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HANSARDUS Tariffs: Scotch WhiskyLet me confirm to the Minister that no Scottish Conservative considers Scotland’s economy to be a basket case. What an insult that was from the hon. and learned Member for…07 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Stirling constituency is the third worst constituency for mobile phone coverage in Scotland. What are the Government doing to remedy this?03 Oct 2019HANSARD Child Maintenance Service: Payment Recovery from Absent ParentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Owen, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Glenrothes (Peter Grant) on bringing this subject back to Westminster Hall. I…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Arms Export Licences (Saudi Arabia)It is of vital reputational importance that we maintain the most rigorous and robust export licensing regime in the world. To that end, what is the basis upon which these licences…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Hong KongBuilding on the Foreign Secretary’s response to my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double), the confidence of the people of Hong Kong in the intentions of…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for the detail he has given today, but before he gives Derek Mackay another £52 million, can he find out what has happened to the £92 million…25 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn line with the recommendations in the Bishop of Truro’s report, are the Government prepared and ready to impose sanctions on the perpetrators of freedom of religion or belief…03 Sept 2019HANSARDSummer AdjournmentThere would not be a Stirling and Clackmannanshire city region deal without the former Secretary of State either, so I put on record my grateful thanks to him too.25 Jul 2019HANSARDSummer AdjournmentI am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Bury South (Mr Lewis). I was deeply impressed by what he said about antisemitism, and also about whistleblowing. I am the co-chair of…25 Jul 2019HANSARDSummer AdjournmentDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the best strategy for preserving the Union would be to banish “devolve and forget” for good?25 Jul 2019HANSARD Workplace Deaths: ScotlandThree of the five deaths that related to the use of all-terrain vehicles were in Scotland. Has the Minister had an opportunity to consider what might be done to better reinforce…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Effect on the UnionMore than 100 powers that are currently held in Brussels are to be transferred to Holyrood after Brexit. Therefore, does my right hon. Friend agree that, far from removing powers…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Workplace Deaths: ScotlandThe Minister is being generous in giving way. In agricultural deaths, there has been a demographic shift towards people aged over 60. Is that true generally of reported workplace…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Child Maintenance ServiceIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) on securing this important…23 Jul 2019HANSARDPersecution of Christians OverseasI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen South (Ross Thomson) on his speech. It is deeply humbling for me to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona…18 Jul 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI want to return to the subject raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen South (Ross Thomson): the 1,187 people who have died in Scotland because of drug misuse. This is…18 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am, of course, delighted to welcome the new trains on the east coast main line, but when will they get to Stirling?18 Jul 2019HANSARDPersecution of Christians OverseasMy hon. Friend is right to echo the call in the report for the United Kingdom to become a champion of freedom of religion or belief, but does she share my concern about the…18 Jul 2019HANSARD AquacultureIt is illuminating and apposite that the hon. Lady draws the attention of the Chamber to the cuts that the SNP Scottish Government have inflicted on Scottish local authorities. In…17 Jul 2019HANSARD AquacultureOne of the encouraging things about interacting with Ministers from DEFRA is the state of readiness in that Department, which is led by an excellent Secretary of State and…17 Jul 2019