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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI would like to make two points. First, as Members have heard me say before, my wife is from Northern Ireland, and I completely endorse the point about the concern in the Six…21 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesObviously, I am in Scottish form today. Is not another strength of the Scottish degree that it has a much broader base in terms of first-year subjects, one of which people carry…16 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesBroadband is an enormous issue in my constituency. In 2016, the SNP promised 100% broadband coverage in Scotland by 2021. Does the Home Secretary agree that, when there is a…16 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesI thank the right hon. Lady for graciously giving way. Of course, policing in Scotland is devolved to the Scottish Government, and the Scottish Government can make laws different…16 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesThinking of social care and care of the elderly, I give the Scottish Government credit for their good work on tackling fuel poverty. Altnaharra in my constituency is the coldest…16 Oct 2019HANSARDTurkish Incursion into Northern SyriaFor the record, Mr Speaker, my party absolutely does not support the sale of arms to any regimes that carry out human rights violations. The plight of the orphans and the young…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldA few minutes ago, the Minister mentioned the vital role of our armed forces in doing good works around the world, and all of us of a right mind here support our armed forces. As…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Imprisonment of Catalan LeadersIt is a hell of a mess in Spain, and it is likely to get worse. That is the fact of the matter. As the SNP Members in front of me know, I was on a different side when it came to…15 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressI reinforce the point I made to the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford). Any form of Brexit is potentially so damaging to the interests of my…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. We have our political differences, but the fact is that he represents the biggest constituency in the UK and I represent the…14 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekThe Minister talks about safety advice and safety good practice, so may I ask her and the UK Government to share that advice with NHS Highland and indeed the Scottish Government,…08 Oct 2019HANSARDJudiciary: Independence7. What the Government’s policy is on maintaining the independence of the judiciary.08 Oct 2019HANSARDJudiciary: IndependenceI am encouraged to hear that answer. That is why—thank God—we are not a totalitarian state. I have a rather scary bit of advice for the Lord Chancellor: could he share his…08 Oct 2019HANSARD US Troop Withdrawal from Northern SyriaThe right hon. Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood) and others have rightly spoken about getting international co-operation on persuading President Trump of the error of his…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Plant Health)The Minister has given a full and interesting answer. Global warming is upon us, and of course as global warming proceeds, various species of animals and flowers are migrating…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekI wholeheartedly support the thrust of this debate and what the Minister is saying. I am not going to make a speech today—I did that last year—but when a child is lost, which as…08 Oct 2019HANSARDUS Tariffs: Scotch WhiskyMr Speaker, when you think about it, the most remote UK mainland jobs associated with Scotch whisky distilling are in my constituency by definition. I think of Old Pulteney in…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Social Care FundingMay I associate myself with what the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard) said about young carers who go home and look after parents who may have an…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Social Care FundingThis was a flagship policy of the coalition Government in which I served in the Scottish Parliament, and I am proud of that. One problem that we never got around—I think this also…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Deaths of Homeless PeopleEvery winter, the pretty village of Altnaharra in the epicentre of my vast far-northern constituency is the coldest place in the UK. As has been said already, the cold kills so…01 Oct 2019