"Forget the triple lock and the other measures to protect pensions that the Minister has just promoted; the simple fact is that according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies in future 14% of women will receive a lower income at state pension age than they would have under the current …..." Alan Brown - View Speech
"3. What discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on the compatibility of Government proposals on investigatory powers with EU law...." Alan Brown - View Speech
"Recent judgments from the European Court of Human Rights, such as in Zakharov v. Russia, strongly suggest that the powers in the United Kingdom’s draft Investigatory Powers Bill could violate the European convention on human rights. What discussions has he had with his colleagues in the Home Office to …..." Alan Brown - View Speech
"1. What assessment she has made of the effect on equality of recent changes to the Government’s definition of child poverty. ..." Alan Brown - View Speech
"I thank the Secretary of State for her comments. Those of us on the Scottish National party Benches agree with what she said about the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) and the First Minister for Northern Ireland.
"1. If he will publish his legal advice on the legality of the UK carrying out airstrikes in Syria in the absence of a UN Security Council resolution on that matter...." Alan Brown - View Speech
"I thank the Attorney General for that answer, and I hope that the Scottish media are listening on this issue of the publication of legal advice with respect to the Scottish Parliament. I welcome the fact that there will be some disclosure later on. I understand convention, but I still …..." Alan Brown - View Speech