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Speech in Commons Chamber - Sat 10 Sep 2022
Tributes to Her Late Majesty the Queen

"I keep thinking of that final photo of the Queen, taken only this week as she welcomed the Prime Minister to Balmoral. It is the most poignant of images. She is standing by an open fire with a familiar no-nonsense hairdo, and she is wearing a comfortable kilt. But a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jul 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q14. As the Prime Minister limps off into the history books, his name up there in the pantheon of greats alongside the Duke of Portland and Spencer Perceval, can he update us on his defenestration honours list? How many of his cronies will he ennoble? Can we expect him to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"13. Scots stood slack-jawed with astonishment this week at the news that the Prime Minister has abandoned his DUP bridge to Northern Ireland—perhaps he will offer hot air balloons for the crossing instead, and inflate them himself. We have broken bridge promises to Scotland and broken rail promises to northern …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"  Yesterday, at the Prime Minister’s instigation, 333 Conservative Members of this House, including some of its wealthiest, voted to deprive some of the world’s poorest children of clean water, while education for girls programmes that we guaranteed will be slashed, and polio eradication schemes too. Most people go into …..."
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Written Question
11 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance
Thursday 20th May 2021

Asked by: John Nicolson (Scottish National Party - Ochil and South Perthshire)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates renovation work on the Number 11 Downing Street flat took place.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer by my noble friend, Lord True (Minister of State at the Cabinet Office), of PQ HL14191, on 23 April 2021.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"While the UK Government are extending rates relief for only three months in England, the Scottish Government are doing so for the whole year, helping the retail, hospitality, leisure and aviation sectors. The Scottish Government want to go further still, so will the Minister support Scottish businesses by calling for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Feb 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" What offer his Department (a) made to and (b) received from the EU on reciprocal visa-free travel for touring musicians during negotiations on the future relationship with the EU. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Feb 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"Brexit chaos is not just impacting bands and orchestras in the music industry. Given prohibitive new Brexit visa costs, they will need to begin hiring crew and equipment from European suppliers. What hope does the Minister offer those who face losing work because of Brexit?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Early Parliamentary General Election

"I rise to help the hon. Gentleman. I think he may have misheard my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald), who asked him a straight question. We have a word in Scotland: feartie. I say to the hon. Gentleman, “Don’t be one. Give us a straight …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Feb 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"11. Given Ireland’s immigration criteria, and how different they are from the UK’s, I do not quite understand how anyone can stop European Union citizens from travelling through Ireland and on to the UK. Can the right hon. Gentleman spell it out for us?..."
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