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HANSARD Business of the HouseBracken is a fern that is widespread in upland parts of the United Kingdom. It is carcinogenic and is the breeding ground for ticks, which give people Lyme disease, which can be…22 Jun 2023HANSARD Sudan: AtrocitiesIn normal times and peaceful times in Sudan, large quantities of food crops such as sorghum and millet—and corn, barley and others—are grown. If in this planting season we do not…22 Jun 2023HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryThe hon. Lady is making an excellent contribution. I spoke this morning to my constituent Robert Ross, whose young life has been blighted and ruined. It struck me hard that it…22 Jun 2023HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I think that I am the only Member present who served with Dr Winnie Ewing in Holyrood. It was a great pleasure and an honour to…22 Jun 2023HANSARD Local Radio: BBC ProposalsAs Members are fully aware, I hail from the far north of Scotland and once upon a time I was a councillor up there. The BBC was well staffed in those days and I bear the scars of…22 Jun 2023HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryThe hon. Member is quite rightly pointing out the Scottish dimension to this. Earlier, I mentioned Mr Robert Ross, who lives in the north highlands, and of course this problem is…22 Jun 2023HANSARD Heritage Sites: SustainabilityI beg to move, That this House has considered the sustainability of heritage sites across the UK. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I am grateful to have…20 Jun 2023HANSARD Heritage Sites: SustainabilityThe hon. Gentleman makes his point eloquently. As he knows, my wife hails from the Province of Northern Ireland, and I know Greyabbey. He makes his point very well indeed.…20 Jun 2023HANSARD Heritage Sites: SustainabilityThe Minister makes a very interesting point. People come from all over the UK and the world to see the blanket bog, and to look at the little animals and flowers that live there.…20 Jun 2023HANSARD Heritage Sites: SustainabilityI will be very brief. I welcome the Minister’s tone, and we all look forward to seeing what emerges from a new planning framework for listed building consent and seeing what comes…20 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonThe hon. Member is making an important point. Much of the education of our young people is based on the concept of true and false, including mathematics, chemistry, physics and…19 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living and BrexitI had the honour to be a Member of the Scottish Parliament for some 12 years, and the Minister served in the Scottish Parliament. I know a good deal about the committee system;…14 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living and BrexitDoes the shadow Secretary of State share my astonishment that in this ramshackle proposal for a Committee there is no mention of the Education Committee? Do children not get…14 Jun 2023HANSARD Heating Rural HomesThe Minister is very gracious in giving way, and she is making a most interesting speech. Could I recommend to her something that would be helpful, namely whisky? In the rural…13 Jun 2023HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: Remunerationrose —23 May 2023HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: RemunerationIn the north-west of my constituency, Mr and Mrs Mackay run a general store in the village of Durness in Sutherland. It is a fact that supermarket deliveries and mail order are…23 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ7. The Prime Minister may well have seen the astonishing sight of a former Scottish Government Minister standing up in the Scottish Parliament Chamber and tearing up—literally,…10 May 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportI welcome the guidelines and compliment the Government on their thoughtful approach, including talking to the devolved Administrations, which is most welcome. There is, however, a…02 May 2023HANSARD Gambling Act Review White PaperAbout 400 people take their own lives each year owing to gambling harms. It is rather a personal issue for me and my home community, because a much-loved local GP did exactly that…27 Apr 2023HANSARD UkraineI absolutely believe that what happened to the Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Baltic is connected with the situation in Ukraine. Yesterday, I raised by point of order the fact…27 Apr 2023