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HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I echo the call from the hon. Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson) for a Government response to the Hughes report on the use of sodium valproate? My…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCoalfield Communitiesrose —06 Feb 2025HANSARDCoalfield CommunitiesI commend the hon. Member on securing this debate. I agree 100% with the hon. Member for Neath and Swansea East (Carolyn Harris). I have many constituents who are in exactly the…06 Feb 2025HANSARDChagos IslandsI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. There has never been a satisfactory explanation as to why this deal was rushed out hours before a…05 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. I took part in last week’s very successful Nuclear Week in Parliament, and was pleased to see so many officials from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero engaging…04 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is now nine years since the Scotland Act 2016 transferred a swathe of welfare powers to the Scottish Government. Are Ministers in a position to give a finite date by which the…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Local Post OfficesTo reinforce the point that the hon. Member for Taunton and Wellington (Gideon Amos) made, there is a real concern that communities that are looking to have a banking hub do not…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseCould the Leader of the House bring forward a statement on smart meters and their roll-out? She may be aware that there was a geographic divide in the United Kingdom in the…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Health StrategyAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group on HIV, AIDS and sexual health, may I ask the Minister about the very low take-up of pre-exposure prophylaxis among women in the UK?…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Local Post OfficesI thank the hon. Gentleman for taking my intervention and for the points that he is making. In response to a question I asked, the Government said that more than one in 10 post…30 Jan 2025HANSARDMedicinal CannabisIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I commend the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for bringing forward this debate on an important issue.…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Avian InfluenzaI have one of the UK’s largest egg producers in my constituency. However, the other trend is that more birds are being kept in a domestic situation—hens, geese and ducks. How are…30 Jan 2025HANSARDMedicinal CannabisThe right hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. Indeed, over time, I think all of us who have taken an interest in this issue have heard from multiple sclerosis sufferers about…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday, out of the blue, Bank of Scotland announced that it will close five branches in my constituency, leaving hundreds of square miles of the rural south of Scotland without…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Storm ÉowynMy constituency was very significantly impacted by the storm, and we were just grateful there was no loss of life. That is why I was particularly sorry to hear about the young man…27 Jan 2025HANSARDPromoting Scotland InternationallyWhen President Trump visited Scotland during his first presidency, I was tasked with officially welcoming him. The details of that will appear in my memoirs, but while we may…22 Jan 2025HANSARDFormer Mineworkers’ PensionsI have significant former mining areas in the Douglas valley and Upper Nithsdale in my constituency. Constituents there are concerned about the British Coal scheme, because many…21 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthIn his Union connectivity review, Lord Hendy, now a Minister in the Government, identified that upgrading the A75 would have significant economic benefits, not just for Northern…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseMy constituency was one of the most significantly impacted by the 2001 outbreak. Virtually every hoofed animal in Dumfriesshire was slaughtered, and the smoke from the pyre hung…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationMy right hon. Friend is making a very powerful case. Does he agree that this also undermines our roles as Members of Parliament? As a Member of Parliament, I supported the…15 Jan 2025