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HANSARDOrganised Waste CrimeFly-tipping is a major issue in my area, not least because of changes in policy from North Lanarkshire Council. One way of stopping such crimes is by increasing the recycling rate…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryLike the right hon. Gentleman, I declare an interest in view of my past, rather diminished career as a rugby player. Football certainly has a lot to learn from rugby, not least…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryIt is a pleasure to contribute to this debate on behalf of the SNP with you in the Chair, Mr Robertson. I strongly commend the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) for bringing…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryI commend the hon. Member on bringing this debate to the House, and on the work he has done in this area for some time. He is right to point to some obvious potential ABIs and the…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wish to raise a point of order about the Minister’s response to my urgent question on universal credit earlier today, because I…04 Feb 2020HANSARD NHS Funding BillMy hon. Friend’s secondment to the English Parliament is going rather well so far, although it is rather similar to the UK one. Does it not distil the ridiculousness of the EVEL…04 Feb 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Delayed Roll-OutThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question, which I believe is the first to be granted to the SNP under your speakership. The UK Government still have no respect for…04 Feb 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Delayed Roll-Out(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to make a statement regarding the delay to the full roll-out of universal credit.04 Feb 2020HANSARDWork and PensionsI am unsurprised that the Minister did not know the answer to that question because, in response to a freedom of information request from the Poverty Alliance, the Government said…30 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK has a major responsibility for the plastic pollution we see, particularly in developing countries, so what work are the UK Government doing to stop the trade in and export…29 Jan 2020HANSARDIn-Work PovertyI am unsurprised that the Minister did not know the answer to that question because, in response to a freedom of information request from the Poverty Alliance, the Government said…27 Jan 2020HANSARDIn-Work PovertyWhat impact does the five-week wait for universal credit have on levels of in-work poverty and on poverty overall?27 Jan 2020HANSARD“Scotland’s Right to Choose”9. What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Scottish Government’s publication entitled “Scotland’s Right to Choose”.08 Jan 2020HANSARD“Scotland’s Right to Choose”The Secretary of State’s performance thus far highlights just how untenable the Government’s position is on this matter. He has completely failed to answer my colleagues’…08 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ7. For more than two years, I have been campaigning on behalf of my constituents in Harthill and 4,000 other low-income Roadchef workers across the UK who have waited more than…08 Jan 2020HANSARD Debate on the AddressThe former Prime Minister has spent a lot of her speech talking about the debt that her party and her successor owe to those who lent her party their support, but she will know…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Debate on the AddressI look forward to hearing from the Tory Benches the democratic case for how Scotland can be denied its say.19 Dec 2019HANSARD Debate on the AddressAs this is my first opportunity in this new Parliament, I put on record my thanks to the people of Airdrie and Shotts for placing their faith in me for a third time and for doing…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Debate on the AddressAbsolutely. I am about to make the point that what is good for the goose is good for the gander, and my hon. Friend makes that point well. Our case is made stronger because of the…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Debate on the AddressThe Union was on the ballot paper. No clearer campaign message came from the Scottish Conservatives than that, and it was wholeheartedly and comprehensively rejected by the people…19 Dec 2019