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HANSARDFood Waste and Food DistributionThank you, Ms Vaz. I was thinking, “Please don’t call me, because my speech is eight minutes,” but there we go—you have not given me time to cut it down! I thank the hon. Member…16 Apr 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesIn his statement, the Prime Minister told us that one of his motives was the ordinary people of Yemen. He said that the Houthis’ attacks risked worsening the dire humanitarian…15 Jan 2024HANSARD Cost of Living in ScotlandI was waiting for the appropriate moment. I thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate, but also for allowing me to make a couple of points. I wonder whether my hon. Friend…09 Jan 2024HANSARDSri LankaMany prominent Sri Lankans were credibly accused of war crimes against the Tamil minority, particularly towards the end of the 30-year civil war in Sri Lanka. But all these years…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSri Lanka12. Whether his Department is taking diplomatic steps to help ensure that perpetrators of alleged human rights violations against the Tamil community in Sri Lanka are held to…12 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael-Hamas War: DiplomacyHumanitarian aid agencies are now repeatedly warning in strong and unmistakable terms that they simply cannot fulfil their mandate in Gaza. The United Nations Relief and Works…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Sri Lankan Tamils and Human RightsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day), and I thank him on behalf of all my Tamil friends and colleagues for bringing this debate…05 Dec 2023HANSARDCeasefire in PalestineIn recent days, we have had a pause in the violence in Palestine. That pause has allowed some aid to get through, and some Israelis and some Palestinians to be released. Instead…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Refugee Family Reunion Routes: SudanI am sure my hon. Friend is aware that there is a big Sudanese community in Glasgow, and I remember a meeting I had with a number of Sudanese people who made that very point about…29 Nov 2023HANSARDFuel PovertyAcross the world and in the United Kingdom, human rights are being eroded and fuel poverty is on the rise. This Government could address both by declaring access to energy a human…28 Nov 2023HANSARDFuel Poverty4. What assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of fuel poverty since 2018.28 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperThe Minister has consulted widely, and he truly has a refreshingly collaborative cross-party approach. We in the SNP broadly welcome the tone of it and some of the detail around…21 Nov 2023HANSARDEnergy bills supportThousands of people desperately worried about paying their energy bills will not get the support from this Government that they got last year. I am on the record as being critical…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationThis morning I met a British Palestinian woman called Wafia, who told me that 30 members of her family have died in the last month in Gaza. She told me about her cousins, who so…15 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. If life is so peachy for pensioners and if the Minister really is as passionate as he says he is about supporting pensioners, why does Independent Age say that, despite the…13 Nov 2023HANSARDCost of Energy: DalmarnockI thank my hon. Friend for taking my intervention. I wanted to come in earlier on prepayment meters, but I was very keen to listen to what else she was saying. Despite the fact…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Metropolitan Police: Stephen Lawrence Murder InvestigationThank you for calling me to speak, Mr Davies. “We wonder why people become disillusioned. I am sure that all those decades ago when the Macpherson report was first published,…12 Jul 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ10. The day I had to phone my bank to tell it that I was having difficulty paying my mortgage was one that has lived with me for years. I found that because my income was so low…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Metropolitan Police: Stephen Lawrence Murder InvestigationI absolutely agree. One of the things that shocked me most when I read through the briefing notes was that someone can fail their vetting but still be a serving police officer. It…12 Jul 2023HANSARDPension Credit UptakeMy retired constituents, from Dennistoun to Ruchazie, from Carntyne to Blackhill, and across the north and east of Glasgow, know that I am a champion for their rights. That is why…12 Jul 2023