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HANSARDAfghanistan: Inquiry into UK Withdrawal8. If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of an independent inquiry into the UK withdrawal of personnel from Afghanistan.15 Nov 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: Inquiry into UK WithdrawalDoes the Minister accept, though, that there is confusion and contradiction in the UK Government’s portrayal of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the former Foreign Secretary…15 Nov 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for setting out his thinking today. The Government said in the Budget that they planned to invest responsibly. Does he believe that it was…09 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI was at a constituency event yesterday evening and was approached by constituents about the debate, including one, Sharon, who has a family member who has autism. The unexpected,…08 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsLike other Members, I welcome the modest reduction in the universal credit taper rate, but it does not come close to compensating for the effect of the £20 a week cut to universal…08 Nov 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement1. What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK-EU trade and co-operation agreement on Scotland.03 Nov 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation AgreementBrexit-induced labour shortages are having a real impact on several sectors of the Scottish economy, with social care, hospitality, and food and drink among the worst hit. For…03 Nov 2021HANSARDEndometriosis and Polycystic Ovary SyndromeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Coventry North West (Taiwo Owatemi) for leading this important debate so…01 Nov 2021HANSARDEndometriosis and Polycystic Ovary SyndromeMy hon. Friend is right: we have to listen to women’s experiences, and I think the hon. Member for Bury South (Christian Wakeford) referenced that too. That really matters here. I…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsWho does not have a mask on.27 Oct 2021HANSARD Security UpdateI appreciate the tone that the Home Secretary has taken in going through this update this evening for us. I was interested in what she had to say about other elected…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Tomorrow, at 2.50 pm, my constituency will fall silent as we mark exactly 50 years since Scotland’s largest peacetime explosion ripped through Clarkston Toll in East…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPost Office Closures—but I am very happy to speak and to wax lyrical about my local post offices. As you have called my name, Mr Betts, I ask for your indulgence to speak briefly. This is an…19 Oct 2021HANSARDPost Office ClosuresI am delighted.19 Oct 2021HANSARDPost Office ClosuresIt is very kind of you to call me to speak, Mr Betts. Thank you. I was not down to speak in this debate—19 Oct 2021HANSARDPost Office ClosuresThat broad range of stakeholders my hon. Friend has just told us about reflects the fact that a broad range of communities are still focused on the need for post offices in their…19 Oct 2021HANSARDPost Office ClosuresThe hon. Gentleman is making a really important point. The post office has a place right at the heart of our community, especially in difficult times, in my constituency, which is…19 Oct 2021HANSARDViolence against Christians: Central African CountriesThe hon. Gentleman mentioned the charity Open Doors. Does he agree that its work is absolutely vital in continuing to shine a light on the situation that many Christians around…23 Sept 2021HANSARDViolence against Christians: Central African CountriesI am glad that the Minister mentions Cameroon, but I would not like her to move away from that subject just yet. Is she able to answer some of the questions that I posed about…23 Sept 2021HANSARDViolence against Christians: Central African CountriesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Ali. I commend the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) and the others who secured this important debate on a topic that…23 Sept 2021