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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAhead of the general election the Labour party was warned that its plans for the North sea in Scotland would lead to up to 100,000 Scottish job losses. Last week this became a…12 Nov 2024HANSARDInward Investment: ScotlandI am not surprised in the slightest to hear the disparaging comments from those on the Government Benches about business in Scotland, so I will bring the House up to speed. For…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe International Court of Justice judgment from 19 July this year ruled that it is the duty of third-party states not to aid or assist Israel’s “unlawful occupation” of…31 Oct 2024HANSARDInward Investment: ScotlandEarlier this year, the UK Conservative Government promised a £20 million levelling-up partnership for my city of Dundee, for projects such as the university’s life sciences…30 Oct 2024HANSARD SudanThe UN Secretary-General warned yesterday that “outside powers are fuelling the fire”, and intensifying the nightmare of hunger and disease for millions of people in Sudan. The…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Middle EastYair Golan is an Israeli politician who, only last month, attended the Labour party conference and had meetings with MPs, including photo opportunities with the Foreign Secretary…28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsWill the Foreign Secretary assure the House that the UK will not seek to resume the economic and financial dialogue that was paused after the imposition of the Hong Kong national…28 Oct 2024HANSARD International EngagementI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. I want to raise a couple of points. First, it is only a few years ago that the Foreign Secretary said: “We don’t just want…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillI think the question that the hon. Member refers to is with the Scottish Government, and of course we listen to trade unions in all cases. Indeed, a fair pay settlement was agreed…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillThe SNP broadly welcomes the core elements of the Bill, having long called for many of these changes. We have been clear in our opposition to zero-hours contracts, fire and…21 Oct 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe International Criminal Court—the highest criminal court in the world—has applied for arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence…20 May 2024HANSARDGlobal Health Agencies and Vaccine-Preventable DeathsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Gary. I thank the hon. Member for Ealing, Southall (Mr Sharma) for securing this debate; the hon. Gentleman and I spend time…09 May 2024HANSARD Countering Iran’s Hostile ActivitiesThe point I am trying to make is that Iran is directly connected by its support of Hamas.08 May 2024HANSARD Countering Iran’s Hostile ActivitiesThank you for giving us time so that we could all vote, Mr Henderson. As we are discussing Iran, I will turn to regional escalation. I last spoke about Iran in June last year, and…08 May 2024HANSARD Countering Iran’s Hostile ActivitiesWe have all laid out clearly the escalation that has been supported by Israel over the past seven or eight months, particularly around the middle eastern conflict. The Minister…08 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ7. It is more than a month since the parliamentary ombudsman delivered the long-awaited report on pension injustices, but women born in the 1950s in my constituency, and indeed…08 May 2024HANSARD Countering Iran’s Hostile ActivitiesOkay. As mentioned, one of the most important elements of Iran’s regional and international power projection is its deployment of militias in the region. Over decades, and with…08 May 2024HANSARD Countering Iran’s Hostile ActivitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Henderson. I thank the right hon. Members for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge) and for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain…08 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaThe invasion of Rafah by the Israeli army comes alongside further discoveries of more than 390 bodies in mass graves at the al-Shifa and Nasser hospitals, with the UN confirming…07 May 2024HANSARDLegal Aid: Immigration Cases12. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of legal aid for immigration cases.26 Mar 2024