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HANSARD Online Harms ConsultationClearly, regulations alone will not be strong enough to tackle the challenges of the internet. I am sure every single one of us in this place regards the safety of our children as…15 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Effect on People with Learning DisabilitiesThank you, Ms Ghani. In the time-honoured words, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. From the bottom of my heart, I thank the hon. Member for City of Chester…15 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to and Acceptance of CashThe right hon. Gentleman is making an excellent contribution. Does he agree that the closure of local bank branches and post offices is all part of the downward spiral of Scottish…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to and Acceptance of CashIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell, which I think is a first in the 21 years that we have known each other. I will dwell briefly on cash machines,…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Digital Infrastructure, Connectivity and AccessibilityI thank the right hon. Member for Tatton (Esther McVey) for bringing this debate to the House today, because this issue is extremely important to me. Indeed, in my maiden speech,…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Agricultural Transition PlanIn his statement, the right hon. Gentleman made mention of the production of high-quality food in “a sustainable way”, and I say amen to that. The reputation and quality of…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillFollow that if you can. The hon. Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart) and the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) make the point: it is about security, absolutely. Anyone…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillThe point the hon. Member makes about international co-operation is a very good one. In buying into joint efforts with allies, we have a share of the intellectual knowledge. Does…30 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur teachers and school staff are doing a fantastic job right now; they are very much on the frontline during the covid pandemic. Could I therefore ask the Secretary of State…23 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI am my wife’s carer, which I think is well known in the House. If I come down from the north of Scotland to London, catch the virus and have to self-isolate for two weeks, what…19 Nov 2020HANSARDIntegrated ReviewAs a Scottish MP, I have no doubt about the vital role that Scotland plays in the defence of the realm. When we think about the recruitment of personnel, which the Prime Minister…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Towns FundClearly, this issue is just as big north of the border as it is in the rest of the UK. If I look out of the window of my office in my home town of Tain, I can see many formerly…18 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was very pleased by the Secretary of State’s answer to me last week that the vaccine would be rolled out on a needs basis. As the House knows, I represent a vast and very remote…17 Nov 2020HANSARD Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeThe platinum jubilee is a wonderful prospect and we know that the Queen loves Scotland. May I say, as a Scottish MP, that that love is deeply reciprocated? I suggest to the…12 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI represent a vast and extremely remote constituency in which there are groups of elderly people who are potentially vulnerable to covid-19. When the Secretary of State talks to…10 Nov 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: Covid-19 DeploymentGreetings from the far north of Scotland. May I remind the House that a member of my close family is serving with the armed forces? Many of our overseas armed forces personnel are…10 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI, too, am greatly concerned about the ability of the Child Maintenance Service to deliver results. I wonder whether the Minister would be kind enough to meet me to discuss a…19 Oct 2020HANSARDFull-fibre Broadband NetworkWhat progress has been made on expanding Wales’s full-fibre broadband network.14 Oct 2020HANSARDFull-fibre Broadband NetworkI suspect that my question will come as no surprise. I represent one of the most remote parts of the UK, and far too many of my constituents simply cannot get decent connectivity.…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Response Throughout the UKWhat discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on co-operation in response to the covid-19 outbreak.07 Oct 2020