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HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Vickers, and to follow the hon. Member for Ealing Central and Acton (Dr Huq). I feel as if the speakers so far have been…03 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefI agree with the hon. Lady that the state of the education system in Scotland is appalling, and the blame lies squarely with the SNP, but how does she think the state sector will…03 Mar 2025HANSARDChurch of Scotland: Declining Congregations6. If the commissioners will have discussions with their counterparts in the Church of Scotland on support for places of worship with declining congregations.27 Feb 2025HANSARDChurch of Scotland: Declining CongregationsScotland’s Churches Trust estimates that the Church of Scotland could lose 30% of its churches in the coming years. St Andrew’s in Clermiston in my constituency could be one of…27 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Amendment) (Provision of Information) Order 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I do not intend to say much, but it is important to have it on the record that the Liberal Democrats support the…26 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Hobhouse. I intend to speak very briefly because, although I do not disagree with some of the comments made by the hon.…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI thank the Paymaster General not only for his statement, but for the clarity and commitment in his answers. As he may remember from previous occasions in the Chamber, I have the…13 Feb 2025HANSARD LGBT+ History MonthIt is a pleasure and an honour to follow the hon. Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen). I concur with everything she said about the work being done by the Women and Equalities…13 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ13. Every 22 minutes, a child in this country loses a parent or a loved one. That is 40,000 children every year facing a trauma that many of us here know can last a lifetime.…12 Feb 2025HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure: Chinese Companies(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero if he will make a statement on the potential security implications of the involvement of Chinese…12 Feb 2025HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure: Chinese CompaniesI thank the Minister for her comments and general reassurances, but there are specific concerns at the moment. China can produce what is useful to us for the development of…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The charity that organised the campaign “The Darker Side of Pink” estimates that 31 women lose their battle against metastatic breast cancer every day, which means that more…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI welcome the commitment that the Minister has given the House and the determination to show our opposition to Trump’s disgraceful approach, but I am disappointed that she does…06 Feb 2025HANSARDDomestic Violence Prevention ServicesWe welcome the Government’s mission to halve violence against women and girls, but a recent report from the National Audit Office makes grim reading, stating that one in 12 women…05 Feb 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsI call the Opposition spokesperson, Rebecca Paul.04 Feb 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsOrder. Given the number of speakers, we will now have to move to two minutes per speech, unfortunately.04 Feb 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsOrder. Before the hon. Member responds, I remind Members that a lot of people want to get in on this debate, and we need to keep questions much shorter in order to do that.04 Feb 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsOrder. Was there a question?04 Feb 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsWe are out of time. The hon. Member indicated at the start that he did not mind. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered the value of apprenticeships…04 Feb 2025HANSARD Six Nations Rugby Championship: Viewing AccessI will call Charlie Dewhirst to move the motion, and I will then call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the…04 Feb 2025