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HANSARD Public HealthThe motions before the House relate exclusively to England, but that does not mean that they do not have consequences across these islands, so it is important that the voice of…01 Dec 2020HANSARDSpending Review 2020That will be news to my constituents in Glasgow North, who have had to cope with the closure of their jobcentre. That decision, along with the closure of 200 other jobcentres…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Agricultural Transition PlanI am not sure that the answers so far from the Secretary of State on the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill will provide much reassurance to the agricultural sector or, indeed,…30 Nov 2020HANSARDSpending Review 2020What assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the spending review 2020.30 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House spent more time on Twitter defending his decision not to allow virtual participation in debates than he did at the Dispatch Box on Tuesday, despite his…26 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelIt is slightly off topic, Madam Deputy Speaker, but the best way to find out would be for the Leader of the House to phone up my hon. Friend the Member for Perth and North…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Disabled People and Legacy BenefitsWhat steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of support for disabled people on legacy benefits during the covid-19 outbreak.25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Disabled People and Legacy BenefitsI wonder whether the Minister is aware that the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has shown that nearly half of people in poverty in the UK are either themselves disabled or live in a…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelFrom the start, the SNP has welcomed and co-operated with the development and implementation of the ICGS process. Like others, I pay tribute to the former Leader of the House, the…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelIndeed. I do not know what any hon. Member’s reason for not taking part in it would be. We are all very busy, but the unconscious bias training that I took part in was delivered…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in Debaterose —24 Nov 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingAs my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow East (David Linden) said, this is not a problem that stops at the border. I have constituents in the Partick area and elsewhere who are…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionI am sure the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham) will be entitled to a passport as well, but is not the point that Lorne sausage and Scotch whisky—the indicators of…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Given that we have just clipped through three items of business and the Leader of the House has been handling the Dispatch Box, should…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI thank the shadow Leader of the House and appreciate that she is rising to the opportunity of laying out the fundamental lack of logic in what the Leader of the House is doing.…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateThe point is exactly as the hon. Gentleman makes it, because the Government continue to put a rocket up the case for independence by refusing to accommodate the requirements of…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateThe point that the Chair of the Procedure Committee is making about the amendment and about this being a House matter is very important. It should be a free vote. I am carrying…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateOn the point of equal treatment, the right hon. Member is right, because one of the first things the Government did under the pandemic motion was suspend the English votes for…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionI hear that from businesses across my constituency as well. A lot of them do not know exactly what they are supposed to do or how they are supposed to prepare. The simple solution…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionI suppose we should commend the right hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood) for turning up and contributing to this debate. Taking back control was supposed to be what it was…24 Nov 2020