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HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesI want to pick up on the comment that the hon. Gentleman made about people going to another town. If someone goes to another town on a Saturday morning to get their money, that is…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesI thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for giving way; I usually get his constituency the wrong way round. After some of the scandals that we have had with TSB and…14 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Scotland’s premier food and drink exports could deteriorate while stuck in traffic jams in the south-east of England. If the Secretary of State is so keen on new routes to…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesI absolutely agree. I pay tribute to the staff in my branch, who were very helpful when we opened our account and are always cheerful. They are not about to retire. They are young…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesWe used to have the Girobank, and people’s “giro”, as their unemployment benefit or pension was called, used to be paid through it. The Government’s policy is that people…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesI must highlight that 2027 is eight years away. We are talking about elderly people now.14 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Evans. Obviously, we are rushing through hundreds of statutory instruments because of the threat of no deal and of exiting…14 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Will the Minister therefore clarify—I understand that she might not be able to do so at this moment—why there is no reference to GDPR protection in the small print of the settled…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesThat is the problem. We almost have that tumbling effect—the work is just passed to someone else, who cannot maintain it, and it is passed on again. It is important that there is…14 Feb 2019HANSARDInfectious Disease SurveillanceThe eradication of polio in the next few years represents an incredible achievement of both vaccination and international co-operation, but the infrastructure and staffing of the…13 Feb 2019HANSARDInfectious Disease Surveillance4. What steps her Department is taking to support global surveillance systems for infectious diseases.13 Feb 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government’s negative resolution statutory instrument on human medicines contains a serious shortage protocol to allow pharmacists to dispense a completely different drug in…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Closure of Santander BanksI thank the Minister for giving way. The banks that have already left my town did not leave any ATM behind. Because of the low fees earned through the LINK system, more and more…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Closure of Santander Banksrose —07 Feb 2019HANSARD Closure of Santander BanksThe closure in my constituency will be the fourth bank that my town has lost, and the town has a high proportion of retired people who do not bank online or use their phone for…07 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I declare an interest: I am a breast cancer surgeon and my husband is a GP. Although this statutory instrument is not focused on health and health-related professions, a lot of…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I totally understand that the whole point of freedom of movement is that we have no idea who is here and who is in Europe, but I suggest that when taking this issue forward, the…04 Feb 2019HANSARDSTEM Take-upHaving started surgery when there were hardly any women surgeons and having been told that it was not possible for me to be a surgeon, I have been delighted to speak at Ayrshire…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Have British citizens been given the advice that they should apply to have their UK qualification recognised before the end of March to ensure that they do not run into trouble?04 Feb 2019HANSARD World Cancer DayI utterly agree with the hon. Member for High Peak (Ruth George) on financial support. Macmillan Cancer Support estimates that having cancer costs £570 a month, which is very…30 Jan 2019