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HANSARD Project GigabitI am listening with great interest to what the Minister is saying. It is curious that no Scottish Members are present apart from myself, because the situation in Scotland is very…21 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen people who are pursuing successful careers in the armed forces go back to their old schools and say, “Look, this is what I have done; this is what you can do”, that can be a…20 Sept 2021HANSARD UK Gas MarketAs you know, Mr Speaker, this is a bit personal for me because the village of Altnaharra is the coldest place in the UK every year. With the cut to universal credit, far too many…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeSometimes one name, one person can focus the mind tremendously. Linda Norgrove was born in Altnaharra in Sutherland, and she was an aid worker in Afghanistan, helping women and…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsI am sure that the Prime Minister will be as pleased as I am that the Scottish Land Court has this week given the final green light to establishing a space launch facility in…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI wonder whether I could crave your indulgence, Mr Speaker, and take the Leader of the House to Scotland once again, on a slightly different topic. An awful lot of people in…09 Sept 2021HANSARDAjax Armoured Vehicle ProcurementI do not envy the Minister one little bit; he has always been most courteous in dealing with me and all my requests and approaches. Just some of that £3.5 billion would have gone…09 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO Responses to MembersI note the Minister’s comments about co-ordinating with the Home Office, but could I urge him to similarly co-ordinate with the devolved Administrations across the UK, who will…09 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanLet us hope that refugees do not become a political football in this place. All of us—all of us—care desperately about giving these people safe haven. We welcome them in the…18 Aug 2021HANSARD Support for CarersFurther to what the Minister just said, Migdale Hospital in my constituency has in recent times lost a lot of beds. That is a combination of the NHS, and—because healthy policy is…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Support for CarersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Hollobone, and I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey) for securing this massively…22 Jul 2021HANSARDChannel 4: PrivatisationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I am a child of the ’50s and ’60s. If we cast our minds back, there was a great deal of American stuff on our…21 Jul 2021HANSARDFisheries ManagementIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) on securing this highly…13 Jul 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI find myself making a mental note to be fairly worried if the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) praises me, but we will gloss over that. I, too, would like to extend…13 Jul 2021HANSARD AfghanistanGood afternoon, Madam Deputy Speaker; greetings from the far north of Scotland. The Prime Minister has referred to diplomatic and political efforts and to different tools, and, to…08 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House may recall that I am my wife’s carer. A year ago, at the height of the pandemic, I found myself in an extremely difficult situation in terms of carrying…08 Jul 2021HANSARDFuel PovertyGood afternoon, Mr Deputy Speaker. I shall try to be brief. A subject like this is one where I always prick up my ears, because the village of Altnaharra, in the centre of the…08 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government SupportIt is a pleasure to share in this debate under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. We go back a long way. I congratulate the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) on securing this…07 Jul 2021HANSARDRegional AirportsIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Ms McVey, and I congratulate my good friend, the hon. Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double), on securing the debate.…07 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is in no way a criticism of the very hard-working DWP staff in the north of Scotland, but, prior to covid, as the hon. Member for Glasgow East (David Linden) has pointed out,…28 Jun 2021