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HANSARD European Football ProposalI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. I think it is the first time that I have agreed with every single word of his statement—provided, of course,…19 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseNearly a year ago, I warned the Government that if they did not act on fire and rehire when it reared its ugly head with British Airways, many others would follow. Just yesterday,…15 Apr 2021HANSARDDefence and Security Industrial StrategyOver the last decade, armed forces pay has only risen by about half the rate of inflation and yet again this Government, who so value their forces, have shamefully deigned to…23 Mar 2021HANSARD Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Milton Keynes North (Ben Everitt). Sadly, my speech will not have any references to Skynet or “Terminator 2”, but I do rise…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [Lords]I will be mercifully brief as well. I echo the sentiments of the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Wythenshawe and Sale East (Mike Kane). I am proud to represent Glasgow…22 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureOh, he’s finished? Thanks very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. For far too long, the Union has been a millstone around Scotland’s neck—an 18th-century political construct, unfit for…17 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman RightsWhat plans he has to amend the Human Rights Act 1998.16 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights[Inaudible.] —my hon. Friend the Member for East Dunbartonshire (Amy Callaghan) has just referred to, and both this Government’s desire for power grabs in many other areas of…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Union Connectivity ReviewIt has been a lovely day up here—the first proper day of spring, I think—so I am not going to let the contrived drivel that the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk…16 Mar 2021HANSARD National Bus Strategy: EnglandLet me start by thanking the Secretary of State for prior sight of his statement, and by welcoming both the tacit admission that decades of bus deregulation has failed and the…15 Mar 2021HANSARDAviation IndustryIt is simply not good enough. The Office for National Statistics confirmed that aviation has been hardest hit. This Government promised a sector deal but then did not deliver,…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationOver a year has gone and we have seen neither hide nor hair of this transport decarbonisation plan, or the national bus strategy, or the £3 billion on green buses. In contrast,…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCOP26Dear me, Mr Speaker. Scotland is already a world leader in climate change policy, be it with renewables providing over 90% of supply, home energy efficiency, take-up of electric…10 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyWe of course welcome ending new petrol and diesel car sales by 2030, but we are dismayed by the absence of a UK Government strategy to support the industry to transition, meaning…01 Mar 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingMy colleague and hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) introduced a Bill to give gig economy workers the rights they have just won in court. This was…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and IndividualsNearly a year into the restrictions necessitated by the pandemic, people are still falling through the cracks. After that length of time, they are no longer cracks: they are…23 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish ExportsDeepdock, a mussel exporting specialist, says that it now requires 41 pieces of paper to ship 10 bags of mussels to the EU where only one was required before. Is this just, as the…08 Feb 2021HANSARDEU Travel: Performing ArtistsI thank the Secretary of State for that answer, such as it was. This Government’s Brexit reality has the live music industry staring into the abyss and sports such as Formula 1…04 Feb 2021HANSARDEU Travel: Performing ArtistsWhat recent steps his Department has taken towards establishing cultural visas for (a) performing artists, (b) musicians and (c) support staff with the EU.04 Feb 2021HANSARDExiting the European Union (Excise)I beg to move, That the Travellers’ Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1412), dated 3 December 2020, a copy of which was laid before…03 Feb 2021