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HANSARDMajor Conditions Strategy: WomenWe all welcome the major conditions strategy, but will the Minister reassure us about something? Women experience so many conditions differently from men, particularly in relation…07 Jun 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Fund: Delivery of Funds19. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of criteria for awarding levelling-up funding.05 Jun 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Fund: Delivery of FundsNorth Edinburgh Arts in my constituency recently joined the City of Edinburgh Council in a project to provide a new state-of-the art venue in a deprived area, building on already…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewI urge the Government to think about the fact that so many people on all sides of the House are asking the same question: how can it be right for the Government to mark their own…05 Jun 2023HANSARD Heathrow Airport ExpansionThe hon. Lady is making an important speech. I also have an airport in my constituency, and it is investigating sustainable fuels. The French Government have announced that they…24 May 2023HANSARD Heathrow Airport ExpansionMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and some powerful points. She mentioned airspace modernisation; I wonder, listening to what she has to say, whether if she shares my…24 May 2023HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: RemunerationI agree completely with my right hon. Friend: remote areas have been hit hard by the declining number of post offices, but we are also seeing that in cities. One of the problems…23 May 2023HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: Remunerationrose —23 May 2023HANSARDMinisterial Code: Investigation of Potential BreachIn the time that the Prime Minister is taking to decide what to do about the Home Secretary’s actions, any of us could have taken a speed awareness test 17 times, and counting.…23 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillDoes the right hon. Member agree that one of the most frustrating things about the Bill, which appears to be totally ineffective, is that the minimum service levels that it sets…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but remind him that we are here to discuss this Bill and its implications, which are very serious. Yet again, there is an attempt to…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI rise to support the Lords amendments and to oppose the Government’s intention of rejecting them. I am no longer a trade union member, but I was, so a lot of this Bill offends my…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will tell the House exactly how we are going to vote: we will vote no on the Government motion to disagree with Lords amendment 1.…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillNo, thank you. The Bill is fundamentally flawed, not least in the fact that it will do nothing to address the current shortfalls in employment in the public sector. It will do…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillNot at the moment, thank you. I have not actually finished speaking—22 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe discussion in this place and in public about the controversial proposals for highly protected marine areas has rightly focused so far on the potential impact on fishing and…18 May 2023HANSARDHighly Protected Marine AreasCommunities such as mine in Edinburgh West benefit from a strong Scottish fishing industry, bringing high-quality produce to our shops and restaurants. However, the controversial…17 May 2023HANSARDHighly Protected Marine Areas8. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on highly protected marine areas in Scotland.17 May 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency Investigation: Javad MarandiI thank the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss) for tabling the question and you for allowing it, Mr Speaker. Today’s revelations about Mr Marandi’s donations not…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of Livingrose —16 May 2023