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HANSARD“Get Britain Working” White PaperWe have heard much about the failures of the Conservative party, but after 17 years of SNP failures, young people in Central Ayrshire are looking to this Government for the…26 Nov 2024HANSARDPensions ReviewDavid Carson and Patricia Kennedy, constituents of mine in Central Ayrshire, face massively reduced pensions payments from their pre-1997 contributions to their Hewlett Packard…11 Nov 2024HANSARDPensions Review18. What progress her Department has made on the pensions review.11 Nov 2024HANSARD Ministerial Code: Policy AnnouncementsConservative Members, in their faux outrage, have complete amnesia about their series of egregious failures in government, for which people in my constituency are still paying the…29 Oct 2024HANSARD World Stroke DayWill the hon. Lady allow me to place on record my thanks to the innovative team at the stroke unit in Crosshouse hospital, whose new treatment, thrombolysis, means that—as the…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Remembrance and VeteransI join the House in thanking our armed forces, including people from Central Ayrshire who have served our country and who continue to put their lives on the line in the defence of…28 Oct 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five Missions5. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to implement the Government’s five missions.24 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill my right hon. Friend tell me what steps he is taking to keep Scotland at the heart of the Union and keep Ayrshire’s economy growing?24 Oct 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five MissionsThe excellent Ayrshire chamber of commerce is helping Ayrshire businesses to grow. After 17 years of the Scottish National party failing business in Scotland, businesses in…24 Oct 2024HANSARD International Investment SummitI join in the congratulations of colleagues who have made excellent maiden speeches, including my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth West (Jessica Toale). I was only sad not…17 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI agree with the hon. Gentleman that trust in politics is at a low point, in part because of the egregious failures of the Conservatives when in government. This is a small and…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Billrose—15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWould the hon. Gentleman care to comment on the 14 years of Tory Administration, which were full of reforming zeal and could have transformed this country in so many ways, yet…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Sport: Team GB and ParalympicsGBIt is a great privilege to have listened to so many of my colleagues’ maiden speeches this afternoon, including my hon. Friend the Member for East Kilbride and Strathaven (Joani…10 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsFourteen years of Tory neglect have left many of our schools on their knees. The situation is no better in Scotland. After 17 years of the SNP, Scotland’s once world-beating…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceI was pleased to hear the Minister make reference to new towns. My constituency of Central Ayrshire benefits from the new town of Irvine, where I was born. Just recently, Irvine…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceBefore the Minister moves on to service charges, I remind the House of something that I said last week, following the Prime Minister’s statement, about a similar fire that took…11 Sept 2024HANSARDPort Talbot Transition ProjectI congratulate my right hon. Friend on the deal that he has announced. As a former British trade commissioner to India, I assure him that it is a better deal from a better and…11 Sept 2024HANSARDUkraineThe Secretary of State spent the last Sunday of the election campaign in Prestwick, near our town’s world war two Polish war memorial. Within days, he was in Odesa and has stepped…10 Sept 2024HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 ReportToday’s report lists a series of terrible failures that let down the Grenfell community. The Grenfell fire affected communities in every part of the UK, and I wish to pass on the…04 Sept 2024