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HANSARDCovid-19: Support for UK IndustriesI am going to make two points. The first is one that other Members have touched on. There are 3 million small limited companies, from taxi drivers to people in the creative…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and RewardWill the hon. Member give way?25 Jun 2020HANSARD Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and RewardMay I say how delighted I am to be back in this place? For the last period of time, I have been working, rather like Harry Potter, under the stairs of my home in the highlands.…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Protection of UK Food Standardsrose—24 Jun 2020HANSARD Protection of UK Food StandardsI think that I should declare an interest, Madam Deputy Speaker, by pointing out that my younger brother is a maker of highland cheese. Highland crofters and farmers do very well…24 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesFurther to the previous questions, when the highlands tourism industry eventually reopens, it is likely that very few businesses will make enough money to see them through the…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme Changes[Inaudible.]16 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIt would be very ill-mannered of me to miss this opportunity to thank the Leader of the House for granting me the right to vote by proxy; I am grateful, my constituents are…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19Greetings from the far north of Scotland. I want to talk about tourism in the highlands. Visitors and tourists from the UK and overseas are always very welcome in this most…12 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI have a particularly harrowing case in my constituency: a young couple who had a taxi business, Leanne and Fraser Gair. They now have no income whatsoever and have fallen through…06 May 2020HANSARD Mental Health of VeteransThe hon. Member for Strangford makes a point that I know is close to his heart. He has spoken about it with eloquence in the past, and he does so again today. In constituencies…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Mental Health of VeteransI accept the generous intent of the Minister’s remarks, and I thank him for that. It is worth making the point in passing that, if we could get this right and if the general…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Mental Health of VeteransI absolutely accept the point and can think, off the top of my head, of a number of policemen in my part of the far north of Scotland, who, most unfortunately, are leaving the…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Mental Health of VeteransThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent and important point, which he and I discussed when we were on the armed forces parliamentary scheme last year. As we know from recent…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Mental Health of VeteransThe hon. and gallant Member speaks with great knowledge and authority, and I welcome his words. PTSD Resolution prides itself on delivering a prompt, local, brief and effective…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Mental Health of VeteransThe hon. Gentleman makes his point extremely well. The mention of Salisbury brings to my mind mixed memories as a private soldier in the Territorial Army, but we will gloss over…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Mental Health of VeteransThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct, and I will come to that point later. I will deal first with the importance of peer-led support. One veteran, Mark Lister, who is a…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Mental Health of VeteransI beg to move, That this House has considered the mental health of veterans. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank you and the Members who have…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillThe right hon. Gentleman rightly refers to our national security being dependent on our allies. Some of our best allies are old friends such as Australia and New Zealand. Surely…10 Mar 2020HANSARDHuawei and 5GThe right hon. Gentleman is making a really first-class speech. Of course, the argument about 5G or 4G is rather esoteric in parts of my constituency, because far too many of my…04 Mar 2020