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HANSARD Devolved Administrations: Borrowing PowersI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. These are the kind of debates we should be having to set the record straight about what is happening in Scotland and its…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Devolved Administrations: Borrowing PowersI understand that the Minister’s opening remarks are about the Government protecting the Union, but what does he say to the 63% of Conservative members who would rather see Brexit…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Devolved Administrations: Borrowing PowersThe hon. Gentleman is making a very powerful argument. I know he might disagree with the policy issue, but there is a principle issue. The Scottish Government have full powers to…09 Jul 2019HANSARDUK Ambassador to USA: Leaked EmailsThe Minister and I share something in common: we both throw things at the radio when Nigel Farage comes on. Why the BBC continues to persist with him as a commentator is…08 Jul 2019HANSARDEU Parliament Elections: Denial of VotesDozens and dozens of my EU national voters were disenfranchised at this election. Given that the election has now gone, would it not be prudent for the Government to…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseResidents who live on a Bellway Homes-built estate in my constituency contacted me in April last year with concerns that the gas installation did not meet the safety regulations…16 May 2019HANSARDUK EconomyIf the rumours are true, the withdrawal agreement Bill will come back to the House shortly. There is no credible analysis, including from the Government, that shows that any form…16 May 2019HANSARDUK Economy3. What recent assessment the Government have made of the effect on the UK economy of the UK leaving the EU.16 May 2019HANSARD Death of John Smith: 25th AnniversaryI shall come to that later in my speech. Journalists get all the best gigs, I am sure—such as the Tory party conference. I was saying that John Smith’s family had suffered the…09 May 2019HANSARD Death of John Smith: 25th AnniversaryThat was a super intervention. I think that that was the measure of the man himself. I am sure that, if we were all a bit more like John Smith, this place would be more…09 May 2019HANSARD Death of John Smith: 25th AnniversaryI am sure that my hon. Friend has no direct experience of that and that he has just been told about that approach taken by the former leader of the Labour party.09 May 2019HANSARD Death of John Smith: 25th AnniversaryThe right hon. Gentleman’s intervention speaks for itself. If the House will indulge me, I have not yet had the opportunity to say publicly that he was a fantastic Minister in the…09 May 2019HANSARD Death of John Smith: 25th AnniversaryThis has been a worthwhile debate to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of John Smith, and I am grateful to all Members from across the Chamber who have contributed…09 May 2019HANSARD Death of John Smith: 25th AnniversaryI hope that when my hon. Friend went into the memorial service, he stopped his meter—I know that John, as a traditional Scot, might not have done so. Some of the stories about…09 May 2019HANSARD Death of John Smith: 25th AnniversaryI beg to move, That this House has considered the 25th anniversary of the death of John Smith, former leader of the Labour Party. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee…09 May 2019HANSARDEuropean Elections: Voter RegistrationThe Secretary of State is a big advocate of the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal. If he has such great confidence in that deal, why does he not have confidence in the people and allow…08 May 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareThe narrative from the SNP Scottish Government has always been, rightly, about generating a new system that is more respectful of its claimants. Can the hon. Gentleman lay out why…09 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareWill the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareI am happy to do so just once.09 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareIt is great to see you in the Chair, Mr Betts. If the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) will allow me to refer to him as the hon. Member for…09 Apr 2019