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HANSARDNorthern Ireland ExecutiveAs some Members know, not least the Northern Ireland Members behind me, my wife hails from Northern Ireland. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] I thank them. Having had recent…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillAs ever, I will contribute to the debate from a highlands perspective. I hope that all hon. Members will one day visit my constituency and see Caithness and Sutherland. If…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Council TaxThe hon. Member talks about increased turnout. One of the highest turnouts in British history was for the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, which had a very clear result:…12 Dec 2022HANSARDUkraine: War Crimes InvestigationIt is clearly hugely important that those who commit war crimes are brought to justice. Does the Attorney General agree it is hugely important that maximum publicity is given,…07 Dec 2022HANSARDHealth InequalitiesI will give the Minister a good example of health inequality. Until quite recently, we had a perfectly good consultant-led maternity service based in Caithness. Following the…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Workforcerose —06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceThe hon. Gentleman is making an interesting contribution, and I am thinking about what he has just said about Scotland. The fact remains, as I illustrated in a question earlier…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety Billrose —05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillClearly I am on my feet now because I am the Liberal Democrat DCMS spokesman, but many is the time when, in this place, I have probably erred on the side of painting a rosy…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI am one of three Scottish Members present, and the Scottish context concerns me. If time permits me in my contribution later, I will touch on a particularly harrowing case. The…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryIs it not rather more fundamental than that? If a constituent comes to me with something important and I have to sort out the problem, it is crucial that that remains…08 Nov 2022HANSARDUkrainePart and parcel of our support for Ukraine is how we look after Ukrainian refugees. I know of examples in the north of Scotland of their finding the bureaucracy involved in…08 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ2. A constituent of mine is a supermarket worker who is paid four-weekly. Because she receives one double salary payment, there is one month of the year in which she receives no…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI may be corrected, but I fancy I am the only person in this place who has worked in an oil fabrication yard; it was at Nigg. When I worked there, 5,000 people were employed—vital…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI was a Kishorn Commando.02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyIt is a well-known fact that the Scottish National party loves me to bits. However, I received my second covid vaccination from a British solider in Raigmore Hospital, where the…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyWill the hon. Gentleman give way?02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI hate to disappoint the hon. Gentleman, but if he took a straw poll of the pregnant mothers in Caithness who now have to travel more than 100 miles to give birth in…02 Nov 2022HANSARDBBC Local Radio: Proposed Reduction in ProvisionCan we just think about one example of how BBC local radio has impacted on all our everyday lives? During the pandemic the “Make a Difference: Give a Laptop” local radio campaign…01 Nov 2022HANSARDBaby Loss and Safe Staffing in Maternity CareDoes the hon. Member agree with me that the principle that he correctly outlines should also apply to the nations of the United Kingdom, and that equality of service should apply…25 Oct 2022