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HANSARD20 Years of DevolutionIt is a pleasure, as ever, to follow the hon. Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (Hugh Gaffney). I want to look forward in this debate, but to do that I first have to…11 Jul 2019HANSARDDevolutionWe understand that the Dunlop review is to look at the organisation of Departments and whether they are optimised for devolution. Do the Government have any plans or intention to…10 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe Secretary of State has been consistent, if nothing else, in denying the Scottish Parliament’s aspirations to offer the people of Scotland a choice between remaining in a…19 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUMany of us appreciate that this may well be the Secretary of State’s last outing in this Chamber in his current role, so his mind may be somewhat distracted, but he must surely…19 Jun 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration: Non-UK EU CitizensYesterday, the Minister told me that he had received official advice that it would not be possible to bring forward a statutory instrument in advance of the European elections to…05 Jun 2019HANSARDEU Parliament Elections: Denial of VotesWhether by accident or design, this Government have presided over the disenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands of our neighbours and friends who wanted to vote in that election…04 Jun 2019HANSARDSociety Lottery Reform7. What steps he plans to take in response to the consultation on society lottery reform.23 May 2019HANSARDProsecution Rates: Electoral FraudI think that we all agree that electoral fraud should be rooted out and tackled, but the question is one of priorities. Many of us fail to understand why the Government appear…23 May 2019HANSARDSociety Lottery ReformIn February last year I wrote on behalf of the People’s Postcode Lottery to ask for the limit on charity lottery sales to be raised to £100 million. On 7 February I was told that…23 May 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsI agree completely with what the right hon. Gentleman is saying. I think he is coming to the heart of the matter. I, like many other people, have a private pension fund, and I…22 May 2019HANSARDDevolution: Welfare6. What assessment the Government have made of the potential merits of devolving the administration of welfare to the Welsh Government.15 May 2019HANSARDDevolution: WelfareDoes not the experience in Scotland, where even a limited devolution of social security powers has allowed the Scottish Government to mitigate the worst excesses of Tory austerity…15 May 2019HANSARDMiddle East16. What recent representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the annexation of land in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.14 May 2019HANSARDMiddle EastI welcome the Minister’s condemnation of any proposals to annex Occupied Palestinian Territories, but we know that President Trump will announce the “deal of the century” shortly…14 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Devolution SettlementThat does not answer the question, and it certainly does not sound like the response of someone who believes in the Claim of Right. Is it not really the case that it does not…08 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Devolution SettlementTwo weeks tomorrow the people of Scotland go to the polls, and the Scottish National party will be fighting that election not just resisting the shambles of the Tory Brexit but…08 May 2019HANSARD No-Deal Brexit: Cross-channel FreightWe all knew that a no-deal exit might happen, but none of us could have said that it would definitely happen. So I do not know which is worse: whether the Secretary of State has…02 May 2019HANSARD National Security Council LeakGiven that this has never happened before, is not the real question how it can be that the former Defence Secretary, or indeed anyone else, has felt so emboldened and confident to…02 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeIn the 1970s, as a teenager, I first got involved in political activity through campaigning on the environment and against nuclear power. It is amazing the change that has…01 May 2019HANSARDHouse of Lords MembershipI welcome the Minister to his place. Unelected, out of touch, unresponsive—the House of Lords is not only a relic from a bygone era; it is a stain on our modern democracy. When…24 Apr 2019