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HANSARD Support for Disabled VeteransI thank the gallant Minister for giving way. On the point about the complex benefits ecosystem, I have fantastic charities in my constituency called Sight Scotland and Sight…28 Oct 2025HANSARD World Stroke DayI do. I thank my hon. Friend for giving way, and wish her husband well—I am sure that he is incredibly proud of her. In Scotland in 2024, only 212 thrombectomies took place, which…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxIs not the reality that people cannot find homes in England because his Government failed to build them while in power?28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CasePerhaps the hon. Gentleman can clarify what is happening here. Is the issue that the Government thought that China was a threat to national security but did not declare it, or…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseI think the issue is that the Government in 2023 were not clear on whether or not China was a threat. Did they clearly make the statement that it was a threat, or was China a…28 Oct 2025HANSARD World Stroke DayWill my hon. Friend give way?28 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayThe Lib Dems may well have called for that in their manifesto, but when it came to a vote, they abstained on that very right for mothers. Does the hon. Lady now regret that?27 Oct 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas IndustryI thank the Minister for his statement and the confidence that he is showing in those workers. We have heard from the SNP. The difference between Labour and the SNP just now is…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Burton and Uttoxeter (Jacob Collier) for introducing this debate. Being a parent is the hardest job in the world, and I believe that the…27 Oct 2025HANSARDNHS Workforce Levels: Impact on Cancer PatientsYou will not be surprised to hear, Mrs Hobhouse, that it is a pleasure to serve under you. I thank the hon. Member for Wokingham (Clive Jones) for securing this important debate.…23 Oct 2025HANSARDNHS Workforce Levels: Impact on Cancer PatientsI know that this subject is important to the hon. Gentleman. Pancreatic Cancer UK is a fantastic charity. Unfortunately, he could not make this year’s Labour party conference in…23 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewI thank the Secretary of State for her statement, her leadership, her focus on growth and her commitment to fit this project within the Paris agreement. I welcome the four tests…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. Earlier, we heard about how the Scottish child payment has cut child poverty in Scotland. That is something that we all welcome, but…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI fear that my colleague is being far too modest; he played a key role in saving those jobs. I can remember him, just after the election, pacing these corridors, fraught and…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI envy the jewels in my hon. Friend’s constituency. The Scottish Government—and the Greens, who were complicit—really got climate targets wrong. The targets were set in law and…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandYes, I do. It is fantastic that the contracts came from Norway to the UK, and they will keep households in jobs for many years to come. It is a fantastic vote of confidence in…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI start by thanking the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) for introducing the debate—it took us two goes to get here, but I thank him. I was…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandMy hon. Friend represents my home town, so it is always great to hear what is happening there. The UK Government inherited an awful situation from the Conservatives on water…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way, but the Scottish child payment is not just praised by charities; it was their idea. The Child Poverty Action Group campaigned for it for…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDWill the hon. Gentleman give way?21 Oct 2025