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HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I would like to start by rebutting some of the points made by the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry),…26 Sept 2019HANSARD International Climate ActionThank you very much, Mr Speaker. As part of the Cabinet Office team that pushed for Glasgow to host COP 26, I thank my right hon. Friend for coming through and ensuring that one…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateMy hon. Friend is right. SNP MPs and MSPs are on record as calling Scottish Conservatives traitors because they do not back SNP lines, and as saying that if we do not vote with…26 Sept 2019HANSARD International Climate Actionrose—26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateNo. The hon. Lady says independence; I say separation. That is the purpose of this debate. I am quite happy to debate this robustly and to use facts and figures, but it is clear…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateWill the hon. and learned Lady give way?26 Sept 2019HANSARD International Climate ActionThank you, Mr Speaker—26 Sept 2019HANSARD Arms Export Licences (Saudi Arabia)I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. It is important when we get things wrong that we own up to it and take responsibility. Can she please assure this House that no further…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateThe hon. Lady wants to look at Hansard and actually listen to what I said. I said that the SNP was about dividing our country along geographical lines and that if we want to talk…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Hong KongI welcome some of the comments from my right hon. Friend, especially his condemning violence and praising peaceful protest. How can he use his offices and our position in the UN…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerI welcome my right hon. Friend’s comments that our one united civil service is preparing for Brexit. Can he reassure the House that there will be direct due diligence in Scotland…25 Sept 2019HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your guidance, because I think many of our constituents will be confused tonight. They will be confused because a Labour party that has…09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I will perhaps try to articulate some of the points that the hon. Member for Glenrothes was trying to make. The regulations are designed to ensure that international accounting…09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. I am on the Committee and I am happy to dig into the detail, but I am not getting detail from Opposition…09 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundThe hon. Lady is misinterpreting me. I did not talk about bypassing the Scottish Government. I specifically said—I am sure that Hansard will have recorded this—guaranteeing the…05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundI will let him intervene, but before I do, the House will be well aware that my hon. Friend the Member for Angus (Kirstene Hair) tried to intervene on the him, and he refused her…05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundI congratulate the hon. Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (Drew Hendry) on securing this debate. I thought we were going to be singing from the same hymn sheet…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Economic Secretary to the Treasury previously made a statement from the Treasury Bench that a debt is owed to Equitable Life victims. When can we debate the matter further and…05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundWill the hon. Lady give way?05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundI secured a debate on Scottish funding and devolved funding just before the summer recess to which no SNP MP turned up. In that debate, I gave the opportunity to challenge those…05 Sept 2019