglas Ross) is that there is an alternative to this obsession…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureDoes my hon. Friend share my amazement that, when confronted with any of these issues—the real issues that people face in health and education—the only answer the SNP can put…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Edinburgh South (Ian Murray), who was as witty and articulate as ever, but I still have no idea where Anas Sarwar and the Scottish…17 Mar 2021HANSARD Union Connectivity ReviewObviously, the hon. Member for Inverclyde (Ronnie Cowan) is disappointed and has delivered what we might have expected. It is all about independence; it is not about delivering…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Patients with Heart FailureI remind hon. Members that there have been changes to normal practice in order to support the new hybrid arrangements. Timings of debates have been amended to allow technical…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCOP26Mr Deputy Speaker, I sense that you are probably not as familiar with Glasgow as the Chairman of Ways and Means, who preceded you in the Chair, but I, as a former Secretary of…10 Mar 2021HANSARDNew Free Trade AgreementsI congratulate my right hon. Friend and, particularly, the Secretary of State for International Trade on their relentless efforts to remove the unjustified and penal US tariffs on…10 Mar 2021HANSARD LGBT Conversion TherapyI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for his thoughtful opening of the debate and his moving acknowledgment of survivors. I think it…08 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI believe that today’s Budget is good news for my constituency. We still need to focus on defeating the pandemic, and the continuing support for local people and businesses is…03 Mar 2021HANSARDYemen: Aid FundingIt is essential that our aid is effective in Yemen, so can I ask the Minister what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts and the UN regarding the…02 Mar 2021HANSARDPost Office Closures: ScotlandWhat assessment his Department has made of the effect of the closure of post offices operated by CJ Lang & Son Ltd on the post office network in Scotland.09 Feb 2021HANSARDPost Office Closures: ScotlandMy constituents in Eastriggs, Thornhill, Gretna and the Georgetown area of Dumfries will be pleased to hear that their local post offices are not to close at this time,…09 Feb 2021HANSARDYemenOn 18 February, the UK will chair the UN Security Council meeting on Yemen, where the Security Council will consider the final report of the UN panel of experts. The publication…08 Feb 2021HANSARDStrength of the UnionDoes my right hon. Friend share my concern that, at a time when my constituency has its highest ever level of coronavirus infections, rather than focusing solely on beating this…27 Jan 2021HANSARDGlobal MalnutritionWhat steps he is taking to tackle global malnutrition.19 Jan 2021