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HANSARDDiscrimination in SportI am delighted to take part in this evening’s debate—and for a change I really do mean that! Like many in the Chamber and millions across the UK, I know that sport, as a…12 Jun 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75sIn response to the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for West Bromwich East (Tom Watson), the Secretary of State said that the Government are simply taking forward a decision of…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany of my constituents who are customers of HELMS—Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Systems—have been utterly failed by ineptly regulated green energy incentive schemes. The…11 Jun 2019HANSARDShort Sentences11. What his Department’s policy is on short sentences.04 Jun 2019HANSARDShort SentencesBefore his promotion—potentially to Prime Minister—the right hon. Member for Penrith and The Border (Rory Stewart) said: “We have a lot to learn from Scotland, specifically on…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Political Process in Northern IrelandI thank the Secretary of State not only for giving me advance sight of her statement but for meeting me earlier to provide a briefing on the situation in person. That was…04 Jun 2019HANSARDConfidence and Supply AgreementThe Minister’s answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) simply was not good enough. The current confidence and supply agreement between the…22 May 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionIn her statement, the Prime Minister said that “to address concerns that a future Government could roll back hard-won protections for employees, we will publish a new workers’…22 May 2019HANSARDFinancial Exclusion: Access to CashI raised that very point in the main Chamber just a few weeks ago. Ferguslie Park is the most deprived community in Scotland, yet it has two ATMs, which charge 95p and £1. That…21 May 2019HANSARD Billy McNeill MBEMy hon. Friend is making a simply fantastic speech, although those of us who are not Celtic fans will have been shocked by the number of late goals that he has recounted. It seems…20 May 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Lindsay, at this plenary session of the European Research Group. I will endeavour to make my contribution even shorter than that of…20 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI have no knowledge, for the Hansard record, as to the location of the shadow Home Secretary.15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceAbsolutely—I could not agree more. That speaks to the multi-sectoral approach that I indicated. Although police numbers and so on are important, it is not just about police—it is…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceShe is not here, but as the SNP spokesperson in this debate, I am not here to answer for the Labour Front Bench, to be perfectly honest. I shall move on from the issue of where…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI could not agree more. As I will come on to say, the Scottish Government and Scottish politicians are always looking elsewhere for better ideas and fresh thinking. In recent…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I am not surprised, sadly, that the Home Secretary has left. I was surprised, though, that in his very long speech, much of which we…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceAs we have heard in the contributions so far, serious violence is always an emotive subject for the public and for Members of this House. Sadly, given the recent knife crime…15 May 2019HANSARDPre-eclampsiaIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. I had not intended to make a speech, but I was ashamed by the lack of Back-Bench contributors and felt moved to do so,…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy 16-year-old constituent, Jackson Shepherd, has severe special needs, including learning disabilities, very limited communication and an inability to attend to daily needs such…09 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate the civil servants on getting out of Dodge while they can. Scottish Enterprise told the Scottish Affairs Committee that the success of Scotland’s financial industry…25 Apr 2019