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HANSARDEngagementsI associate myself with the Prime Minister’s comments, and I promise to train much harder for next year. On this day in 1707, Scotland and England came together to form the United…01 May 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseDespite Scotland’s NHS, schools and transport system failing, the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, announced yesterday that she will push ahead with a second…25 Apr 2019HANSARD UK Telecoms: HuaweiWill the Secretary of State set out what steps the Government are taking to ensure the UK remains at the forefront of the development of new technologies like 5G? In particular,…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Cheryl. I congratulate the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) on securing what is undoubtedly…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkThank you, Dame Cheryl. I am very grateful for your intervention. I think it is appropriate that we conduct ourselves in a civilised manner, and I am happy to do that.…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkThe hon. Gentleman makes a critical point. For many communities and small towns across Scotland and the entire United Kingdom, the ability to access cash, financial services and…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkMy point was that powers are available to the Scottish Government to support the provision of financial services through the post office network—a point that the Library has just…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseResidents in Reston in my constituency have fought hard for many years to bring east coast main line rail services back to their community. Despite a promise by the SNP Scottish…11 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareThe hon. Gentleman is doing his best to try to justify this, but the Secretary of State for Scotland regularly meets officials from the Scottish Government about the devolution of…09 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareI beg to move, That this House has considered devolution of welfare. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee…09 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareThe hon. Gentleman makes a very important point about the importance of different Governments within the United Kingdom working together. Ultimately, and in this policy area in…09 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareMy hon. Friend makes a very important point, and I am going to come on to that shortly. Clearly, there is a cost implication of the Scottish Government’s failure to keep to the…09 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareI support the changes. I have supported a number of my constituents. As I have said, the equalisation of the pension age is right. People are living to be older, and it is right…09 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. It is quite telling that there are only three SNP Members here, given the number of Scottish Conservatives and Scottish Labour party…09 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareI just want to make a bit more progress. [Hon. Members: “Oh!”] Fine, on you go.09 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareThe Secretary of State and other Ministers in this Government have been working hard, because we recognise how important the continuation of welfare support is to our constituents…09 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareI am grateful for that point, but it is astonishing—it is a Scottish Government timetable that has slipped. The hon. Gentleman’s colleagues in Edinburgh—the Scottish Government,…09 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that point. I support equalisation of pension age. This is how devolution works. Just as we have different policies on prescription charges…09 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareI support the equalisation of the pension age. It is quite astonishing for the hon. Lady to almost deny the devolution settlement. This is how devolution works. Different parts of…09 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolution of WelfareWill the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Apr 2019