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HANSARDConstitutional LawI thank the Minister for his warm welcome at the Dispatch Box. I would rather that we were debating the debacle of Scottish football today, given his experience, which I am sure…19 May 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe all have constituents who are stranded overseas because of the lack of flights. I have five nurses who are stuck in the Philippines, and the consular advice from the embassy…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19I realise that this is not in the Secretary of State’s remit, but he announced that the Government will advise people not to go to pubs, clubs, restaurants and so on. Unless the…16 Mar 2020HANSARDTradeLabour MSP Monica Lennon has introduced the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill to the Scottish Parliament to give free provision to women in Scotland, but it is…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Happy new year to you and all your staff, Mr Speaker, and everyone in the House. The Prime Minister knows that his “Get Brexit done” slogan was vacuous. He also knows that it…08 Jan 2020HANSARDGrowth DealI congratulate the Secretary of State on his being reappointed to the Cabinet. Growth deals are of course important, but have the Government had any conversations with the…08 Jan 2020HANSARD Child Poverty in ScotlandMy hon. Friend mentioned the key fact from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation: much of the debate tends to focus on people being out of work, when in fact most children living in…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillWill the hon. Lady give way, on that point?29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillOn the subject of football, if the hon. Lady would like to buy my new book on football, she is very welcome—and I thank her for allowing me to plug it. The hon. Lady talks about…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseJust to follow up the point raised by the hon. Member for Ilford South (Mike Gapes), I tabled an amendment to the Early Parliamentary General Election Bill that was not selected,…29 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhen this Parliament makes a decision, the Government should follow it through—what part of that do the Government not understand? They are again treating Parliament with…28 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Thank you for allowing us to make points of order on this very important issue. The Leader of the House did say that amendments would…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a statement on why the Government are refusing to produce an economic impact assessment on the withdrawal agreement Bill? If it is the case, as the Leader of the House…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyWhat my right hon. Friend’s wonderful speech is proving is that Government priorities make a difference. The previous Labour Government lifted millions and millions of children…24 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy right hon. Friend raises the most compelling point about the Northern Ireland protocol. Is he also as astonished as I am that in some of the slight impact assessments on the…22 Oct 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill and Extension LetterSince the Prime Minister brought back his deal on Thursday, I have received thousands of emails from constituents who are asking me to tell them what the impact of this deal will…21 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThis House is normally afforded adequate time when Bills of major constitutional significance land on the Floor of the House. The Scotland Act 2016, which enabled the biggest ever…21 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House’s answer to my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) smacks of sheer and utter arrogance. Can we have an urgent statement from the…17 Oct 2019HANSARDThe Climate EmergencyIn more general terms, looking beyond the Environment Bill that we will have next week, can the Secretary of State give a cast-iron guarantee from the Dispatch Box that if we were…17 Oct 2019HANSARDTurkish Incursion into Northern SyriaThe Foreign Affairs Committee in March 2017 produced a report on the UK’s relationship with Turkey. One of its recommendations was for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to make…15 Oct 2019