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HANSARDDementia CareAll politics is personal, and I thank right hon. and hon. Members for sharing their personal experiences today. Three years ago, Clackmannanshire became home to the Alzheimer…03 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsTo alleviate grinding penury for millions of people, the Chancellor could introduce an annual wealth tax on multimillionaires, which would raise approximately £24 billion per…20 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentThe truth is that there is no need for any organisation to tell the public that what is happening is genocide. After all, we have seen the attempted extermination of the…14 May 2025HANSARDRenewable Energy Sector: Job CreationToday marks the end of more than a century of refining at Grangemouth. Scotland is once again a victim of industrial vandalism and devastation—and I do not want anyone in this…29 Apr 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas Workers: Transitional SupportIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. My thanks go to the hon. Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman) for securing this vital debate. The fate of the…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillOn that point, will the Minister give way?12 Apr 2025HANSARDWealth Tax: Potential MeritsLet us be frank and not spin it: for 14 years, we saw austerity that ripped the heart out of communities; we then had a global pandemic, during which inequality was accelerated;…08 Apr 2025HANSARDWealth Tax: Potential Merits19. If she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of Oxfam’s poll on taxation, published on 25 March 2025.08 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsI have a simple question, and am looking for a very simple answer. Do the Government recognise Israel’s plan for large-scale forced evacuations in Gaza as ethnic cleansing? If…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Royal British LegionIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I thank the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans) for securing this debate. The financial, social and…01 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: AidWith continued aerial bombardments impacting the flow of aid into Gaza, will the Foreign Secretary confirm whether UK-made F-35 parts have been used to enable air strikes in Gaza…01 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ10. First, let me welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement of £200 million from the National Wealth Fund for the industrial future of Grangemouth. Today, I want to ask…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Military Co-operation with IsraelI am in complete agreement; it is undeniable that these are war crimes, crimes against humanity and acts of genocide. Every weapon part that the UK supplies and every piece of…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Military Co-operation with IsraelIt is both an honour and a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank the hon. Member for Leicester South (Shockat Adam) for securing this debate. From the…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is to be a much reduced testing process for oil at the import terminal at Grangemouth. Is the Secretary of State concerned that, if imported oil does not pass these reduced…18 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationFor the record, I certainly was not singling out any particular Minister. It is an issue—to be honest, an injustice—on which consecutive Governments have a stained record. Now…17 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. My thanks go to the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for an excellent opening speech. Since the announcement…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsPrison maintenance privatisation has been a complete and utter disaster. When will it be taken back in-house?11 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayThere have been many powerful contributions by hon. Members across the House this afternoon. My contribution will not focus on abuse, violence, intimidation or even health issues.…06 Mar 2025HANSARD North Sea EnergyScandalously, the workers of the Grangemouth refinery are to be the victims of a very unjust transition. The folly of a foreign state and private capital being in charge of such a…06 Mar 2025