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HANSARD Checks on Goods: Northern Ireland and Great BritainThe UK Government have an unequivocal obligation to ensure unfettered access for Northern Ireland into the GB market. It is not good enough to say, “We will wait six months until…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe National Health ServiceMy right hon. Friend will be aware of a number of women throughout the country, including Elaine Holmes in East Renfrewshire, whose lives have been ruined by vaginal mesh. One of…23 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMore than half a dozen post offices in East Renfrewshire have closed over the past couple of years and not one has been able to be replaced, because it was not a viable business…22 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Restoring DevolutionPost Brexit, the Northern Ireland Assembly will have to make some incredibly serious and important decisions about Northern Ireland’s future. Do the kind of shambolic scenes that…21 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldIt is always a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Tom Brake), who by the end of this process must surely deserve some kind of award for…15 Oct 2019HANSARDUS Tariffs: Scotch WhiskyThere is a huge sense of frustration in the Scotch whisky industry and, indeed, among other spirits manufacturers about the fact that several European spirits were not included in…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Irish Border: Customs ArrangementsGiven that we cannot know what is needed to make the Irish border work until we have sketched the outline of our future relationship, and regardless of the shortcomings of the…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Thomas CookThe Thomas Cook branch in Clarkston was operated by a small but excellent team who are now worried about their futures and it also occupied a key high street unit. I very much…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerAlthough Opposition Members have rightly raised serious concerns about the possible impact of no deal, it is a shame those concerns have not been accompanied by an awareness of…25 Sept 2019HANSARD20 Years of DevolutionGiven that, 20 years on, fewer than half the people in Scotland think that devolution has led to better outcomes in education, health or the growth of the Scottish economy, does…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Child Maintenance ServiceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) on securing this important debate. The…23 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the consultation on NHS pensions that was announced this week, and while I do not think that 50:50 is the ultimate solution, I welcome the invitation to present other…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThank you for giving me the opportunity to speak, Dame Rosie. I had intended to speak last night on Second Reading, but my flight was delayed so I was not able to do so. I did,…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI take the right hon. Gentleman’s point. I think he knows what I mean about that layer of government, but having benefited from the excellent services of Belfast City Council in…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI would be incredibly frustrated by that. I will come on to the point about cherry-picking, which the hon. Member for Belfast East made last night. I do not pretend to be an…09 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe are approaching one of your favourite times of the year, Mr Speaker. Wimbledon starts next week, and many Members have already been enjoying hitting a few balls on the court in…26 Jun 2019HANSARDImmigrationIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. The opening remarks of the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald) were constructive in tone and…26 Jun 2019HANSARDImmigrationI thought that ours was a very good inquiry. That is why I said that I did not believe that the devolution of immigration policy was not possible. It is perfectly possible, but I…26 Jun 2019HANSARDNHS PensionsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. I hope he will not mind my taking the opportunity to plug the event I am hosting with the BMA next Wednesday between 4 pm…26 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Earlier this month, a school in the beautiful Israeli town of Sderot was hit by a rocket—one of 800 fired from Gaza this year. What message do the UK Government have for the…25 Jun 2019