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HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 2016 (Social Security) (Adult Disability Payment and Child Disability Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I have no doubt that the whole Committee will be grateful that I am going to keep my remarks brief. The Scottish Government have long maintained that we are determined to…07 Mar 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. As has been said very eloquently by previous speakers, having a gender recognition certificate or GRC actually helps…21 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActI recognise the point that the hon. Lady is making. People often think that we have male and female, but the truth is that 1% to 2% of the global population is born intersex,…21 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActGiven that we are legislators, does the hon. Member agree that, particularly when talking about some of the most marginalised people in society, we have a job to educate…21 Feb 2022HANSARDDocklands Light RailwayThe Scottish Government are currently rolling out free bus travel across Scotland for anyone under the age of 22. Will the UK Government take a moment to congratulate the Scottish…03 Feb 2022HANSARDStrength of the UnionI find it quite incredible. Many of the public believe that this Prime Minister has a long history of racism, homophobia and misogyny. He has lost numerous jobs due to his level…02 Feb 2022HANSARDStrength of the UnionThe strength of any Union rests upon the confidence people have in those who are running things. I know that I disagree with the Minister’s political judgment, so let me appeal to…02 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022As everyone knows, we are here because the Court of Appeal found that schedule 2 was inadequate and does not provide enough safeguards. I welcome the fact that the Government have…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStandards Impropriety: The UnionI am sorry for the floundering social life of the Secretary of State, but if I could, I will move on to the point that my hon. Friend the Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and…15 Dec 2021HANSARDStandards Impropriety: The UnionFollowing on from the shadow Secretary of State, could I ask the Secretary of State whether he was invited to any of these parties in Downing Street and whether he had any…15 Dec 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation AgreementThis alternative reality is an international embarrassment. As my hon. Friend the Member for East Renfrewshire (Kirsten Oswald) already mentioned, the EU provided over €1 billion…03 Nov 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation AgreementThe Secretary of State will remember that Scotland voted to remain part of the European Union, and that despite every compromise offered, this Government ploughed ahead with…03 Nov 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act and Health OutcomesThe Minister says that there is no consensus as to drug consumption rooms, but, as has already been said, every country that has trialled safe consumption rooms has a positive…08 Sept 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act and Health OutcomesIn what world do you get to claim to be taking an issue seriously while in the same breath commit to change absolutely nothing? If the logical arguments will not convince, then…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Pride MonthWhere once the UK played a major role in exporting homophobia around the world, over the last decade, I am glad to say, we have actually had a relatively positive story to tell.…01 Jul 2021HANSARDStrengthening the UnionMy hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh East (Tommy Sheppard) successfully pursued a two-year campaign calling on this Government to publish the results of the secret polling that…23 Jun 2021HANSARDStrengthening the UnionI will move on from that rather bizarre answer. Today, we learned that the UK Government have used emergency covid funds to publicly fund further polls on the Union, in a contract…23 Jun 2021HANSARDChild Food PovertyThis year alone, Renfrewshire food bank has provided more than 9,000 food parcels. Of those parcels, 2,500 went to children. According to the Government’s own statistics, the…24 May 2021HANSARDThe UnionParticularly as we rebuild after covid, we have an opportunity and a need to make radically different economic choices. After a week of troublesome allegations about the…28 Apr 2021HANSARDThe UnionI did not hear an answer to my question there. The leader of the Scottish Conservatives was asked multiple times on recent media, “What would be the democratic path for Scotland…28 Apr 2021