John Lamont

The hon. Member makes an important point, but I think this is about balance. We do not want to stigmatise many of the people coming into rural communities, who are keeping the village shop open and th

I agree. What the SNP Scottish Government have done to housing in Scotland is an absolute scandal, and it is affecting the hon. Member’s constituency, just as it affects my own. I want to dwell a bit

I congratulate the hon. Member for St Ives (Andrew George) on doing so well in the private Member’s Bill ballot and on bringing forward this Bill. He first brought his Affordable Homes Bill to this Ho

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. We taxed smoking to try to stop people smoking, and the Government’s philosophy seems to be that they are taxing jobs to try to stop people being employed. Dur

It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dr Huq. Whether it is a seaside town in Lancashire or on the Berwickshire coast, the story is much the same. In the coastal town of Eyemouth, next to t

Q9. The price of heating oil has doubled in the last year, and more than 9,000 households in the Scottish borders rely on it to heat their homes. Many are vulnerable people; many are pensioners, like