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HANSARDElectronic VotingI thank my hon. Friend for that question. In my almost 20 years in this House I have probably spent the best part of a week traipsing around the Division Lobbies, exercising my…19 Mar 2020HANSARDElectronic VotingThe Commission is acting with the most up-to-date medical advice from Public Health England. If at any point it was felt that we could not continue with Divisions in their current…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to House of CommonsIt is, in fact, me who will be invited to congratulate the staff around the estate. Every effort possible is taking place to ensure that staff are kept safe and that their…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Remote WorkingEnabling remote working for hon. Members and staff is a key priority in the Parliamentary Digital Service’s response to covid-19. One focus is the provision of emergency laptops…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Remote WorkingI thoroughly agree with the hon. Lady. I think that all Members of the House will now know the value of being able to keep in contact with constituents through video conferencing…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Remote WorkingEvery effort will be made to ensure that people are connected, and all facilities will be used to keep Members of Parliament in contact with their constituents. The PDS support…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Remote WorkingAll I can say to the right hon. Gentleman is: let us not go back to the 19th century. Let us hope that our 21st-century resources and infrastructure are able to cope with the…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ8. Can the Prime Minister explain why he is so singularly unpopular in Scotland? He has lost half his Scottish MPs and support for independence is at an all-time high. Is it…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy hon. Friend is right to recognise the gravity of the Bill, but he is also right that we cannot let this pass without recognising the absurdity of the EVEL process. It is good…03 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?02 Mar 2020HANSARD Scottish Affairs CommitteeI just want to reinforce a point. This has nothing to do with or to say about English Members of Parliament being on the Scottish Affairs Committee; I am looking around the…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Scottish Affairs CommitteeI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. I thank him for that tribute. I do not think it is to do with the way that the Committee is chaired. Why the Committee has…02 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I ask the Secretary of State, and explicitly him on this question, what role does Dominic Cummings have in the Cabinet Office, and will he outline his professional and…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday, the former Chancellor said that he had resigned because of the interference of Dominic Cummings and the working arrangements of what is the second office of state.…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipWhat a load of bunkum, baloney and codswallop! This is nothing other than a route map to the cherished no deal, which is the real ambition of the Brexit zealots on the…27 Feb 2020HANSARDLeaving the EUThe response we have heard from the Government Front Bench today might explain why the Minister has lost half his Scottish colleagues, why the SNP is at 51% in the polls and why…12 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandOf course, we remember the right hon. Gentleman’s contribution of the “Go Home” vans, which he introduced when he was immigration Minister—but we will leave that aside just now.…11 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandWe are all grateful to the hon. Lady for her support for this motion. May I gently say to her that I know that there are issues across the rest of the United Kingdom, and that…11 Feb 2020HANSARDCompostable Waste from ParliamentI find all the welcomes that I have received very endearing. I understand that the signs that were produced earlier this week for the English votes procedure will not be required…06 Feb 2020HANSARDCompostable Waste from ParliamentI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his very sincere congratulations and welcome. [Laughter.] I assure him that Scotland does indeed ensure that it receives its Barnett…06 Feb 2020