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HANSARD Smaller Musical Genres: ScotlandAbsolutely; my hon. Friend is quite right to mention Celtic Connections, because they do not come any better than that. I remember when it all kicked off, back in 1993. It was a…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Smaller Musical Genres: ScotlandI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for smaller musical genres in Scotland. I look forward to serving under you in the Chair, Sir Mark, in this…31 Jan 2023HANSARDScotland Act 1998: Section 35 PowerThis is the single biggest attack on Scottish devolution and Scottish democracy since the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. A move to strike down a piece of…17 Jan 2023HANSARDScotland Act 1998: Section 35 PowerOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.17 Jan 2023HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. This has been an absolute and utter mess. The Secretary of State was not forced to come to the House to answer an urgent question. He…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerI know my hon. Friend has not had an opportunity to look at the statement of reasons, some 57 paragraphs of which have just been served up to us. I have had a chance to have a…17 Jan 2023HANSARDInternational Trade LinksI do not know where all this tosh that we have heard comes from this morning, but the reality of trade arrangements in Scotland and the UK is that, because of Brexit, £15 billion…11 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformI am glad that my hon. Friend is making that strong and powerful point. We have some gall to lecture the developing world about good governance arrangements, when we are prepared…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformWould it not be a simple way for Labour to show commitment to true House of Lords reform if it just stopped making appointments to it? A better gesture might be to even remove a…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformWhat a relief that is!10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, who is always courteous. I am an abolisher of the House of Lords, but the UK is a complex democracy and some sort of revising Chamber…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords Reformrose —10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformThis has always been a quandary for me: what does an independent Scotland do with existing peers who have Scottish titles or who are from a Scottish part of the world? It struck…10 Jan 2023HANSARDScotland’s FutureI rise from the unfamiliar terrain of the Back Benches for the first time in 21 years. I hope you will be gentle with me, Mr Deputy Speaker, as you always are, as I get used to…14 Dec 2022HANSARDPrivilegeWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?29 Nov 2022HANSARDPrivilegeWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?29 Nov 2022HANSARDPrivilegeWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?29 Nov 2022HANSARDPrivilegeI have been in this House for 21 years, and as you know, Madam Deputy Speaker, I have been a member of the House of Commons Commission for something like four years. I had…29 Nov 2022HANSARDPrivilegeWill the Leader of the House give way?29 Nov 2022