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HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDDoes the hon. Gentleman share the concern of Big Brother Watch that there is a mandatory ID system in Scotland in all but name? Does he share the concerns of my residents that the…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDI thank the hon. Member for securing this debate, because it is an issue that the general public are engaging in. He will know that Scotland has its own identity card, known as…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDWill the hon. Member join me in condemning the people who are spreading fear about digital exclusion? The Government have been very clear: if this goes ahead, there will be a…21 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillThe hon. Member will know that countries right across the world are moving towards SAF. Has he reviewed them to understand what is unique about the UK that means that we are…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Energy Profits Levy: North-east ScotlandI thank the Minister for giving way, but I note that he took my intervention second rather than first—I am not offended! On the position in Scotland, it is worthing remembering…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Energy Profits Levy: North-east ScotlandWill the Minister give way?14 Oct 2025HANSARD Security Update: Official Secrets Act CaseI thank the Minister for his statement and for introducing some facts to the debate—I can see that some alternative realities have come crashing down. I want to focus on the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI thank the Home Secretary for her statement and pay tribute to everyone who helped defeat the attack last week. I also pay tribute to the Home Secretary for the leadership she…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThe hon. Member is speaking with great authority from her experience as a magistrate, but she criticises the Bill for having no concrete plans to expand prison capacity. Could she…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillDoes the hon. Lady agree that the best protection against unfair dismissal is trade union membership?15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI am passionate about ensuring that single parents can enter the workforce, and a big barrier to that is childcare. When thinking about which amendments the hon. Member will…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActI thank the Minister for his statement. I think we have a duty—all democracies have a duty—to protect democracy from its enemies. I do not doubt that our allies face exactly the…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I thank the shadow Minister for the way in which he is approaching the debate. Local authorities all over England are letting contracts every single day, and all manner of…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI thank the Minister for his statement. I do pray that one day he will come to the Dispatch Box with good news for us, to be frank. In my surgery at Oxgangs library on Saturday, a…10 Sept 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover Cyber-attackI agree with those Members who have raised concerns about the impact that this cyber-attack might have on jobs. It also has an impact on our reputation as a country when two…09 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainIt is a delight to serve under you today, Mr Pritchard. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) for introducing the petition, and I thank all my…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Pavement ParkingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship with a 90-second speech limit, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) for securing this debate.…03 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesThe Government inherited bond yields higher than those in many other countries. Right now bond yields are going up in Japan, Germany and the United States. Is the Chancellor…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorWill the hon. Gentleman give way?03 Sept 2025HANSARD Pavement ParkingI do not speak for RNIB Scotland or Guide Dogs Scotland but people with visual impairments leading isolated lives are a real concern for them. They want those people to be out…03 Sept 2025