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HANSARDHousehold IncomesI note what the Secretary of State says about taxation. However, people living in remote parts of the UK, such as my constituency, are paying crippling delivery charges for goods.…19 Jun 2019HANSARDSyria: Civilians in IdlibIt is right and proper to think about why refugees are refugees and to think about ultimately getting them to return to their homes. However, as other Members have pointed out,…18 Jun 2019HANSARDNHS: New TechnologyPatients in my constituency have to travel vast distances—often in excess of a 200-mile round trip—to be seen at Raigmore Hospital. As and when properly working visual…18 Jun 2019HANSARD Local Bank ClosuresThe hon. Gentleman is making a most persuasive speech. When a local authority in Scotland wants to close a school, there has to be a proper public consultation process. Does he…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Local Bank ClosuresIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ryan. I want to draw Members’ attention to the county of Sutherland in the highlands, which is part of my constituency.…12 Jun 2019HANSARDInterim NHS People PlanI realise that health is devolved to the Scottish Government. Nevertheless it has to be said that the Scottish Government are having enormous trouble with their workforce…05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtWill the hon. Lady give way?05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtI thank the hon. Lady for giving way. This is a point that I imagine the hon. Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (Drew Hendry) will elaborate on, but the…05 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituency is colossal—the second biggest in the UK—and the cost of travel to courts is a big issue. I plead with the Government to look at legal aid with a view to changing…04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI hope what I am about to say will be helpful to the Leader of the House. As I said in an intervention earlier, my history is that I served as a member of the Holyrood Progress…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillIt just so happens, as I will touch on in my own contribution, that I was on the Holyrood progress group, which was in charge of building the Scottish Parliament building, and I…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillThat is very sage advice. To get the record as straight as I can within what we know, much as I was very friendly with and admired hugely the late Donald Dewar, at some point as…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct. Nevertheless, that is the way things work in the press. That millstone was around our necks for the rest of time. I say to the Leader of…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillThat is incredibly important advice. One thing that assisted us with the Holyrood project was getting public endorsement every so often that the books were fine. I stand full…21 May 2019HANSARD Christmas Island Nuclear Testing: CompensationIt is absolutely correct that this was a peacetime operation, and I thank the Minister for the thoughtful way he is taking us through this issue. I was approached by an elderly…21 May 2019HANSARDFinancial Exclusion: Access to CashIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. In my home town we have an excellent fish man called Steve who comes all the way from Buckie to flog his fish, and…21 May 2019HANSARDFinancial Exclusion: Access to CashThat is absolutely correct. I compliment the hon. Gentleman on his very good point. There is a nasty parallel, as other Members have said, between the closure of ATMs and the…21 May 2019HANSARDEbola Outbreak: DRCI congratulate the Secretary of State on taking up his role; the introduction of a Scot always helps matters in sensible decision making. My question is simple: in terms of…20 May 2019HANSARDArmed Forces PersonnelFor the avoidance of doubt, I do normally sit on this side of the House. I, too, welcome the Secretary of State to her place. There are people holding down good jobs and…20 May 2019HANSARDUse of Torture OverseasAlthough they are no longer with us today, in my time, I have known several people who suffered torture, both in the far east and in Europe. Although I was a young man when they…20 May 2019