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HANSARDBerwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk: Business SupportThe Minister will know about the borders’ fine, famous tradition of producing Scottish textiles, but this industry is being hammered by the US-EU trade war, whereby many…21 Jan 2020HANSARD“Scotland’s Right to Choose”I welcome the new ministerial team to the Scotland Office. In Scotland, education standards are falling and the NHS is failing patients with missed waiting-time targets. Does the…08 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ9. In Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP are letting down our wonderful NHS staff and the patients they look after. Waiting time targets have been missed, capital investment…30 Oct 2019HANSARDThe Climate EmergencyIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis). I recognise the passion with which he speaks about these issues and I share his concern. I am pleased…17 Oct 2019HANSARDUS Tariffs: Scotch WhiskyThe decision by the US affects other iconic Scottish industries, such as cashmere and textiles. We have a long tradition in my constituency in the borders, and both Hawico and…07 Oct 2019HANSARDLiving StandardsThe best way to improve living standards is to reduce tax burdens. Does the Chancellor share my concern that anyone in Scotland earning more than £27,000 is paying more than the…01 Oct 2019HANSARDSituation in the GulfI very much welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement and the actions the Government are taking to try to address this crisis. Does he agree that the priority now should be the…22 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I, too, congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire (Alistair Burt) on securing this…10 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageI absolutely agree, which is why the UK’s role in tackling TB is so important. As a country, we will pledge up to £1.4 billion to the latest round of the Global Fund, which will…10 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. All of these are very good examples of where UK money is invested locally but the benefits are felt all around the world. Very often, it…10 Jul 2019HANSARDOECD Programme for International Student Assessment6. What comparative assessment his Department has made of the performance of the constituent parts of the UK in the OECD programme for international student assessment tables.24 Jun 2019HANSARDOECD Programme for International Student AssessmentUnder the SNP, Scotland’s education system has gone from being the best in the United Kingdom, with standards well above the OECD average, to third out of the home nations.…24 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUWill the Secretary of State tell us how much money the Scottish Government have given to local authorities in Scotland to prepare for our exit from the European Union?19 Jun 2019HANSARD Local Bank ClosuresMy hon. Friend is making an excellent case for why it is wrong that these banks have been closed. In my own area in the Scottish Borders, we have lost many bank branches, which…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Local Bank ClosuresMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point about the importance of cash. There is a wider economic point, because many of the small towns that he represents, and many of those that I…12 Jun 2019HANSARDIncome Tax Rate: ScotlandI am grateful to the Minister for his response and, indeed, for the Government’s policy of ensuring that our brave armed forces men and women are not left out of pocket by the SNP…20 May 2019HANSARDIncome Tax Rate: Scotland2. How many payments the Government have made to armed forces personnel based in Scotland to mitigate the Scottish rate of income tax.20 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sI very much support the continuation of the concession, but is it not important to recognise that when the House passed the Digital Economy Act 2017, which transferred…08 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Devolution SettlementGiven the Scottish Government’s failure to take on the welfare powers that have been devolved under the Scotland Act, what confidence has the Secretary of State that they will be…08 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 1 May.01 May 2019