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HANSARD Local Bank ClosuresIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ryan, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Moray (Douglas Ross) on securing this extremely important debate. This is not…12 Jun 2019HANSARDCystic Fibrosis Drugs: OrkambiIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson. I thank the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Scully) for setting out in his opening speech facts that a lot of…10 Jun 2019HANSARDConsumer Access: Financial ServicesTo be fair, I thought it was more. It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker. I commend the right hon. Member for Loughborough (Nicky Morgan) and her…06 Jun 2019HANSARDConsumer Access: Financial ServicesThank you for calling me, Mr Walker, in spite of my tardiness. I apologise to everyone present—I ran as fast as I could.06 Jun 2019HANSARDConsumer Access: Financial ServicesThe right hon. Lady is absolutely correct. The fact that somebody’s very constrained budget can be further constrained by their having to pay to extract their own money from their…06 Jun 2019HANSARDClinical Trials and Clinical Research CapabilityAs a fellow Front-Bench spokesperson, may I withdraw from any suggestion that I might run the marathon next year?23 May 2019HANSARDClinical Trials and Clinical Research CapabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bolton West (Chris Green) on securing this important debate. I particularly…23 May 2019HANSARDClinical Trials and Clinical Research CapabilityI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and I agree. As we were discussing, Scotland punches above its weight per head of population. From memory, we receive 11% of…23 May 2019HANSARD British SteelI thank the Secretary of State for giving me advance sight of his statement. Since I was sworn in as a Member of this House four years ago, I have watched two Tory Prime Ministers…22 May 2019HANSARD International Education StrategyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone, and I congratulate the hon. Member for West Bromwich West (Mr Bailey) on securing this important debate. It has…22 May 2019HANSARDConfidence and Supply Agreement6. What recent discussions she has had with the Prime Minister on the continuation of the Government’s confidence and supply agreement with the Democratic Unionist party.22 May 2019HANSARDConfidence and Supply AgreementCan the Minister confirm whether there have been ongoing discussions between any members of the Cabinet and the DUP, seeking support for the Prime Minister’s latest attempt to…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelIt was left to the SNP Scottish Government to secure a future for Scottish steel with the transfer of the Dalzell and Clydebridge plants to Liberty. Although Liberty still expects…21 May 2019HANSARD Billy McNeill MBErose —20 May 2019HANSARDUK-Saudi Arabia Joint Military Exercises1. What joint military exercises UK armed forces personnel have conducted with Saudi Arabian armed forces in the last three years.20 May 2019HANSARD Billy McNeill MBEI do not wish in any way to introduce a note of contention into this debate, but the hon. Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (Hugh Gaffney) should know that the…20 May 2019HANSARD Billy McNeill MBEAs one of the very few people in this Chamber who remembers watching the cup final, on a flickering, black-and-white television with my parents, I am very proud to think about…20 May 2019HANSARDUK-Saudi Arabia Joint Military ExercisesMay I associate myself with the Secretary of State’s remarks and welcome her to her place? Saudi officers are being trained in the UK. Any UK steps to stop Saudi committing…20 May 2019HANSARD EducationI certainly do, but as the hon. Gentleman is aware, I have a particular interest in Scottish universities. I thank the Minister—it was a bit bad of me not to thank him…15 May 2019HANSARD EducationI certainly agree with the hon. Gentleman. I have been a bit remiss. Medicine is affected as well; many degrees in England, as well as in Scotland, last longer than four years.…15 May 2019