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HANSARD Leaving the EU: Impact on the UKThe London School of Economics report—the LSE used to be lauded by the First Minister—said that Scottish independence would be three times worse than Brexit. Everything that the…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureA very happy St Patrick’s Day to you and everyone in the House, Mr Speaker. I am sure that you will have been as astonished as I was, Mr Speaker, to hear that the SNP was using…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureI am sorry that I did not quite hear the hon. Gentleman—the intervention king—so I apologise, but he is right. I think the reason why the polls have moved is that the SNP has…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureI will carry on, if the hon. Gentleman does not mind, because I have taken longer than I expected to. Let us go back to the question that was debated earlier: when would that…17 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Scottish BusinessesI accept the Secretary of State’s answer, but it will disadvantage projects. BEIS has said that it will not change the auction requirements and, therefore, unless the wind blows…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Scottish BusinessesI am sure that the Secretary of State would like to join me—I am sure he accidentally omitted it—in congratulating Anas Sarwar on becoming leader of the Scottish Labour party, the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade DealsThe UK has taken all the tariffs off US products but there are still tariffs on Scottish products, so I hope they are able to resolve this soon. Of course, trade deals with other…27 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade DealsToday is Holocaust Memorial Day, as we have heard, and we should use this day to remember the horrors of the holocaust by lighting a candle in our windows at 8 pm tonight, as the…27 Jan 2021HANSARDGreen Industrial JobsI am sure that it will not have escaped anyone’s attention that the UK and Scottish Governments have just hidden behind EU state aid rules—the irony of that. The Minister did not…09 Dec 2020HANSARDGreen Industrial JobsMr Speaker, this is the first Scottish questions since the Scottish football team qualified for Euro 2020, so I am sure you will allow me to pass on my congratulations to Stevie…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCo-ordinated Response to Covid-19: Devolved AdministrationsI appreciate what the Minister said, but I think the public would look on it very unfavourably if both Governments did not work together to ensure that this vaccine is…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCo-ordinated Response to Covid-19: Devolved AdministrationsI join the Secretary of State in recognising that it is the 11th day of the 11th month, lest we forget those who gave their lives so that we could live freely today. We will…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: EmploymentI am grateful to the Secretary of State, but the reality on the ground is that the Chancellor’s measures simply do not go far enough to protect jobs. The employees and businesses…07 Oct 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: EmploymentBusinesses across Scotland, particularly in the hospitality, tourism and culture sectors, are still closed or nowhere near back to any sort of normality. With additional…07 Oct 2020HANSARDStrengthening the UnionThe Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland and for Health and Social Care have confirmed that the Government will break the law by overriding the Northern Ireland protocol.…09 Sept 2020HANSARDStrengthening the UnionI am very grateful to the Secretary of State for his kind words about Zola, and if his Government could legislate for a minimum of six hours’ sleep for new parents, I certainly…09 Sept 2020HANSARDEconomic RecoveryI appreciate that answer from the Secretary of State, but there are still too many people who have gone from full income to no income while paying full taxes. The former SNP…01 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic RecoveryI echo the Secretary of State’s remarks about our heroes in the public services in Glasgow who responded to the stabbings last Friday. I am sure that he, and the whole House,…01 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentThat is very kind of you, Mr Speaker; thank you very much indeed. The Secretary of State will be aware of the February outbreak of covid-19 at an international Nike conference in…20 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentI accept that response from the Secretary of State, but the UK Government did have a responsibility, given that Nike outlets across the United Kingdom were closed and disinfected.…20 May 2020