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HANSARDCancer in Teenagers and Young AdultsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing this very important debate. I will…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCancer in Teenagers and Young AdultsI agree that is arguably one of the opportunities of a more cashless society. If people are making a payment, the gift aid opportunities are potentially easier to access than with…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Outbreak: DWP ResponseI pay tribute to the members of the Work and Pensions Committee and its Chair, the right hon. Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms), for the important work they have been carrying…26 Nov 2020HANSARD Mental Health Support: PolicingI apologise for missing the start of this very important debate. As a former police officer myself, I am aware of this issue and the additional burden that police officers face in…25 Nov 2020HANSARDInstitutional RacismWhat steps the Government are taking to tackle institutional racism.25 Nov 2020HANSARDInstitutional RacismThis year, one of the issues about which I received the most correspondence was the Black Lives Matter movement and the death of George Floyd. A key thing that came across was…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Mental Health Support: PolicingAs a police officer, I remember paying my monthly subs to the national police treatment centre in Auchterarder and the one in Harrogate as well. I would be interested to know the…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanI welcome the plans in place to test students, enabling them to travel home for Christmas, and I commend the work of the University of St Andrews, in my constituency, which has…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Learning FundIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood) on securing what is clearly an important…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Continuity Trade Agreements: Parliamentary ScrutinyWhile the Department for International Trade attempts to strike trade deals, its counterparts in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are using the United…17 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]There is nothing more for me to say, other than to add my thanks to Members of this House and the other place for their work on the Bill. There is much to recommend the Bill, and…16 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]I would like to speak to amendments 1 and 6, which have been tabled in my name and the names of other Liberal Democrat Members, and in favour of the cross-party amendment 7,…16 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Gentleman for his endorsement of my remarks. I hope the Minister will comment on this in winding up. Open and closed schemes are on a continuum. A scheme opens,…16 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]I thank the Minister for that intervention, but I would ask him again to consider accepting either amendment 7 or amendment 1, which would put that commitment on the face of the…16 Nov 2020HANSARDSelf-employed People: Covid-19What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on Government support for self-employed people during the covid-19 outbreak.10 Nov 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillDoes the hon. Member agree that, arguably, having such a narrow tolerance could create a butterfly effect, whereby a housing development in one constituency might then tip it over…10 Nov 2020HANSARDSelf-employed People: Covid-19Following yesterday’s news about a covid vaccine, for the first time in a while it feels as though there may be an end in sight. If it becomes clear that a return to normality…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillMay I start by echoing the comments of Members from across the House in wishing the Minister for the Constitution and Devolution well at this difficult time? I hope her treatment…10 Nov 2020HANSARDSupporting Disadvantaged FamiliesI join other Opposition Members in welcoming the Government’s movement on the issue, and I am pleased that they finally agree that no child should go hungry in the UK, but the…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Live Events and Weddings: Covid-19 SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. Live events are obviously very important across North East Fife. Although nightclubs are thin on the ground, unlike in…09 Nov 2020