I raised the issue of electoral fraud with the Government.
I referenced the recent report published by the Electoral Reform Society which concluded the Government's plans to introduce voter ID checks will disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters.
I asked the Constitution Minister, Chloe Smith MP, when the Government plans to tackle the real electoral fraud issue of the spending breaches from the Tory, Labour and Lib Dem parties:
I asked Margot James MP why Scotland only gets a fraction of broadband funding in comparison to England.
Our land mass equates to two-thirds of the size of England, we also have more challenging geography and islands to cover.
However when it comes to broadband funding, Scotland only receives 20% of what England is given:
I brought up the 'hard border' issue between Northern Ireland and the Republic. I also highlighted the Government's "obsession" with ending the free movement of people and asked how border control would work under the requirements of the Good Friday Agreement:
I raised the issue of double charges in relation to battery installations, and asked when the Government will act on their pledge to amend the Electricity Act (1989):
I raised the issue of introducing electronic voting due to its practicality:
Today I raised the issue of one of my constituents, Mr Robb, who has been having difficulty with ESA (Employment Support Allowance).
Here is my question and Andrea Leadsom's response:
I spoke out against an outrageous decision to demolish a Bedouin village in Palestine that I visited almost two years ago:
I wanted to put on record my utter disgust at the comments made in the Chamber by a Tory MP that "suicide" was an option for the leader of the SNP to consider
I have close friends affected by the suicide of family members, and having recently visited my local branch of the Samaritans and talked to volunteers and staff there, I know first–hand the devastating affects this can have on all.
As parliamentarians we must always be mindful of the power of the language we use, and I wanted to call on the Leader of the House today to ensure that appropriate actions are taken to rectify this behaviour.
Apparently the Tory Secretary of State for Scotland finds my question asking for confirmation of the timeline for the UK Government to agree the Ayrshire Growth Deal as a “constant flow of negativity!". The only negative is his inability to answer such a basic question!
This is the Constituency webpage of Alan Brown MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun.
You can find out what Alan has been working on in the Westminster Parliament and the issues he has raised and is supporting.
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