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HANSARDDebate on the Addressrose —14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressWe still won a majority of seats in the 2017 election. We still have a very strong mandate to speak on behalf of the people of Scotland. It was the second best result in our…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe canonisation.14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressAs my right hon. Friend the Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford) pointed out, the EU has secured peace on the continent of Europe throughout the history of its…14 Oct 2019HANSARDFinancial Capability: Prisoners and Prison LeaversI hope the Minister will be interested in learning more about the Street & Arrow initiative run by Scotland’s violence reduction unit, which helps ex-offenders make a livelihood…08 Oct 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Financial Resilience4. What assessment she has made of the effect of transferring to universal credit on households’ levels of financial resilience.07 Oct 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Financial ResilienceThis is Challenge Poverty Week, and plenty of people are challenged by UC. They face what Citizens Advice Scotland describes as an “acute dilemma” between enforced hardship for…07 Oct 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Proposed ChangesAre the proposals for the Northern Ireland border the Government’s vision of the perpetual future relationship on the border, or are they actually another form of backstop until…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Brexit NegotiationsThe Prime Minister has said that Scotland would take back control of fisheries, so does that imply that he will devolve those powers to the Scottish Parliament? All his interviews…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is disappointing that Prorogation is going ahead before Prime Minister’s Question Time can take place next week. My hon. Friend the Member for Livingston (Hannah Bardell) and I…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationI think there is enough credit for it to be happily shared. It is a timely debate, not least in the context of the Prime Minister’s speech at the UN General Assembly. Both the…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. I congratulate my friend the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah), with whom I serve on the…03 Oct 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundThe best way to stop the speculation and the uncertainty is for the Government to accept there is a majority in this House that will not let a no deal happen and, therefore, if…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI echo the calls for temperate language in our exchanges in the House and I join in the congratulations to the shadow Leader of the House. I feel that my hon. Friend the Member…26 Sept 2019HANSARDCompliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019Exactly, because that was the House exercising the sovereignty and taking back the control that the leavers were so desperate to do. I do not know what message the Minister thinks…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI will also be very brief. I, too, want to take the opportunity to pay tribute to you, Mr Speaker, following the announcement you have made. You were a huge source of support and…09 Sept 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Tertiary EducationThe right hon. Gentleman was always energetic and determined when he was the Government Chief Whip and we worked together. What reassurances can he provide to the University of…09 Sept 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Tertiary Education1. What assessment he has made of the potential effect on tertiary education of the UK leaving the EU without an agreement.09 Sept 2019HANSARDContingency Planning21. The Scottish Parliament tonight will vote overwhelmingly, I am sure, to oppose this Government’s intention to crash out with no deal and to condemn their decision to prorogue…05 Sept 2019HANSARDArtist VisasAbsolutely. It is particularly important to the creative sector when the operating margin for visas is so small. Most people go into the creative sector out of a love for their…04 Sept 2019