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HANSARDEngagementsSpeaking on a day on which we commemorate the freedom of Europe, it came to my attention at the weekend that a fellow member of the Council of Europe—the Georgian state, and…05 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.05 Jun 2019HANSARDUse of Torture OverseasThe Secretary of State seeks to reassure the House, but Members may be aware that the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office consultation into the Cabinet Office consolidated…20 May 2019HANSARDIncome Tax Rate: ScotlandAs a member of the Defence Committee, I welcome the Secretary of State to their new post. It has now been a year and no payment has been made, so as the Minister is not paying…20 May 2019HANSARD Defence Industry: ScotlandDoes my hon. Friend agree that, as was said at the Defence Committee this morning, if we had that £3.5 billion to spend on hybrid warfare—a war that exists—that would be a better…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Defence Industry: ScotlandIt is good to serve with you in the chair, Mr Hollobone. It is always good to speak in this place about the valuable contribution made to Scotland and across the UK by the people…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Defence Industry: ScotlandThere is a difference between a nation and a region, clearly.30 Apr 2019HANSARDRussian Annexation of CrimeaIf the hon. Gentleman is not seeking to tell people how we should react to situations, he will need to clarify why he said during the Kerch strait aggression that there needs to…24 Apr 2019HANSARDRussian Annexation of CrimeaIt is good to see you in the Chair, Mr Davies. It is quite unbelievable that the events in the Maidan, in which hundreds of peaceful protesters were murdered by the Yanukovych…24 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland: Murder of Lyra McKeeI thank the Secretary of State for her words and pass on my own condolences to Lyra’s partner and the rest of her family, but also, especially, to the cross-community LGBT…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballAs a gay Roman Catholic of Irish heritage who grew up in the west of Scotland, I am very much aware of some of the issues the Minister raises. My own local clubs, Clydebank, Yoker…11 Apr 2019HANSARD LGBT Rights: BruneiI am grateful to the Minister for giving way; he is, as always, very courteous. He will know that British Forces Brunei was agreed on the premise that Brunei was seen as a…10 Apr 2019HANSARD LGBT Rights: Bruneirose—10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI thank the right hon. Gentleman and the Secretary of State for actually taking interventions. Anyone who knows the history of the continuous nuclear deterrent knows that it is…10 Apr 2019HANSARD LGBT Rights: BruneiWill the Minister give way?10 Apr 2019HANSARD LibyaThe Libyan crisis followed a similar crisis in Tunisia, and it is now a compound crisis, given the resignation of President Bouteflika in Algeria. Can the Minister therefore…08 Apr 2019HANSARDFOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEEI congratulate the Chair of the Committee, who my hon. Friend the Member for North East Fife (Stephen Gethins) holds in high regard. If the UK Government decide to uphold the UN…04 Apr 2019HANSARD BruneiI thank the Minister for early sight of the statement. I also thank him and the shadow Minister for their robust denunciation of the tactics now being taken up by the Sultan—and…04 Apr 2019HANSARDBeer Taxation and PubsDoes the hon. Member recognise the importance of linking community pubs with craft breweries, such as Loch Lomond and Lennox breweries in my constituency, which reduces social…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Community and Sub-Post OfficesI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this Adjournment debate. In Hardgate in my constituency, the Post Office has been unable to replace the closed post office, which serves…27 Mar 2019