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HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Scotland’s Education SystemWhat recent discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) professional bodies in the education sector on the effect of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill on…23 Nov 2020HANSARDExiting the European Union (European Union)I am grateful to have caught your eye, Mr Deputy Speaker, because those paying close attention to the call list will see that my hon. Friend the Member for Stirling (Alyn Smith)…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Scotland’s Education SystemWell, that is a very unequivocal answer, so we look forward to that not coming back to bite them at any point in the future. I am glad the Minister is engaging with the GTCS,…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsDespite the right hon. Lady’s bluster earlier, we all know that the Prime Minister’s preferred candidate has decisively lost the US presidential election. Given that the Obama…19 Nov 2020HANSARDBanning of unpaid work trialsI thank my constituent Ellen Reynolds for her actions in bringing the petition together. She has experienced what it is like to work a so-called trial shift and not to get paid.…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsIf anything will be disastrous for devolution, it is the Government’s United Kingdom Internal Market Bill, but the Minister does not seem to get the point put to him by several…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCommittee on StandardsThat is exactly where we seem to be heading, because it seems to me that if the integrity and the suitability of a candidate that has gone through the entire system is now being…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCommittee on StandardsIt goes back to my fundamental point that I do not see how the system can produce one qualified candidate and one non-qualified candidate. It suggests that the Government are…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCommittee on StandardsWhen my name went down on the call list, I thought this would be a debate on one of the usual consensual motions, when we congratulate the candidates on the quality of their CVs…10 Nov 2020HANSARDFuture of Financial ServicesThe Chancellor seems to be either deaf to or in denial about some of what Opposition Members are saying to him today. EY has calculated that over £1 trillion of assets are being…09 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI wonder whether the Home Secretary or one of her Ministers would be prepared to engage with some of the asylum support groups I met recently in Glasgow to hear at first hand how…09 Nov 2020HANSARDInternational Covid-19 Response: Innovation and Access to TreatmentI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate and apologise for the fact that we have not been able to field a Front-Bench spokesperson from the Scottish National party…05 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsBrexit and covid are proving to be a devastating double whammy for the creative sector, including iconic events like the Edinburgh Festival and Celtic Connections, and the artists…05 Nov 2020HANSARDInternational Covid-19 Response: Innovation and Access to TreatmentI will be brief, because there is pressure on time, but I just want to say that the hon. Lady is making an incredibly powerful speech that is demonstrating the importance of the…05 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic HealthCongratulations on your anniversary, Mr Speaker. We in the SNP are not unused to the Prime Minister scuttling out before our spokespersons get to their feet, but the fact that he…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe Prime Minister’s furlough is in place until December; the German equivalent is in place until December 2021. That is the kind of certainty that employers and employees in…02 Nov 2020HANSARDForeign Affairs CommitteeI congratulate the Committee and the Chair on its report. Who knows who else No. 10 might snatch for promotion! The hon. Member has touched on this point: does he share my concern…22 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateI wonder if the Chancellor regrets ruling out of hand the SNP’s calls in the spring for a universal basic income. Will he calculate what impact a minimum income guarantee like…22 Oct 2020HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportWhen the Minister meets the Finance Ministers this afternoon, he will hopefully be able to answer the points that the Scottish Finance Secretary raised in her letter to the…21 Oct 2020HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportI pass on the condolences of the Scottish National party to the hon. Lady and her family on the loss of her aunt. We are not in a position to field a Front-Bench spokesperson…21 Oct 2020