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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Council tax payers in the highlands are continuing to bear the burden of additional administration expenses amounting to many hundreds of thousands of pounds as a result of…18 Mar 2019HANSARDPoverty19. What recent assessment she has made of the effect of her Department’s policies on levels of poverty.18 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a statement on contractor liability through the Government’s energy company obligation scheme—the ECO? My constituent Hilary Moore has had her home rendered unliveable…14 Mar 2019HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. She is making a very powerful point. She will be aware that my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Media Platforms: Harmful Content1. What steps he is taking to help ensure that social media platforms remove harmful online content.07 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate in Government time on postcode discrimination? The Leader of the House will know that I have raised many times the issue of unfair delivery surcharges which…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Media Platforms: Harmful ContentOn this issue, the Health Secretary said in January: “It would be far better to do it in concert with the social media companies, but if we think…that they’re refusing to do so,…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Families of Commonwealth SoldiersI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for his words. Absolutely—it is just the right thing to do. There is no dubiety here. He is absolutely right about the effect on people. As I…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Families of Commonwealth SoldiersI am grateful for the Minister’s comments about the armed forces covenant. Will she take account of the request of the AFF and Cobseo foreign and Commonwealth cluster group urging…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Families of Commonwealth SoldiersI absolutely and fundamentally agree. It is a disgrace that people are being asked to put themselves on the line and at risk without qualifying for the same conditions as others…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Families of Commonwealth SoldiersAbsolutely; my hon. Friend makes a great point. As I was going on to say, the sacrifice is also made by the families. They have the anxiety of their loved ones doing a difficult…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Families of Commonwealth SoldiersI am deeply grateful for the opportunity to raise this issue. Let me begin by paying tribute to all the men and women who serve in our armed forces. They put their lives on the…05 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsI agree with the shadow Transport Secretary. It is indicative of the way in which the Transport Secretary has performed throughout his ministerial career, and, indeed, it is now…05 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsIt is a great pleasure to follow—well, everybody. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown), and you, Mr Speaker, on granting this debate.…05 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsMy hon. Friend, who, along with other colleagues here, has been at this since the beginning, has made the point that the Transport Secretary takes no responsibility. He is willing…05 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: Paymentrose —04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentThe streak continues, Mr Speaker. I am going to be more charitable to the Government, because I think they blatantly realise that having no Secretary of State for Transport is…04 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. This is yet another part of a poor attempt to patch up the damage to the financial services industry caused by a…27 Feb 2019HANSARDEmployment and Support Allowance: UnderpaymentsOne of the many people in my constituency who have suffered from a catalogue of errors by the DWP is supported by Cantraybridge College. He had no ESA payment from the start of…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsMy hon. Friend is making a great point about the demands made by countries such as the US. A lot of constituents are rightly worried that we will have to sacrifice such things as…21 Feb 2019