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HANSARD Hacker HouseA great number of people out there are trying to get start-up businesses off the ground, and to those people a grant would be hugely welcome. Can the Minister at least see that…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundWhen the hon. Gentleman and I drive around the highlands, we cannot help but notice the signs with the stars on them on new bits of road that say that the development was funded…05 Sept 2019HANSARDScience and Technology CommitteeI am not a member of the Committee, but, for the record, I would also like to extend my personal thanks to my right the right hon. Gentleman for all his kindness over the short…05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundAn issue that I and others raised with the previous Secretary of State for Scotland is that, while we welcome the Inverness and Highland city region money, there is some evidence…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe closure of the bank branch in Brora means that there will shortly be only one branch for the whole vast county of Sutherland. May I humbly request a debate, in Government…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy wife comes from County Armagh, and I was married some two miles from the border at the height of the troubles. Is it not arguable that the present border arrangements in the…04 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I sincerely hope that I am not seen to be an arrogant Member of this House. I always try to represent the interests of the far north of Scotland. Will the hon. Gentleman, and…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?03 Sept 2019HANSARD Lower Limb Wound CareI could not possibly let the occasion pass without commenting. Can I take it that that promise will be extended to the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government? The issue…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Lower Limb Wound CareCan I make absolutely sure that I understand this? By age difference, the right hon. Lady means people of my age—I am considerably older than some hon. Members—sharing experiences…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Lower Limb Wound CareIs this about the older generation, who might have had some experience in this regard, sharing experiences so that the younger generation—considerably younger than I am—might know…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Lower Limb Wound CareI am listening with great interest to what the right hon. Lady is saying, not least because this is an important debate on something that we do not talk about as much as we should…23 Jul 2019HANSARDBlue Badge Scheme: Hidden DisabilitiesI am a Scottish MP, but the blue badge scheme is UK-wide. As the Chamber knows, my wife is disabled and nothing is a bigger pain than to run my wife to Raigmore Hospital in…18 Jul 2019HANSARDBullying and Harassment of MPs’ Parliamentary StaffThe hon. Gentleman is correct in what he is saying, but there is a greyer area at the edge of this issue. He has outlined the obvious cases of shouting, bullying and so on, but I…17 Jul 2019HANSARDBullying and Harassment of MPs’ Parliamentary StaffI am always terribly glad when a colleague makes a good advert for the way we did things in Holyrood. That level society is a reflection of the fact that in Scotland we ourselves…17 Jul 2019HANSARDBullying and Harassment of MPs’ Parliamentary StaffRepresenting my party in the Chamber today, I wish to associate my party entirely with the thrust of what is being said. I have yet to do the training course, but I will be doing…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [Lords]I am listening with increasing fascination to the hon. Gentleman’s contribution. To take forward his point about the Cornish, which I totally accept, is there not a parallel case…17 Jul 2019HANSARDDefence SpendingI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. I want to make a technical point about defence spend. We can spend now to save later, but I draw a distinction between capital…16 Jul 2019