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HANSARDElite-level Professional TennisI know that you, Mr Speaker, take a particular interest in this question. Although my office does not routinely hold information on this matter, I acknowledge the great…27 Mar 2019HANSARDElite-level Professional TennisI should be happy to give that undertaking. Perhaps you will join us, Mr Speaker, given your passion for tennis and your attendance at major events in Scotland.27 Mar 2019HANSARDElite-level Professional TennisI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, and I will do that. Perhaps he would like to join me, along with the hon. Member for Chesterfield (Toby Perkins) and you, Mr Speaker, at…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentI am sure that that line sounded better when the hon. Gentleman practised it in front of the mirror. He clearly misconstrued my response. The House has made very clear that it…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Public ServicesI have regular discussions with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. The best way to ensure that public services in Scotland and across the…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Public ServicesI think everybody in Scotland wants to see a decently funded and supported NHS. I disagree with the hon. Lady on Brexit—her position is well known. If we want to encourage doctors…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Public ServicesI agree with the points my hon. Friend makes. In the future, we have to make Scotland an attractive place to come to. If we want doctors and senior health service professionals to…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Public ServicesI could absolutely say that, because the Government are committed, as they have demonstrated across the UK for which they are responsible, to the additional funding of the NHS. We…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Public ServicesI thought the hon. Gentleman might have begun with an apology for his shameful remarks, when he said that people who did not agree with him in the Labour party leaving was…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentI recently chaired the joint Scottish Business Growth Group and regularly meet the Scottish Government in a number of other forums, including the Joint Ministerial Committee, to…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentI became aware that the hon. Gentleman did not support the First Minister’s policy of a people’s vote when I did not see any pictures of him cuddling Alastair Campbell at the…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentI am surprised that the hon. Gentleman is not aware that the First Minister of Scotland was invited to join a Cabinet committee, chaired by the Prime Minister, to discuss Brexit…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentAs we see repeatedly from SNP Members, they want a chaotic Brexit—and the chaos and disruption that no deal or no agreement would bring—because they believe that chaos and…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentI am presuming that the hon. Lady is part of the “Remain elite” that Alex Neil MSP and Jim Sillars referred to in their letter to the Scottish Daily Mail, when they encouraged all…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentI was going to answer that I had regularly raised the issue at Cabinet, until the hon. Lady raised the last bit about devolving powers. I have been very clear at this Dispatch Box…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentClearly the hon. Gentleman’s view is not shared by Alex Neil MSP and former deputy leader of the SNP, Jim Sillars, who I know commands great respect in Glasgow. The issue at the…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentI am sure the whole House will join me in congratulating my hon. Friend and his wife Krystle on the birth of their son, Alistair, and on using the proxy voting system to reflect…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentI am awaiting your decision, Mr Speaker, on which motions will be selected this afternoon.27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI did anticipate that I would have a question from the hon. Gentleman, but I was not sure whether he would ask it from the Labour Benches. What he needs to do, if he is concerned…20 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUFirst, I absolutely refute the hon. Gentleman’s description of the Prime Minister’s deal. The Prime Minister’s deal is a good deal. This House, by a majority, has set out changes…20 Feb 2019