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HANSARDAppropriate ME TreatmentI could easily say amen and sit down, but I would like to compliment the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) on her speech. I hope this debate and the passionate…24 Jan 2019HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI have been deeply moved by all the speeches in this debate, but I particularly thank the hon. Members for Dudley North (Ian Austin) and for Bassetlaw (John Mann), and my hon.…24 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 23 January.23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsMay I associate myself with the comments that the Prime Minister made in relation to Holocaust Memorial Day? May I also say as a proud Scot that the United Kingdom of Great…23 Jan 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundThe UK shared prosperity fund should be just that—a UK-wide fund. What discussions have my right hon. Friend and the Secretary of State for Scotland had with the Treasury to…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen can we expect the report the Foreign Secretary has commissioned on UK support for persecuted Christians to be published, and will he make a statement at that time?22 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionDoes my right hon. Friend agree that everyone in this House who values our precious Union should remember that the Scottish nationalists will seek to take full advantage of any…21 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ImmigrationMay I, as the Member of Parliament for Dunblane, add my admiration for Sir Andy Murray and, indeed, for his mother? On the White Paper on future immigration, does my right hon.…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentAbsolutely not. We have the right approach to industrial strategy, the right approach to clean energy strategy and the right approach to new and evolving technologies. This…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Laura Smith). I rise to make a short contribution simply to state that I have full confidence in this…16 Jan 2019HANSARD Long-term Capital for BusinessIt was perhaps a portent that throughout the Minister’s speech I could hear cheering. It was from outside, but it entered the Chamber, and I must confess that there were many…15 Jan 2019HANSARD Long-term Capital for BusinessYes. I am grateful for that very important point of information. It is important that the British Business Bank has representation in all parts of the United Kingdom, but…15 Jan 2019HANSARD Long-term Capital for BusinessI am grateful to my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for that very valuable intervention. I will return to that idea shortly. As I said, this is not just about start-ups; it…15 Jan 2019HANSARD Long-term Capital for BusinessAnyone would think that my hon. Friend and I were working in some form of symbiosis, because the very next thing I wanted to say was that the need for investment is never more…15 Jan 2019HANSARD Long-term Capital for BusinessA timely intervention, as ever, from the hon. Gentleman. These British Isles are a crucible for invention. The genius of the people of these islands, their creative free thinking…15 Jan 2019HANSARD Long-term Capital for BusinessI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that timely intervention. That is the very point I will come on to. Let us examine the critical reason for our lack of national productivity,…15 Jan 2019HANSARD Long-term Capital for BusinessI beg to move, That this House has considered provision of long-term capital for business. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker, and it is truly a…15 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUDoes my right hon. Friend agree that any failure of this House to comply with the instruction of the people to take this country out of the European Union in an orderly way will…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevent International Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Given the fact that the Minister has fulfilled every single one of the commitments he has given to the House and to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, of…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Given the fact that the Minister has fulfilled every single one of the commitments he has given to the House and to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, of…14 Jan 2019