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HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365The deal between the English FA and IMG/Bet365 —and, indeed, six other bookmakers—is, as the Minister has outlined, to be regretted. It shows the danger of selling media rights to…09 Jan 2020HANSARDWelfare Mitigation PaymentsWhen giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster confirmed that Northern Irish businesses will have better access to the EU single market…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019Indeed. There are other views crossing communities in Northern Ireland. A new poll, published in The Sunday Times this weekend, found that 72% of people in Northern Ireland would…28 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House dodged this question earlier, so I will ask it again: is the Bill amendable? Yes or no?28 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019Not at all. I urge the Secretary of State to think carefully before implementing direct rule, and I welcome what he said earlier on that subject. To reintroduce even an element of…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019My hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald), to whom I am grateful for stepping into the breach to cover me the last time this…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019I hear what the right hon. Gentleman is saying, but it has to be said that those Members are elected on that basis and it is not for us to second-guess the voters in Northern…28 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Restoring DevolutionThank you, Mr Speaker. Stormont and, more importantly, the people of Northern Ireland have now been without a functioning Executive for over 1,000 days. The Government’s report on…21 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseA young unemployed person living at home with parents and with no outgoings will collect £251 a month under universal credit. A young constituent of mine of the same age who has…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Racism in FootballI, too, welcome the Minister to his place. This is a deeply serious issue, but it would be fair to say that it is entirely likely that I had never wanted the England team to win,…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Imprisonment of Catalan LeadersIn the four and a half years that I have been a Member of this place, I have never been more ashamed of this so-called bastion of democracy than following this weak response from…15 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsI am delighted that we are having this debate, because the Scottish Government have been leading the way on our transition to a net zero emissions society. While UK energy policy…08 Oct 2019HANSARDSpecific Food Hygiene (Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Dame Cheryl. I, too, will be very brief—not least because the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West has asked the two…07 Oct 2019HANSARDUS Tariffs: Scotch WhiskyThere are currently more Scottish whisky industry jobs based in my constituency than in any other, and the very nature of these jobs leaves my constituency and those workers…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Brexit NegotiationsI know that the Prime Minister is hopeful about restoring Stormont—we all are right across this House— but it is by no means assured. If he miraculously succeeds to secure a deal,…03 Oct 2019HANSARDEU (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act: ImplementationWhen asked, the Attorney General said that his Government would be adhering to the Benn Act. A day later, when asked by me and others the Prime Minister prevaricated until the…03 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline DisinformationCivil servants have said they cannot see how the data being gathered by gov.uk could help with Brexit preparations. With the Cambridge Analytica scandal still fresh in the memory,…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOne of my constituents is among the 2 million recipients of the personal independence payment whose case is scheduled to be reviewed as part of the “Legal entitlement and…03 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline Disinformation2. What recent steps she has taken to tackle fake news and disinformation online.03 Oct 2019HANSARD Irish Border: Customs ArrangementsTemporarily, for the border arrangements.01 Oct 2019