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HANSARDPost Office ClosuresAbsolutely. I know how hard the hon. Lady has worked for her constituents in York and with regard to the Crown post office closure there. Post offices support local businesses.…19 Oct 2021HANSARDPost Office ClosuresAbsolutely. I thank the hon. Lady for intervening. Her constituency was one of the most affected by the SPAR closures in Scotland, to which I will refer later, as well as outreach…19 Oct 2021HANSARDPost Office ClosuresI beg to move, That this House has considered the effect of post office closures on local communities. It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and I will…19 Oct 2021HANSARDPost Office ClosuresI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. What she says is absolutely true. I am sure that all of us present and further afield would vouch for the real feeling for post…19 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support in the Workplace (Protected Characteristics)The outbreak of covid-19 posed a risk to all workers, but especially to those with particular disabilities and those who are immunocompromised. The UK Government’s national…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support in the Workplace (Protected Characteristics)8. What steps the Government are taking to support people with protected characteristics in the workplace during the covid-19 outbreak.22 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThis House has not yet been given the opportunity to debate the UK Government’s disability strategy. I have been talking to disability groups, and they have said the strategy is…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Brexit: OpportunitiesI thank the Paymaster General for his just-in-time approach to giving me foresight of his statement. Will he confirm he recognises that Scots law and the Scots legal framework is…16 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareCabinet Ministers, Tory Back Benchers and Lords, and businesses large and small are all opposed to this proposal. There is universal criticism of how it will affect young people…07 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversities: Physical TeachingThe University of Stirling has offered international students who arrive from red-list countries free on-campus isolation accommodation that includes meals, polymerase chain…06 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversities: Physical Teaching2. What recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of (a) covid-19 quarantine requirements for international students and (b) outbreaks of covid-19 in…06 Sept 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThe UK Government failed to improve support for migrant survivors in their Domestic Abuse Act, so what have they done in their violence against women and girls strategy…21 Jul 2021HANSARD International Travel RulesThe Minister did not answer the question on support for the aviation sector and associated sectors, such as the travel industry and hospitality posed by my hon. Friend the Member…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel Imports: Removal of TariffsThe Trade Remedies Authority recommended revoking nine of 19 steel safeguards despite calls from the sector and the all-party parliamentary group on steel, which wanted all…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel Imports: Removal of TariffsWhat assessment she has made of the potential effect on the UK steel sector of removing tariffs on steel imports.15 Jul 2021HANSARDUnion in Scotland: Public Opinion PollingIn the Chamber last month, the right hon. Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper) astutely summarised, speaking of his own Tory UK Government: “When the Government do not publish…08 Jul 2021HANSARD AfghanistanIt is right today that we remember the sacrifices of our troops in Afghanistan. In his statement, the Prime Minister said that 3.6 million girls are now going to school in…08 Jul 2021HANSARDUnion in Scotland: Public Opinion PollingWhat public opinion polling his Department has collected since 2017 on attitudes to the Union in Scotland.08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateNow that the Health and Social Care Secretary is in post, will he break with his predecessor’s outright refusal to deliver the pay rise to NHS staff in England that they deserve?…28 Jun 2021HANSARDSecurity of Ministers’ Offices and CommunicationsWhen the investigation into this matter is concluded, will the Minister come back and tell the House whether this leak has reached the threshold to warrant an investigation by the…28 Jun 2021