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HANSARDLeaving the EU: Contingency Planning17. What progress his Department has made on contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.19 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe SNP Scottish Government have imposed nearly £200 million of cuts on the City of Edinburgh Council over the past decade, with another £41 million to come. May we have an urgent…14 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Trade Agreements: ReplicationThe Home Secretary has said in this House on a number of occasions that international student numbers will be uncapped, that the number of skilled workers who are required for the…13 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUIn her statement, the Prime Minister used the phrase “hold your nerve” with regards to negotiations with the EU, but is she also not saying to the sensible members of her Cabinet,…12 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMr Saberi and Mrs Habibimarand are 83 and 73-year-old great-grandparents who live in my constituency. They have lived in Edinburgh for over 40 years. Their children, grandchildren…31 Jan 2019HANSARDDefence SectorThe defence sector is critical for the Scottish economy, but so are other sectors, such as financial services, higher education, food and drink, and fisheries. So will the…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Contingency Planning3. What progress his Department has made on contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.15 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Contingency PlanningWould it not have been a better use of taxpayers’ money to have spent hundreds of millions of pounds on frontline patient care rather than on no-deal planning? The Secretary of…15 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUIn the Prime Minister’s Lancaster House speech, she said that a future agreement with the EU would be concluded by the time the article 50 process had finished. That was to be…14 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActNot at all.11 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI am very grateful to the Home Secretary; he is being incredibly generous. In the last few minutes, he has said that there will be no cap on international students, that the…11 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActWill the Home Secretary give way?11 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI am very grateful to the Home Secretary for giving way so early in his speech. The No.1 priority for most countries, particularly in Asia, when doing a trade deal will be to…11 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActMay I wish you, Mr Speaker, and every Member of this House, a very merry Christmas? Or that is indeed what I would have done had I made this speech back in December when we were…11 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActMay I say that I am really looking forward to reading the diaries of the right hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning)— [Interruption.]11 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActMay I intervene briefly on the subject of double standards? The hon. Gentleman is advancing a powerful argument, and the right argument, that it is in Scotland’s interests to…11 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActNo, Mr Speaker. The manifesto pledge to cut net migration to the tens of thousands seems, on the basis of the answers, to be the lie; it is not the Secretary of State himself. He…11 Jan 2019HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingThat is a great intervention. I keep asking the chief executives of the Royal Bank of Scotland and other high street banks why they do not co-host with post offices, bringing…10 Jan 2019HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingOn the manifesto commitment to protect post offices, is it still Conservative party policy to make the post office the front office of Government?10 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIs it not about time that the Government started to be straight and honest with the British public? The Prime Minister has continued to repeat that there is a Brexit dividend,…10 Jan 2019