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HANSARDOffice for Veterans’ Affairs: Mental Health SupportI am sure that the Minister will recognise that veterans’ mental health also carries on into retirement. Does he agree that it is time to exempt the war disablement pension for…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipYesterday, as a member of the Select Committee on Defence, I heard from Professor Malcolm Chalmers of the Royal United Services Institute that “the risks to the UK’s essential…27 Feb 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseGreater Glasgow and Clyde health board has announced a temporary suspension of evening and weekend GP out-of-hours services in Vale of Leven Hospital in my constituency, giving…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Graham was born with cerebral palsy, unable to talk, walk or feed himself. He brought joy and love to all who knew him. Last week, one of the Prime Minister’s advisers…26 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent, Jagtar Singh Johal, has been incarcerated in the Republic of India for 830 days. Will the Foreign Secretary consider meeting me and Jagtar’s family to assure them…04 Feb 2020HANSARD NHS Funding BillOn a point of order, Dame Eleanor. I always have due regard for you and anyone who sits in the Chair of any Parliament. You said that you could discern Scottish MPs shouting “No”;…04 Feb 2020HANSARD NHS Funding BillOn a point of order, Dame Eleanor. I have due regard for your judgments. When I first rose to speak in the House in 2015, I said to the then Speaker that, while I was no Unionist…04 Feb 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Delayed Roll-OutAlthough I would visit jobcentres in my constituency on a more regular basis, it does not help when the Department shuts them, as it did the one in the Vale of Leven. Given a…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Netflix: Tax AffairsWill the Minister give way?03 Feb 2020HANSARDFrigates and DestroyersI associate myself with the words of the Secretary of State about what happened yesterday; our thoughts and prayers are with the emergency services and those involved. I also…03 Feb 2020HANSARDFrigates and DestroyersUnless the Minister starts baying at me. The Fleet Solid Support Ships have the ability to use skills and create work across yards not currently involved in the Type 26 or 31.…03 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State comment on what he makes of the European Commission’s vision of structural consultation on defence and security, and will he be advising the Prime…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Antarctica: Science and DiplomacyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I thank the hon. Member for North Wiltshire (James Gray)—perhaps I should call him my neighbour, given that he is…28 Jan 2020HANSARD Antarctica: Science and DiplomacyThe hon. Lady has not either, but her family all seem to be going. The hon. Member for North Wiltshire was clear about the challenges posed by tourism. The Antarctic landscape can…28 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiLet me first thank the hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling (Tom Tugendhat) for organising what seems to be an unofficial hustings for the Foreign Affairs and Defence Select…27 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Scottish Government have used 15% of social security that has been devolved to Holyrood to exempt the war disablement pension from the assessment of income, meaning that our…27 Jan 2020HANSARDSmall-scale Modular Nuclear ReactorsIn the last Parliament, the Defence Committee and Science and Technology Committee received evidence clearly indicating that there are threats from unmanned aerial vehicles in…21 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationComing from good Ulster stock myself, I am delighted to congratulate the Secretary of State, along with his counterpart in Ireland, Simon Coveney, for the work that they and all…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019One issue that the Minister did not mention is that of those born in Northern Ireland who identify as Irish and as Irish citizens, and therefore as European Union citizens, as…08 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityGlobal security scholars have an incredible number of secondary questions about this act. Iraq has a close military and political relationship with Washington, as the Secretary of…07 Jan 2020