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HANSARDUNESCO: 80th AnniversaryWhat a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Jonathan Davies) for so ably introducing the debate. The old…18 Nov 2025HANSARDSocial Media Posts: Penalties for OffencesI am sorry to interrupt the hon. Gentleman’s summing up; he is doing a great job. Those numbers invite some further investigation. Thirty per day does sound like quite a lot of…17 Nov 2025HANSARDSocial Media Posts: Penalties for OffencesI thank the hon. Gentleman for bringing this petition to the House. On what analysis does he base his comment that people are more likely to be in prison for a social media tweet…17 Nov 2025HANSARDSocial Media Posts: Penalties for OffencesWhat a pleasure it is to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Roger. I thank the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) for so ably introducing the…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Nolan PrinciplesWill the hon. Gentleman give way, on that point?12 Nov 2025HANSARD Nolan PrinciplesIt will be very brief. The hon. Gentleman has mentioned tickets. As he will know, a Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary used a limousine to attend football matches. Surely that…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesThis is a serious point. People who are worried about the financial situation in the country will save rather than spend, whether they are private individuals or business. But is…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. My home town is Kirkcaldy, and a former MP for Kirkcaldy is Gordon Brown, of course. In the Blair-Brown Government, he did a lot of work…12 Nov 2025HANSARDSupport for Dyslexic PupilsWhat a privilege it is to serve under you today, Ms Butler. I thank the hon. Member for Yeovil (Adam Dance) for introducing this debate, alongside my hon. Friend the Member for…11 Nov 2025HANSARDSupport for Dyslexic PupilsAbsolutely. Particularly if the condition is not understood, they just assume—let us face it—that they are not the smartest kid in the class, whereas often the opposite is true.…11 Nov 2025HANSARDSupport for Dyslexic PupilsAbsolutely. I became very good at avoiding being given the pen to write on the whiteboard at school, and that was a coping strategy. As we have heard, at the heart of the…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Alcohol Duty: UK Wine SectorWhat a pleasure it is to serve under you this evening, Mr Turner. I thank the hon. Member for Farnham and Bordon (Gregory Stafford) for introducing the debate so ably, and I agree…11 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsThe hon. Member is talking passionately and making many points that I agree with, but which constituents would he tell that they will not get that rise in the minimum wage? Will…04 Nov 2025HANSARDHuntingdon Train AttackI thank the Secretary of State for her statement and for bringing it to us so promptly. I use LNER every week to come to this place; I always knew that the staff were great, but I…03 Nov 2025HANSARDInvestment in Businesses7. What steps he is taking to encourage investment in businesses.30 Oct 2025HANSARDInvestment in BusinessesOne of the great things about Edinburgh South West is that it has a flourishing renewables sector, which I think is reaching critical mass. A few weeks ago, I attended a fantastic…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Sudan: Protection of CiviliansI thank the Minister for his statement—it is good to have somebody at the Dispatch Box who both understands and cares about this issue. We have spent no shortage of time in this…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasI thank the Minister for his statement and his focus on maintaining the ceasefire. I stand in solidarity with the many ordinary Palestinians living under Hamas and with the…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Vehicle Headlight Glare StandardsThat is an interesting point. If most drivers think there is an issue, that means their cars are probably part of the problem. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that they should look…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Vehicle Headlight Glare StandardsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing his first Westminster Hall debate. I thought this was an issue of personal annoyance until I met Alan, an old colleague from Heriot-Watt…29 Oct 2025