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Speech in General Committees - Tue 07 Mar 2017
Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2017

"It is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair today, Mr Wilson. I had not realised that you had been elevated to such heights. It is long overdue.

I will not delay the Committee for very long, as we obviously support the order, but I will ask for …..."

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Speech in General Committees - Tue 31 Jan 2017
Draft Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2017

"It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Gray. I welcome the order. The important thing about this debate is that it is not about the present Scottish Government or the past Scottish Government and how they have behaved; it is about the Scottish Government as an …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 18 Oct 2016
Draft Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2016

"It is pleasure to be before you today, Mr Rosindell. To get straight to the point, this is a tidying-up exercise, which is long overdue. People who are facing the misery of bankruptcy and people trying to advise them do not need any complications on top of what they have …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 13 Sep 2016
Draft Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential provisions and modifications) Order 2016

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I welcome the changes made in article 2 of this statutory instrument, which confer similar powers afforded to constables under section 13 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 to immigration officers not below the rank of …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 13 Sep 2016
Draft Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential provisions and modifications) Order 2016

"I accept that the point about travel has been resolved and that the Government acted on the concerns that were raised. The issue was more about the definition of

“slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.”

I hope that the Minister or his civil servants will advise that there is …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Sep 2016
Claim of Right for Scotland

"It is a privilege to be here before you today, Mr Bone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) on securing this debate.

I am proud that the Labour party is the party of devolution. The Labour party pushed for devolution while in opposition and supported the …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Sep 2016
Claim of Right for Scotland

"I will give way, but please be quick...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Sep 2016
Claim of Right for Scotland

"The whole debate is about the will of the people. People chose not to go for that, and that is their choice. Scotland, despite the claims made by the right hon. Member for Surrey Heath about Ruth Davidson, still remains historically a socialist heartland. The majority of the electorate are …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 May 2016
The Economy and Work

"The Chancellor has taken us through what has been happening in the Labour party recently. May I ask him to comment on what has been said about him and his leader by the former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Apr 2016
Tax Avoidance and Evasion

"Will the Minister give way? I want to help...."
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