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HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipOkay, for this last time.15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipThe hon. Gentleman has been speaking for 25 minutes.15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipThat really is not good enough from the hon. Gentleman. Not one Labour Back Bencher is down to speak in this important debate. They may not care about these issues, but our…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipWill the hon. Lady give way?15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipWhat can one say? It has been an absolutely fascinating debate. We have learned so much about where we are with the Government’s chaotic and tortuous Brexit. I think we have also…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipLet me tell the hon. Gentleman something about the record of the Scottish Government, because it will come as a bigger disappointment to him. Not only is support for Scottish…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI am not giving way to the hon. Gentleman, as he took half an hour—sorry. This is where we are in Scotland, and I thank Conservative Members from the bottom of my heart for…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipHe doesn’t. I do really feel sorry for the hon. Gentleman. There is the one Scottish Labour Member, the hon. Member for Edinburgh South (Ian Murray), who always has lots to say…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipWell, they never really have. They are no longer a force in Scottish politics—they have been well beaten into third place. But we do not really bother about the Labour party in…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI note that, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I apologise. But there are empty seats; if any of them want to come down, they will still find a few seats where they could sit down and…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI will tell the hon. Gentleman something about condemning things. I condemned what happened on the border a couple of weeks ago within an hour. I will condemn any of that type of…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. My right hon. Friend is absolutely right and spot on to be absolutely furious about what is planned for Scotland. Let me tell Government Members…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI will not give way, as I have heard enough screaming. Can I say one word to my hon. colleagues over there: super-state?15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipThe hon. Gentleman says the EU. The super-state has arrived, and people will not find it in Brussels; they will find it in Whitehall, because the unelected body that my right hon.…15 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodHere we are: the end game of the disastrous and tortuous Brexit, all summed up neatly in the not-too-catchy slogan, “Let’s get going.” Dominic Cummings must have been up all night…13 Jul 2020HANSARDEU Transition PeriodAn opinion poll recently found that 63% of the Scottish people back a Brexit extension—that is on top of the overwhelming majority who oppose the Brexit disaster in its…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Prime Minister (Nomination) and Cabinet (Appointment)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for the House of Commons to nominate the Prime Minister and approve appointments to the Cabinet; to…01 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Commons Apprenticeship ProgrammeI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his long-term interest in the issue of apprenticeships in the House of Commons. I reassure him we are doing absolutely everything to remain…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeIt is a real pleasure to speak in this debate. I have had the great privilege of having served in all the various ICGS working groups since their inception, and it is particularly…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeI think that concern has been expressed by the House staff after looking at the motions presented by the Leader of the House today. As was mentioned by the Leader of the House and…23 Jun 2020