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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt was a political, not a health, decision to pursue a private sector route for testing. Scotland has chosen differently, but there are concerns that ongoing capacity issues in…05 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsJohn Wheatley’s Housing (Financial Provisions) Act 1924 transformed municipal housing not simply for Scotland but for the UK. A century on, that legacy has been tarnished by Tory…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19We may well have to endure this for six months or more, but it is less than six weeks until the furlough scheme ends. Germany, France and even Ireland are extending furlough…22 Sept 2020HANSARDTransport Supply Chains: Covid-19What recent steps he has taken to support the UK transport sector and its supply chains during the covid-19 outbreak.17 Sept 2020HANSARDTransport Supply Chains: Covid-19Several of my constituents in the aviation sector have had their terms and conditions of employment unilaterally changed, and for the worse. While support for the sector is vital,…17 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFishing communities in my constituency were devastated by the terms negotiated by a Tory Government for European Economic Community membership. Now what little remains is…10 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsI thank the Minister for prior sight of his statement. I join him in deprecating the violence on the streets of Birmingham. Like his, my sympathy goes to the families and to the…07 Sept 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperWords such as “mutual recognition regime” sound benign, yet some 1 million people have signed a National Farmers Union petition, and organisations such as the Royal Society for…16 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodScots were told that remaining in the Union and Brexit would assure Scotland of a powerful voice in the world, while independence would mean being a small nation without…13 Jul 2020HANSARDBroadband DeliveryThose words from the Minister are all very well, but the A1 and the east coast main line run through my constituency, as does the National Grid with Torness and Cockenzie, yet the…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBroadband DeliveryWhat steps he is taking to ensure the effective delivery of broadband services.09 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateAs others have mentioned and the Chancellor has acknowledged, the least well-off have suffered disproportionately from the health effects of the virus and must not pay the price…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 48, in clause 32, page 28, line 22, at the end insert— “(b) In subsection (1) at the end insert— ( ) The regulations under section 35(1) of the…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful for the Minister’s response. I am not going to debate “may” or “must”, which seems to be becoming a tautological argument. I am happy to accept the Minister’s…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. Amendments 48, 49 and 50 were tabled in the name of Scottish National party Members but were put forward by the…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Sixth sitting)The Minister commented on amendments 51 and 52 in his previous remarks, and we accept the grace with which his assurances have been given. The remaining amendments—53, 54 and…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Sixth sitting)I am happy to accept the Minister’s reassurances. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Question proposed, That the clause stand part of…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Sixth sitting)Amendment 56 is procedural, and may well have been superseded. Amendment 57 is to do with the situation in Scotland, where we do not have any current regime for polygraphs. It has…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 51, in clause 35, page 33, line 8, after “State” insert “after consulting with Scottish Ministers and the Department of Justice”. This amendment requires…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Third sitting)Q Given the importance that appears to be getting put on polygraph tests, which are basically unknown within the Scottish jurisdiction at present, what training, if any, is given…30 Jun 2020