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Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh Excerpts

Tuesday 24th November 2015 Commons Chamber

[John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op)]

What a pleasure it is to follow such a thoughtful and well-informed speech from the hon. Member for South East Cornwall (Mrs Murray). I wish you had been in for the start of this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker, because what a shambles it was. Let me give you, for background, the context in which the debate was called for. The SNP is presiding over a disgraceful mismanagement of the core activities of government in its nation. Let me tell the House of the dreadful mess the SNP is making of health and education; there is a need to do so.

[Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire) (SNP)]

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

[John Woodcock]

If the hon. Lady will just take her seat for a moment—

[Ms Ahmed-Sheikh]

So you are not giving way.

[John Woodcock]

Let me just explain—[Interruption.]