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HANSARDWomen in STEM JobsA number of my constituents who work in STEM areas have expressed concerns about female research partners currently in Gaza. Can the Minister confirm whether any discussions have…21 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaThe recent ICJ ruling means that the UK, as a signatory to the genocide convention, is legally obliged to take measures in the face of Israel’s failure to prevent acts that may be…21 Feb 2024HANSARDCost of Living Support: Devolved AdministrationsTo be clear, the UK Government will not even extend free school meals to children in households receiving universal credit. Speaking in Parliament two weeks ago, the Children’s…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSchool AttendanceIn England, school attendance is impacted by off-rolling—a practice that does not exist in Scotland. Now, we hear in a report that schools are actively removing GCSE students, not…29 Jan 2024HANSARD Shared Rural Network ImplementationThere is a problem in this building as well, of course. The hon. Member for Buckingham (Greg Smith) told stories about his children; I think many of us can relate to those. The…24 Jan 2024HANSARDLeaving the EU: Import and Export Requirements12. Whether he has made a recent assessment of the impact of import and export requirements following the UK’s exit from the EU on Scottish businesses.24 Jan 2024HANSARD Shared Rural Network ImplementationOnce again, I point out that broadband roll-out, as well as 4G roll-out, remains reserved to Westminster. The Scottish Government are of course helping to support the roll-out,…24 Jan 2024HANSARDLeaving the EU: Import and Export RequirementsAccording to the Government’s own figures, new Brexit controls will cost the UK £330 million. Businesses in Glasgow are telling me they are already suffering from increased costs…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Shared Rural Network ImplementationI am just finishing. It would be useful to hear about specific interventions that the Government are taking in tricky rural areas.24 Jan 2024HANSARD Shared Rural Network ImplementationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing this important debate. There have…24 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)To follow on from that, many of us have had a number of people—constituents and otherwise—getting in touch to say that they have fallen foul of IR35. Are there plans to apply the…16 Jan 2024HANSARDInnovation in TechnologyThe proposed sale of the Rosalind Franklin Institute, a critical piece of national infrastructure, will be hugely damaging to innovation in biomedical science. I appreciate that…10 Jan 2024HANSARD Cost of Living in ScotlandI thank my hon. Friend for bringing forward this debate. He represents the east end of Glasgow, but many of the issues he is talking about could equally apply to my constituency…09 Jan 2024HANSARDCopper Wire TelecomsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell, and I congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael). The majority of people probably…13 Dec 2023HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewThis is an issue I raised many times over the five years that I was the armed forces spokesperson for the SNP, so I very much welcome Lord Etherton’s review, and I pay tribute to…13 Dec 2023HANSARDCopper Wire TelecomsI apologise to the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan), because I meant to mention her point about mobile signals indoors. I think any of us who have tried to have a…13 Dec 2023HANSARDViolence in the West Bank19. Whether officials in his Department have had discussions with their counterparts in Israel on the recent escalation of violence in the West Bank.12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelThe hon. Gentleman mentioned Israel’s right to defend itself against Hamas. My hon. Friend the Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Angus Brendan MacNeil) asked whether those 18,000…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: Israelrose—12 Dec 2023HANSARDViolence in the West BankThe problem is that there are key figures in the Israeli Government who are stoking this violence, with the Finance Minister publicly declaring that there are “2 million Nazis” in…12 Dec 2023