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HANSARDLiving Standards11. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve living standards in Scotland.04 Dec 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsSome 100,000 Scots are on zero-hours contracts, with no guarantee of secure hours. Labour’s Employment Rights Bill will address that. Does the Secretary of State agree that…04 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing Supply6. What steps her Department is taking to increase the supply of social housing.02 Dec 2024HANSARD Medical Aid During ConflictWill the Minister join me in commending my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South West (Dr Ahmed) for securing this Adjournment debate? He will be too modest to highlight his…02 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyIn Scotland, 242 people died while homeless last year. Those deaths are a travesty for our country and a damning symbol of Scottish Government failure. My local authority of West…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseTuesday of this week was International Men’s Day. In West Dunbartonshire, we have wonderful organisations such as Mentor Scotland and the Men’s Shed doing incredible work to help…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI am pleased to note that the Prime Minister had good discussions with Prime Minister Modi and deepened our bilateral ties and unique bonds. Can he assure me that my constituent…21 Nov 2024HANSARDFood BanksOn local charities, will the Minister join me in congratulating Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels, which last week was awarded the King’s award for voluntary service for 2024? That…19 Nov 2024HANSARDFood BanksI congratulate the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (Seamus Logan) on securing the debate. In my constituency of West Dunbartonshire I have witnessed at first…19 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseScotland’s chief constable said in September that it would be “an abdication” of her duty not to assess whether this AI tool could be used and that the force was “very much alive”…13 Nov 2024HANSARDGreat British EnergyEvery family and every business in my constituency paid the price of 14 years of Conservative failure with rocketing energy bills because the last Government failed to invest in…12 Nov 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy4. What steps he is taking to establish Great British Energy.12 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsMonday marked the seven-year anniversary of my constituent Jagtar Singh Johal’s arbitrary detention in India. Can the Prime Minister assure me that he and his Government will do…06 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)Yes, I agree. The SNP is not here this afternoon, but this Budget means that the Scottish Government are receiving more per person than equivalent spending in the rest of the UK.…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)This Budget delivers the largest Scottish block grant in the history of devolution, delivering a total of £47.7 billion for Scotland’s budget in 2025-26, including the £3.4…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Remembrance and VeteransAs a newly elected Member of this House, it was my great privilege and honour to attend the opening of the House of Commons garden of remembrance today, and to place my cross of…28 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAlmost 29,000 families in Scotland benefited from maternity pay last year, worth over £200 million. Does the Minister share my concern about suggestions from a Conservative party…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseData released by the National Records of Scotland this week shows that male life expectancy in my constituency is the second lowest in the country, and Scotland continues to have…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillThank you, Madam Speaker, for allowing me the privilege of speaking in this debate on the Government’s historic legislation. This really is the moment that all Labour Members…21 Oct 2024HANSARDRestoration FundingThere are many places of worship in perilous condition, not just in England, but in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including in my constituency of West Dunbartonshire. The…17 Oct 2024