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Leaving the EU: Support for Businesses based in Scotland — House of Commons, 2019-02-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on fiscal support for businesses based in Scotland to prepare for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Gavin Andrew Stuart Newlands (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): I am not entirely convinced by that answer. With the risk of red meat facing tariffs of around 40%, the president of the National Farmers Union of Scotland, Andrew McCornick, described a no-deal Brexit as "catastrophic" for Scotland’s farmers and crofters. In the event that the Prime Minister is unable to get her deal through the Commons and opts for no deal instead of extending article 50, and given what the Secretary of State has said about no deal, will he resign?
Leaving the EU: Support for Businesses based in Scotland — House of Commons, 2019-02-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on fiscal support for businesses based in Scotland to prepare for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Andrew Egan Henderson Hendry (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): A recent survey by Ernst & Young found that 92% of Scottish firms do not feel fully ready for Brexit. They are being left adrift by this Government. Given the calamitous collapse of the phantom deal for the ferry company with no ships—the Seaborne Freight fiasco—does the Secretary of State stick by his comment that the contract was "prudent and responsible"?
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2019-02-12
Topic: Immigration
Martin John Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): The Prime Minister assured the House on 14 January that the right to be British, Irish or both in Northern Ireland was clear and referenced in the withdrawal agreement, yet in Belfast on 5 February stated that "I know that in some cases recently, people have encountered difficulties in securing their"— Irish— "rights as Irish citizens" Does the Prime Minister therefore recognise and agree that Emma DeSouza and many others in Northern Ireland are Irish citizens and therefore EU citizens, all the while the Home Office claims they are British?
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2019-02-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Stephen Patrick Gethins (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): Last week, my constituent Karin Vaughan had to travel to a registration centre in Edinburgh from the village of Letham in Fife. Mrs Vaughan moved to the UK 74 years ago when she was three months old. Her village is very, very angry. She is upset. What is the Prime Minister’s message to Mrs Vaughan? I hope it is, "I’m sorry."
TV Licences: Over-75s — House of Commons, 2019-01-31
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: If he will make it his policy to maintain free TV licences for people over the age of 75 after the end of the current scheme in 2020.; If he will make it his policy to maintain the provision of free TV licences for people aged 75 and over after the current scheme expires in 2020.; If he will make it his policy to maintain the provision of free TV licences for people aged 75 and over after the current scheme expires in 2020.
Hannah Mary Bardell (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): With your indulgence, Mr Speaker, I would like to put on the record the condolences and sympathy of everybody in this House for the family of Molly Russell. Her untimely death stands as a stark reminder of the dangers of online self-harm posts. I hope the Secretary of State will join me in offering the family our condolences and in doing everything we can to tackle those harmful posts Is it not the case that the Secretary of State’s predecessor, the previous Chancellor and the previous Secretary of State for Department for Culture, Media and Sport held the BBC to ransom over this issue, and that he has been left to clean up this mess? He should stick to his manifesto commitment to maintain pensioner benefits, including the TV licence, so elderly constituents in my Livingston constituency and across the UK can continue to enjoy it.
TV Broadcasts: Audio Description — House of Commons, 2019-01-31
Topic: Civil Rights
Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): Despite there being more than 2 million people with visual impairment and approximately 400,000 registered blind people in the UK, broadcasters are mandated to supply audio description for only 10% of programmes. Does the Minister agree that TV broadcasts should be enjoyed by everyone? Will she review legislation to end this discrimination?
Fashion Industry — House of Commons, 2019-01-31
Topic: Mixed Topics
Lisa Cameron (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): I thank the hon. Lady and the Select Committee for an excellent interim report. As chair of the all-party group on textiles and fashion, we welcome the report. We recently held a roundtable to look at this very issue and were shocked to hear evidence of child labour and child refugees working in a lot of the fashion and textile industry. Will she look at those issues going forward? One suggestion made was for a traffic light system to help consumers choose the most ethical fashion.
Equitable Life — House of Commons, 2019-01-31
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Joanna Catherine Cherry (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): The hon. Lady is making some good points, and I like the one about the dangers of undermining confidence in the financial sector. Does she agree that the financial sector is massively important not only to London but to Edinburgh, where my constituency is? Edinburgh has the second biggest financial sector in the UK. If we do not sort out the problem of regulation, confidence in the financial sector may be lost.
State Pension Age: Women — House of Commons, 2019-01-31
Topic: Mixed Topics
Patrick John Grady (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. If there were a free vote tomorrow, there would be an overwhelming majority in this House in favour of justice for the WASPI women. This is an opportunity for me to put on record the absolute support and solidarity of the Scottish National party for everything that she is saying. I know that many of us, including my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens), who is in the Chamber, will be marching with the WASPI women in Glasgow on 23 February precisely for that justice.
State Pension Age: Women — House of Commons, 2019-01-31
Topic: Civil Rights
Christopher Charles Stephens (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): Surely there is also an historic injustice here. If the women who were born in the 1950s were growing up in the 1970s, they would have been unable to go into a shop to get credit, or to rent a television, because those shop owners would have insisted that the male partner, or the father of that person, sign something to make sure that they could get those things. There really is an historic injustice in the way in which 1950s women have been treated by society.
Engagements — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Immigration
Andrew Egan Henderson Hendry (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): I echo the Prime Minister’s comments on Lord Paddy Ashdown and, of course, on the disgraceful behaviour and threats to politicians and journalists going about their business Like those in the rest of the UK, 235,000 EU nationals in Scotland were treated to a Christmas removal threat via social media from the UK Home Office telling them to register if they want to stay in the UK after December 2020. Friends, neighbours, colleagues—people vital to the Scottish economy—were shamefully told to pay to stay in their own homes. Will the Prime Minister confirm what will happen to those not registered by December 2020? Does she realise that, for those affected, this feels less like a hostile environment and more like a xenophobic one?
Engagements — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Civil Rights
Questions: The Govern- ment’s commitment to the armed forces covenant is commendable, as is their focus on reducing reoffending. Care after Combat is doing remarkable work in this area, and its veterans have a reoffending rate of 8% compared to a national average of 45% on leaving prison, saving the Government £20 million. Will my right hon. Friend therefore convene a cross-Government effort not only to shore up Care after Combat’s work, but to look to expand it nationally?; The NHS long-term plan is hugely welcome, particularly its recognition that GPs are the bedrock of the NHS. Does the Prime Minister agree that it is vital that we do all we can to support GPs in staying in general practice, and that the education and training budget be urgently prioritised, to enable a wide range of healthcare professionals to support GPs in their practices?
Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): I concur with the Prime Minister in her remarks on Paddy Ashdown. I make the point that all of us collectively have a responsibility to make sure that there is no intimidation in our public life The Prime Minister delayed the doomed Brexit vote last year on the promise of written concessions from Brussels. Prime Minister, where are they?
Points of Order — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Other
Angus Brendan MacNeil (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Just before I begin, I wish Michel Barnier a happy 68th birthday today. The contention in which this amendment is held is surely all the justification required for Members to vote on it and to decide one way or the other, and you are correct in what you are doing.
Points of Order — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Other
Peter Wishart (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): On a point of order, Mr Speaker. My point is equally important constitutionally. Are there any means available to this House of communicating to the Conservative party that we are all now bored and tired of all these points of order? The nation is increasingly embarrassed by them. How do we therefore get on with today’s debate?
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Mixed Topics
Alan Brown (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): Clearly, the whole point of the backstop is to avoid a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, so will the Secretary of State outline the Government’s timeframe for the invention, trial and deployment of the new technology needed for an invisible border with absolutely no infrastructure?
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Mixed Topics
Stephen Patrick Gethins (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): My hon. Friend is right. It is truly remarkable that the Secretary of State for Scotland is still in a job. He is pursuing a policy that he knows will not only make us poorer, but put Scotland at a competitive disadvantage. I say to our friends from Northern Ireland that we want them to thrive. This has nothing to do with the state of Northern Ireland; it is simply about having a level playing field across these islands. Having a level playing field means that under the agreement, we have access to the markets that Northern Ireland has access to, and it means having EU vessels—
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Mixed Topics
Stephen Patrick Gethins (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): If the hon. Gentleman can answer the point about why the Secretary of State for Scotland is still in post, or can say whether we will cede waters to EU vessels and place barriers on trade for customers, I would love to hear from him.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Civil Rights
Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): Does it not offend natural justice that people are being made to pay that fee to maintain rights that they already have and enjoy, yet they were excluded from the vote itself and have played no part in the democratic mechanisms that have brought us to this point? The Government have done everything to isolate them and are doing everything to isolate them further. Would it not show an element of good will, at least, if they cancelled the £65 fee?
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Mixed Topics
Andrew Egan Henderson Hendry (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): My hon. Friend is making a fantastic speech. Is the situation not even worse, because these people—our friends and neighbours, our colleagues, people we depend on in our communities and throughout Scotland, have been asked—even when they have been here for decades, to apply to pay to stay in their own homes?
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Immigration
Stephen Patrick Gethins (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): As usual, my hon. Friend makes a powerful point about EU citizens on behalf of his constituents. Truly there is shame on this Government for the way they treat our neighbours and fellow citizens. They are whipping up a frenzy over immigration and those seen as outsiders. The Government have disgraced themselves, and, following the vote of no confidence, are no longer fit for office.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Mixed Topics
Stephen Patrick Gethins (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): It is extraordinary that the hon. Member cannot engage with any of the arguments or defend his own Government. Indeed, he cannot even vote for his own Government. The way the First Minister came out the day after the referendum to give that reassurance to EU nationals and the way the Scottish Government have said they will waive the fees of public sector workers which as yet the UK Government have not had the decency to do—I hope they will change their mind—should put each and every Government Member to shame. In the independence referendum, as in Scottish Parliament and local authority elections, those EU citizens—our friends and neighbours—have the franchise, they have the vote, and they are treated with decency, which is a lot more than can be said here.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Immigration
Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): Everyone will know by now that my husband is German and that we have many friends who are EU citizens. With many EU citizens who have been here for decades being refused permanent right to remain and they or their children being refused citizenship, does my hon. Friend agree that it is not just about the money? There should not be an application. Even a registration would suggest something different. An application implies that someone can be refused.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Civil Rights
Stephen Patrick Gethins (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. She frequently makes very good points on that very matter. This goes to the heart of what kind of society we want to build and how we treat our friends and neighbours. Do we want that isolationism, or do we have the decency to treat our friends and neighbours appropriately?
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Immigration
Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): My hon. Friend is making a very powerful speech touching on the human elements and our responsibility to our friends and neighbours, but there is also the fundamental point about our rights as EU citizens. Could anyone defend the current position? He worked in Europe for many years. We today have the opportunity to work in 28 member states. How is it right that if the Government get their way UK citizens will have the right to work in only one state and will be excluded from the opportunity to work in Europe which he, I and many others had? It is a disgrace that that right is being taken away from our young people.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Other
Carol Frances Monaghan (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): I think that all we would argue about is where the lines are drawn. The hon. Gentleman obviously feels that he is British, and we feel that we are Scottish. Both of us are happy to show pride in our nations, as we see them.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Immigration
Carol Frances Monaghan (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): The public, frankly, are fed up with this, but they are also worried. I have been overwhelmed with correspondence from my constituents, 69% of whom voted to remain, and many of whom have since changed from leave to remain supporters. They have raised concerns about the treatment of EU nationals and the impact that it will have on the NHS, and they are angry at the tone of the negotiations. Today’s carry-on after Prime Minister’s questions does nothing to restore anyone’s faith in the Government or the Tory party.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2019-01-09
Topic: Immigration
Alison Emily Thewliss (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): My hon. Friend makes an excellent point about the salary thresholds. My experience of dealing with many constituents, who are treated very shabbily by the Home Office, is that they work all the hours God sends and still cannot reach the thresholds to get their families to come over from other countries. I have a constituent who missed out by a matter of pounds and was not able to bring over their family.
Leaving the European Union — House of Commons, 2019-02-26
Topic: Immigration
Alison Emily Thewliss (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): We all know that no deal would be an absolute catastrophe on so many different levels. Does the Prime Minister acknowledge that her own deal will have a huge impact on the economy as well? Cutting immigration of EU nationals by 80% will be the ruination of many cities and towns across our country.
Leaving the European Union — House of Commons, 2019-02-26
Topic: Civil Rights
Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): Last week, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee released a report, backed unanimously by its members, on the issue of disinformation, particularly in relation to electoral campaigns. Given the release of that report and the questions that surround the leave campaigns, some of which amount to fraud on an industrial scale, before she proceeds any further, why has the Prime Minister not set up a judge-led public inquiry with the power to summon evidence and witnesses, to determine whether she is proceeding on the basis of a fraudulent campaign and a fraudulent result?
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2019-01-08
Topic: Public Lands
Alison Emily Thewliss (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): I thank the Secretary of State for that answer A meeting of stakeholders was recently held in Pollokshields in my constituency to discuss the problems of fireworks in the community, as they really cause local residents a huge amount of distress. The Minister wrote to me last year saying that a meeting would be set up with me and other MPs to discuss the matter further. Will he give me more information as to what progress has been made to set up the meeting, as my constituents do not want to be forgotten about?
Universal Credit: Managed Migration — House of Commons, 2019-01-08
Topic: Mixed Topics
Christopher Charles Stephens (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): Will the pilot just move 10,000 people on to the existing system, or will there be meaningful changes before it begins, as requested by the Select Committee and by stakeholders? Will the Minister look at the position of individuals who turn down jobs involving zero-hours contracts, who are liable to be sanctioned under universal credit but would not be sanctioned under legacy benefits?
Universal Credit: Managed Migration — House of Commons, 2019-01-08
Topic: Immigration
Patrick John Grady (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): The Minister must accept that he is kicking the can down the road and that managed migration is of no comfort to people in Glasgow North who are making new claims, are on a natural migration waiting weeks for the first payment or are subject to the mendacious two-child policy. If the UK Government cannot fix the flaws they themselves admit exist in UC, is it not time to devolve these powers fully to the Scottish Parliament and Government, who will put fairness and dignity at the heart of social security?
Universal Credit: Managed Migration — House of Commons, 2019-01-08
Topic: Housing
Alison Emily Thewliss (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): Will the Minister look at a serious flaw in debt repayment between legacy systems and the UC system? A constituent of mine has been diligently repaying an historical tax credit debt but that debt also moved when she moved on to UC. HMRC deducted £11 a month, but the DWP wants to take £79.46 from an income of only £317.82 per month after housing costs. Will the Minister meet me to discuss this case and the unfairness in the system, because people cannot live on this amount of money?
Universal Credit: Managed Migration — House of Commons, 2019-01-08
Topic: Immigration
Martin John Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): The regulations that the Government intended to lay did have provision for back payments for those who transitioned through natural migration and lost their entitlement to severe disability premium. Given that both women’s aid organisations in my constituency, Clydebank Women’s Aid and Dumbarton District Women’s Aid, are gravely concerned about the impact of transition not just on those vulnerable women fleeing domestic abuse but those who have children who are disabled, will the Government now bring forward regulations to initiate these back payments and ensure no one loses out in the future? A yes or no answer would be helpful.
Seaborne Freight — House of Commons, 2019-01-08
Topic: Mixed Topics
Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): It has certainly been an "I see no ships" sort of week, but what consideration has the Secretary of State given to utilising ports in other parts of the UK—namely, the high-exporting country of Scotland? I hear really good things about the potential for a Rosyth-Zeebrugge ferry link, for which potential ships have actually been identified. Is not Scotland losing out? How can we realise Scotland’s potential in this Brexit fiasco?
Social Media Platforms: Harmful Content — House of Commons, 2019-03-07
Topic: Mixed Topics
Andrew Egan Henderson Hendry (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): On this issue, the Health Secretary said in January: "It would be far better to do it in concert with the social media companies, but if we think…that they’re refusing to do so, then we can and we must legislate." What legislation is the Culture Secretary planning, and will he confirm whether this includes plans for an independent social media regulator?
Social Media Platforms: Harmful Content — House of Commons, 2019-03-07
Topic: Civil Rights
Hannah Mary Bardell (Scottish National Party, Centre-left): Following on from the question from the hon. Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire) from the Labour Benches about "Rape Day", the game was created by developer Desk Plant. For the benefit of the Secretary of State, those in the Chamber and those watching, I should say that the game enables players to "verbally harass, kill, and rape women", and its contents include "violence, sexual assault, non-consensual sex, obscene language, necrophilia, and incest." A game of this nature has no place in our society. I am glad it has been pulled by gaming site Steam, but its statement was woeful; it did not even accept or acknowledge the risk that it could pose. At a time when one in five women will experience sexual violence in their lives, and in the week when International Women’s Day falls, will the Secretary of State work with me and others to launch a review of how this game even got to the development and approval stage and make sure that it appears on no other platforms?