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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe town of Barrhead in my constituency is full of extraordinary young people, which is why my Scottish Parliament colleague Paul O’Kane and I have reinstated the Barrhead Young…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Political PrisonersMy hon. Friend makes an important point about making the case to China. Does he agree with me that this is about more than just Jimmy Lai, because the rights that Jimmy Lai was…18 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Amendment 15 seeks to recognise that there is a difference in where private providers’ income stream comes from and that that raises moral…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI do not wish to exacerbate your bronchitis, Madam Deputy Speaker, so I will continue. Amendment 15 touches on a fundamental point at the heart of the debate. Disabled people and…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI rise to speak in support of amendment 15, which is tabled in my name. I will minimise my comments to maximise the time available to other hon. Members. Owing to the widespread…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe hon. Member makes an important point that we have to consider. We must recognise that, as he says, people’s choices are limited by the unfair distribution of wealth, the…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will come to that point shortly. We have a duty to ask whether the poorest and most vulnerable will be coerced into choosing assisted dying over palliative care because of…13 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentEarlier this year I spoke at a huge demonstration outside the proposed embassy site, which was attended by thousands of British Hongkongers who fear that the hands that throttled…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentI have not met anyone—other than John Swinney, perhaps—who thinks that millionaires should get the winter fuel payment. I have met a lot of constituents who felt that the…09 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe last Tory Government left the British people at the back of the European queue. That was true for exporters, for farmers and for businesses, but most obviously it was true for…20 May 2025HANSARDConsular Assistance: Statutory RightOne British citizen denied consular access is Jimmy Lai, who faces life in prison for exercising the rights guaranteed to him under the joint declaration between the United…13 May 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateOver recess, I delivered a message of solidarity from St Andrew’s church in Barrhead to St Andrew church in Bucha, the site of a horrific massacre. It was clear when I was in Kyiv…22 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsThe poor people of Gaza are trapped between Hamas, who refuse to release the 59 hostages, and Defence Minister Katz, who is now threatening the “total destruction” of Gaza. Does…02 Apr 2025HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI share the Minister’s bafflement at the Opposition’s utter obsession with this issue. Can he confirm that under the agreement, the vital US-UK military base and its operations…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseCould the Leader of the House make time for a debate about local sporting excellence, to celebrate REN96 swimming club in my constituency, which won 73 medals in one weekend, GHA…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Modern Slavery Act 2015: 10th AnniversaryI congratulate the right hon. Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Dame Karen Bradley) on securing the debate. However, I do not thank her for giving me that familiar feeling of…27 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ10. I join the Prime Minister in welcoming the delegation from Bring Kids Back, which is trying to return the tens of thousands of children abducted by Vladimir Putin in an act…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Resettlement of Ukrainians: CoatbridgeI was not planning to intervene, but I am minded to mention the 80th anniversary of Operation Open Door, in which the Royal Navy went to Norway to rescue 500 refugees who were…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformIf we do indeed believe in the social model of disability described earlier by my hon. Friend the Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Dr Tidball), may I encourage the Secretary…18 Mar 2025HANSARD G7I welcome the Foreign Secretary’s uncompromising message to Vladimir Putin. I wonder whether he would add to that a clear message that there can be no peace while tens of…17 Mar 2025