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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillA number of people have raised concerns today about the lack of scrutiny and the lack of time to look at this Bill. My right hon. Friend has pointed out that Scotland has of…22 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. In the spirit of equality, the Electoral Reform Society has said that compulsory photo ID for voters will potentially leave millions of voters voiceless. Some 3.5 million…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Imprisonment of Catalan LeadersIt is quite difficult to sit and listen to the Minister talking about the importance of observing the rule of law. I wait for him, when he gets back on his feet, to condemn the…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldI was listening very carefully when the Minister was talking about the importance of being positive about Brexit because the Institute for Fiscal Studies said last week that the…15 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressWe have just heard about the attack on women born in the 1950s and the assault on free TV licences, and we know about the changes to universal credit. Does my right hon. Friend…14 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. That is the kind of support we need to put in place, and I am about to talk about wraparound care. We know that bereaved parents are…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekAbsolutely. I absolutely share the hon. Lady’s sentiments. I think the important thing for all the people affected by that terrible loss is that they get the answers they need. We…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekI thank my hon. Friend, and I think she has made an excellent point. The shadow of a stillbirth will hang over any subsequent pregnancy, should it take place, and we need to be…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. The point I am trying to make is that because we know that these mental health challenges very often arise following baby loss,…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekI begin by thanking the hon. Member for Eddisbury (Antoinette Sandbach) for bringing forward this debate. She and I and other Members of the House share a particular interest in…08 Oct 2019HANSARDUS Tariffs: Scotch WhiskyWe’re over here! Hello!07 Oct 2019HANSARDUS Tariffs: Scotch WhiskyClearly these punitive tariffs on Scotch whisky will be extremely damaging for distilleries such as those in my constituency in Lochranza and Lagg on the beautiful island of…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIn August 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that parents who were not married should be eligible for widowed parent’s allowance, but the UK Government have failed to pay this…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Brexit NegotiationsI am sure that the House, like me, is hugely impressed by the Prime Minister’s attempts to avoid an Irish border—which resulted in him creating two borders! Clearly, he is not…03 Oct 2019HANSARDWomen’s Mental HealthI thank the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) for bringing forward this important debate about women’s mental health. As the hon. Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess) and…03 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Can the First Secretary of State set out clearly and unambiguously for this House in what circumstances the Prime Minister will write to the EU Council President, as set out…02 Oct 2019HANSARD YemenThe UK Government’s multiple breaches of the Court order preventing the issuing of new licences for arms sales to Saudi Arabia has made a mockery of the UK Government’s claims…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationThe Queen has been misled, the law has been broken and Scotland’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Prime Minister has been less than honest, yet there is not a hint of humility…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateThe Prime Minister has broken the law in closing down Parliament, according to the Supreme Court judgment. Indeed, the Scottish Supreme Court went further and concluded that the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookMy constituents in Largs and Saltcoats will be keen to make sure that outstanding wages are paid to them. What words of advice does the Secretary of State have for the other…25 Sept 2019