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HANSARDTobacco Control PlanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller, as others have said. I also follow others in thanking the hon. Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) for…10 Jun 2021HANSARDWorld Press Freedom DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins) for securing this debate. It is appropriate…27 May 2021HANSARD Agricultural Exports from Australia: TariffsOver 200 years ago during the highland clearances, people were shamefully replaced by sheep, for landlords’ profits. Now this trade deal threatens the supplanting of those sheep…27 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillObviously my hon. Friend the Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (Neale Hanvey) will be supporting this Bill. It does not go as far or as fast as perhaps we would all wish, but…26 May 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllHousing is pivotal in any society at any time, but it is critical in one devastated by covid. As a coronavirus recession beckons and climate change threatens, it is more pivotal…18 May 2021HANSARDNative Advertising in UK Newspapers: Departmental SpendingFood producers and manufacturers in East Lothian are in despair at the additional costs, paperwork and procedures brought about by Brexit, costing orders and threatening jobs.…25 Mar 2021HANSARDNative Advertising in UK Newspapers: Departmental SpendingHow much his Department has spent on native advertising in UK newspapers since the end of the transition period.25 Mar 2021HANSARDInternational Law on Rights of Refugees: Government ComplianceAll are equal before the eyes of the law, and that includes those coming here seeking asylum. Why then are we using military camps, which are entirely unacceptable at the best of…18 Mar 2021HANSARDInternational Law on Rights of Refugees: Government ComplianceWhat recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department in helping to ensure the Government’s compliance with international law on the rights of refugees.18 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureAs others have mentioned, today is St Patrick’s Day. It is also a century on from when the United Kingdom, in its first iteration as the United Kingdom and Ireland, ended when the…17 Mar 2021HANSARDPublic Spending: Budget 2021What assessment he has made of the effect of Budget 2021 on public spending in Scotland.10 Mar 2021HANSARDPublic Spending: Budget 2021The A1, the east coast main line and the national grid all run through East Lothian, but as this virtual call shows, broadband is as vital as older forms of infrastructure. East…10 Mar 2021HANSARDUK Fiscal Policy: Living Standards (Scotland)Despite furlough, high streets face devastation—first shops and now pubs, an even harder space to fill. Was the Budget not an opportunity to support what are community assets in…09 Mar 2021HANSARDUK Fiscal Policy: Living Standards (Scotland)What recent discussions he has had with his Scottish Government counterpart on the effect of UK fiscal policy on living standards in Scotland.09 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationFreezing alcohol duty rates is fine for alcohol producers, but not so good for Scottish publicans. Before covid, there was a drift from on-sale to off-sale consumption both north…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the Government are unwilling to support the licensed trade through varying duty rates, there is another fiscal policy to sustain hard-pressed pubs in our communities. Italy has…09 Mar 2021HANSARD Trade BillI support the amendments from the other place, particularly Lords amendments 1, 2, 4 and 6. I am conscious of time, so I shall restrict my points. First, we have to put this in…19 Jan 2021HANSARD Financial Services BillObviously there is much in the Bill that deserves support, although some of it has come about through our self-inflicted wounds from Brexit. However, the greatest comment I will…13 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsScotland is making good progress in tackling alcohol abuse, but exposure to alcohol marketing makes children more likely to drink at a younger age and to consume more. Advertising…10 Dec 2020HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationThe energy from major offshore wind farms will flow ashore into my constituency, but few jobs will currently be created. Hydrogen schemes offer opportunities not just for…03 Dec 2020