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HANSARD Scunthorpe Station Ticket OfficeScotRail looked at this, in terms of ticket office hours and whatnot, last year. After the consultation, it rowed back from the idea; it was going to close only three ticket…20 Jul 2023HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. and gallant Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart) . I certainly concur with his remarks on Bosnia. I would describe myself as a fairly…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentWill my hon. Friend give way on that?20 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI echo the comments of the hon. Member for Cardiff West (Kevin Brennan). Having secured Taylor Swift tickets for my daughter, I know that the face value of tickets these days is…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Public Sector PayThe truth is, the UK is in real trouble, and it is our constituents through sky-high mortgage rates and food prices who are paying the price. Our public finances are more exposed…13 Jul 2023HANSARDPost Office Ltd: Management CultureIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir George. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) not just on securing this debate but on…13 Jul 2023HANSARDCycling and Walking: InfrastructureIn answer to my written question, it was confirmed that active travel was down to just 1% of departmental spending last year—but that is positively lavish compared with 0.4% this…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsScots are used to getting a poor and unreliable cross-border rail service, but recently the cross-border air service provided by British Airways, particularly from Glasgow, has…13 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryI looked at Labour’s Opposition day motion; is my hon. Friend as surprised as me that it does not mention Brexit anywhere?12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryThe hon. Member is trying manfully to paint an extraordinarily positive picture of the industry, but does he not think that the rules of origin and Brexit will have a negative…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryOn job losses, Madam Deputy Speaker you will remember as well as I do the impact of the closure of Linwood car plant on the town. Many would say that Linwood has still not fully…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI add my condolences to the families of Winnie Ewing and Craig Brown. Scotland has lost two legends, of politics and football, this week. The Immigration Minister’s answer to my…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryThe hon. Gentleman mentions the situation post 2026. I wonder whether he can respond to the point made by Mike Park, the chief executive of the Fraserburgh-based Scottish White…29 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic CigarettesIt is a pleasure to see the MP for the second-best Rolls-Royce site in the UK in the Chair, Mrs Latham. I congratulate the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr…29 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Last night was another fantastic night at Hampden—it was a real tonic during tough times for the tartan army and Scotland more widely. However, whereas English and Welsh fans…21 Jun 2023HANSARD Williams-Shapps Plan for RailIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate the hon. Member for Cleethorpes (Martin Vickers) on securing this debate. We have heard from colleagues, and…14 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living and BrexitI know the hon. Gentleman cares passionately about Brexit—so much so that he nearly left the Labour party for Change UK but cancelled the press conference. In the debate on…14 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI and my office have been supporting the family of my constituent Gary Watson Shearer, who went missing while on holiday in Lanzarote in March. They are at their wits end.…08 Jun 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicle Infrastructure Outside LondonWhat the Minister says ignores the reality that the gap between Scotland and England on chargers is widening, rather than narrowing. What we have seen in Scotland is a party that…08 Jun 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicle Infrastructure Outside LondonI associate those on the SNP Benches with the Secretary of State’s comments on the horrendous rail incident in India. Last week, my hon. Friend the Member for Kilmarnock and…08 Jun 2023