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HANSARDGrassroots Music Support1. What assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring venues to introduce a surcharge on large event tickets to support grassroots music venues.11 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalI thank the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Sir David Davis) for securing the urgent question, and I thank the Minister for the swiftness with which he has acted,…10 Jan 2024HANSARD Grangemouth Oil Refinery: Energy SecurityAs the Minister just said, Grangemouth is a vital economic factor for the immediate vicinity, for my constituents in Edinburgh West and indeed for all of Scotland. Will the…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Antisemitic OffencesThe hon. Lady is making a very salient point. I was frightened by a recent conversation with a University of Glasgow student who went to a meeting about the war in Gaza. He…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Antisemitic OffencesI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this debate. Does she share my concern that so much of the work done in this country by the CST and Tell MAMA to build bridges and…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Cost of Living in ScotlandSo many of my constituents are concerned about the cost of living and how they are going to afford it. Age Scotland says that 50% of people over 50 in Scotland have seen their…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, may I associate myself with the comments of the shadow Leader of the House about Alistair Darling? He was someone I knew. He was a huge figure in Scottish politics, and the…07 Dec 2023HANSARDTackling IslamophobiaI am delighted to follow the hon. Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen). I put on record my thanks to the hon. Members for Bradford West (Naz Shah) and for Peterborough (Paul…07 Dec 2023HANSARDTackling IslamophobiaThe hon. Member is absolutely right. It is time that not just all the Scottish parties but that all of us accepted the definition, took it through Parliament and made sure that it…07 Dec 2023HANSARDHillsborough: Bishop James Jones ReportThere are Members of this House who had not been born when Hillsborough happened, and we have all had lives, careers and families. For the families of the victims to have waited…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipI am afraid that I have heard nothing from the Home Secretary today that persuades me that the Rwanda policy is anything other than immoral, expensive and unworkable. Earlier…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI actually agree with the Secretary of State that putting labels of any sort on people in any part of this debate is unacceptable and we should not indulge it. The Secretary of…06 Dec 2023HANSARDRisk and Resilience: Annual StatementI welcome, as others have, the recognition that resilience will be crucial if we are to withstand another pandemic or major incident, and that the one thing we have learned is the…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe announcement that Edinburgh airport is for sale comes hard on the heels of the announcement last week that Grangemouth is closing the oil refinery. What can the Secretary of…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Walthamstow (Stella Creasy), to whom I pay tribute for her bravery in speaking to us about the horror that was visited on her. It…04 Dec 2023HANSARDFood Supply Chains1. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on food supply chains in Scotland.29 Nov 2023HANSARDFood Supply ChainsMy constituents in Edinburgh West, like so many others across the country, are finding it increasingly difficult to source affordable nutritious food. The situation has been made…29 Nov 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Alternative Funds10. What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the energy bills support scheme alternative fund and the alternative fuel payment alternative fund.28 Nov 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Alternative FundsEnergy bills are up 50% since 2021, but there was no mention of this in the autumn statement and £440 million earmarked for the most vulnerable households went unspent last year,…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Post Office Services: Edinburgh WestMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right: there is no coherence to the Government’s position. Digital services do not work for everybody. Not everybody wants them. As with so many…27 Nov 2023