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HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateOn 21 July, during this summer’s nadir of new covid cases, I pressed the Government’s chief medical officer on the need to expand testing capacity. In that meeting of the Health…17 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Lady raises a really interesting point. I wanted to get it into my remarks, and she has now given me a very clear avenue through which to do it. I cannot understand how…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe way I reconcile it is that I am talking about democracy and the hon. Member is talking about trade, and I would say that democracy is slightly more important than trade. The…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank my hon. Friend for those comments, because they illustrate very well the sophistry with which the whole charade has been presented. We are told that it is a power surge,…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank the hon. Member for raising yet another very helpful point. The problem is not whether the quality of Punk IPA will be consistently high in the north and the south, or…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillBefore I consider part 4, I wish briefly to set the context of the comments that I will make. Yesterday, Scotland’s friends in the EU and the wider international community were…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThank you, Dame Rosie. My preface to my comments was just to set the scene, which is what I am doing, but as I move on my comments will relate to the amendments. The Prime…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThis debate is focused on part 4, in which the authority of the Competition and Markets Authority and the wide-ranging and poorly specified powers of the UK Government’s man in…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank my hon. Friend for his contribution—15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIf I could just answer my hon. Friend, who is absolutely right. I will address the notion that there is a power surge in any shape or form shortly.15 Sept 2020HANSARDAviation SectorOn regional connectivity, the first airline to fall foul of covid was Flybe. Does my hon. Friend agree that in supporting the Flybe workforce as a result of the pandemic, EY and…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBelarusWhat recent discussions he has had with his Belarusian counterpart on (a) democracy and (b) the rule of law in that country.08 Sept 2020HANSARDBelarusMy constituents in Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath do not view the suspension of military training for Belarusian forces as a cause for celebration. That the UK was supporting the last…08 Sept 2020HANSARDUK-Japan Trade and Investment PrioritiesWhat progress she made on the Government’s trade and investment priorities during recent discussions with her Japanese counterpart.03 Sept 2020HANSARDUK-Japan Trade and Investment PrioritiesAs my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen South (Stephen Flynn) just mentioned, Japan accounts for around 2% of the UK’s total exports. The EU is worth more than 20 times that and…03 Sept 2020HANSARDShared Prosperity FundThis vague waffle on timelines and content just will not cut it. The UK has received over €10 billion in structural funding since 2014 as an EU member, and it is now staring at…20 Jul 2020HANSARDShared Prosperity FundWhat recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the shared prosperity fund.20 Jul 2020HANSARD Business of the House“Business needs certainty” appears to be the Government’s default response when they have nothing of substance or clarity to offer. Despite the Paymaster General’s recent…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateA learning culture is the hallmark of any robust patient safety strategy, and being able to own, reflect on and learn from past errors is a defining characteristic of that. Across…16 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFive hundred and sixteen—that is the number of known breaches of international law in Yemen by Saudi forces, an increase of at least 200 in recent years. Yet last week, the…15 Jul 2020