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HANSARDWar in GazaOver the past seven months, I and many other Members across this House have come to the Chamber to gain an understanding of what the red lines are for the UK Government, but it…07 May 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 20241. What recent assessment he has made of the impact of the spring Budget 2024 on Scotland.01 May 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024The reality is that the Chancellor’s regressive spring Budget left the people of Scotland behind. In contrast, the SNP Scottish Government took the bold step of implementing a…01 May 2024HANSARDCost of Living: Additional Financial Support for Pupils9. What recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the potential merits of providing additional financial support to school pupils in…29 Apr 2024HANSARDPrivate Rented SectorIn 2019, the UK Government announced plans to outlaw no-fault eviction notices. However, just last week, the housing charity Shelter revealed that almost 1 million renters in…22 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe know that the Tories continually prioritise their banker mates over the rest of the country. An example of that was in the spring Budget when the Chancellor announced…22 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseOne of my constituents recently got in touch after fleeing domestic abuse in his relationship. Owing to societal stigma, male survivors are often overlooked, leaving them without…18 Apr 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaIsrael’s military is reported to be using Lavender, an artificial intelligence system, to help choose its bombing targets in Gaza. That is machine decision making over human…17 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateThe events of the weekend mark a dangerous new chapter in a long history of conflict in the middle east. Does the Prime Minister accept that proportionality is key and must…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent John, despite having been born in North Lanarkshire and having lived in Scotland his whole life, had to apply to become a British citizen, pledge his allegiance to…07 Mar 2024HANSARDIslamophobiaLike so many, I am fearful of the inability to call out Islamophobia becoming a scaremongering tactic to stoke fear and division and garner support for the extreme far right. It…04 Mar 2024HANSARDIslamophobiaThat response will give people little comfort. Let me paint a picture for the Minister of what life is like for many Muslims growing up and living across these four nations. A…04 Mar 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaThe right hon. and learned Member for Northampton North (Sir Michael Ellis) began his contribution by telling Jewish people watching that they have friends in this Chamber. I wish…21 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaI completely agree with my hon. Friend and I thank him for his intervention. Britain of course has a moral responsibility towards the wider middle east region, due to the scars of…21 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ8. We entered 2024 with starvation and famine as acute as ever across the globe, much of it caused by the climate crisis, yet at present the world’s worst hunger crisis is in…24 Jan 2024HANSARDLevelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesThe Government’s voter ID requirements, which allow travel cards for older people but not the young person’s equivalent, are unfair at best, but the reality is that this is…23 Jan 2024HANSARDLevelling-up Funding: Economically Deprived CommunitiesThe European Union has provided greater funding support to economically deprived communities in Scotland than the UK Government have with their mismanaged levelling-up fund. If…22 Jan 2024HANSARDVoter ID: Election TurnoutThe Government’s voter ID requirements, which allow travel cards for older people but not the young person’s equivalent, are unfair at best, but the reality is that this is…22 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesOf course the Houthi rebels must stop their attacks in the Red sea. The Prime Minister was correct in his statement to speak of the dire humanitarian crisis in Yemen. He has…15 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineIt is so difficult to get information in and out of Gaza. One of the only reasons that we know what is happening on the ground is the heroic work of journalists and photographers…11 Dec 2023