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HANSARDPost Office NetworkI had the time to advertise my surgery on Saturday in my speech, and I look forward to attending the Minister’s Tea Room surgery, where we can discuss some aspects of my speech in…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Dame Cheryl. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) on securing this important debate. I was…25 Apr 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Joint ClaimantsDoes the Minister agree that the options put forward by the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People are sensible and deliverable, with the…25 Apr 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Joint Claimants5. What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential merits of splitting universal credit payments between partners in joint…25 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.25 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe only 24-hour ATM in Ferguslie Park in my constituency charges 95 pence per withdrawal. The ATM is outside LINK’s financial inclusion subsidy criteria, despite Ferguslie Park…25 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Legal SystemThe former Brexit Minister, the hon. Member for Daventry (Chris Heaton-Harris) said at the Dispatch Box that a no-deal Brexit “would not result in a reduction in mutual…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland ExecutiveI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question and understand where it comes from. It is of great regret that we have to consider this SI at all. It is not comfortable for me to…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland: Murder of Lyra McKeeI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement, and I echo the comments that she and the hon. Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd) made. On behalf of the Scottish…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland ExecutiveIt is very much like groundhog day when it comes to Northern Ireland legislation, albeit secondary legislation in this case. I could set out the many reasons why it is imperative…23 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Legal System9. What steps the Government plan to take to ensure that the UK legal system operates effectively after the UK leaves the EU.23 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe ongoing show trial of 18 Catalan political prisoners in Madrid, including the former Speaker of the Catalan Parliament, Carme Forcadell, has been an utter sham, with evidence…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballCan I bring consensus back and thank the Minister for early sight of the statement? I associate myself with the comments made by the Minister and the Labour Front-Bench spokesman,…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs you will know, Mr Speaker, Scotland has made a hugely disproportionate contribution to British tennis, be it the Murrays, Leon Smith or Gordon Reid—I could go on. However,…11 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolutionThe Secretary of State has previously said that formal talks could not take place until after the local elections on 2 May, which she has just referred to, but given the Brexit…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Community and Sub-Post OfficesI will give way if the hon. Gentleman promises to be brief, and I congratulate him on the birth of his child.27 Mar 2019HANSARD Community and Sub-Post OfficesI totally agree with my hon. Friend. I know Maryhill Road well as I used to work there for many years. It is in the heart of Craiglang, where my wife is from.27 Mar 2019HANSARD Community and Sub-Post OfficesI am conscious of the time, and the Minister may be a little bit shorter of response time than she would perhaps like to be, but I will give way.27 Mar 2019HANSARD Community and Sub-Post OfficesIt absolutely is. That sub-postmaster will have even less money once he has paid the commission to my hon. Friend for the advert he has just given. At this point, it is worth…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Community and Sub-Post OfficesIt is as if my hon. Friend, who is sitting next to me, had read my speech, because I am about to come to that.27 Mar 2019