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HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentI thank the Minister for his leadership on this issue. If he is looking for examples of how to increase the uptake of pension credit, he is welcome to visit my constituency to see…09 Jun 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas Licences: Economic GrowthLabour’s windfall tax on North sea energy profits is designed to make us less reliant on people like Vladimir Putin. When I was campaigning in Hamilton last week, voters asked me…04 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ12. During recess, I visited Scottish Action for Mental Health’s Redhall walled garden, which I am proud to say is in Edinburgh South West. It has operated for decades as a…04 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewI thank the Secretary of State for his statement and his leadership. In Edinburgh South West, we have Redford barracks, Dreghorn barracks and RAF Kirknewton, so I want to focus my…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI absolutely welcome this deal, which puts us on the map as an outward-looking nation again. Above all, the benefits that it brings young people in Edinburgh South West are…20 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationIt is a pleasure to serve under you today, Ms Furniss. Is it not fitting that we have had a change of gender in the Chair during this debate? It is quite incredible. I thank the…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationDoes my hon. Friend agree that that threat to the funding for Edinburgh Women’s Aid was an absolute disgrace, and that we should be ashamed that it was even discussed in Edinburgh?19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationCan the Minister explain the timeline in a bit more detail? When can we expect this to come to Parliament? When will the formal guidance be agreed and issued?19 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Member give way?16 May 2025HANSARDImmigration SystemI thank the Home Secretary for her statement and for the steps she is taking to bring order to the chaotic immigration system we inherited. I want to ask a question in the context…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThe right hon. Gentleman is speaking with great confidence, as ever—and great volume, I have to say. He is very clear about having the cap, but it is less clear what level he…12 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAll of us made sacrifices when Parliament was recalled to save the steel industry, and mine was missing a slice of a cake that was baked to celebrate the 20th anniversary of…24 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine War: London TalksI am ashamed to admit that I have not yet been sanctioned by Russia—I am feeling a little bit lonely. Clearly, I have to do more to call out Putin’s barbaric war crimes. This…24 Apr 2025HANSARDHigher EducationI thank the Secretary for State for his answer and for his comments about the Pope. I make my response within the context of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHigher Education1. What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the higher education challenges in Scotland.23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageWill the right hon. Lady give way?23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageWill the right hon. Lady give way?23 Apr 2025HANSARD Road Safety and Active Travel to SchoolI thank the hon. Member for giving way with almost perfect timing. Bikeability is not the only non-infrastructure approach. Every school in my constituency benefits from a 20 mph…22 Apr 2025HANSARDHorizon Redress and Post Office UpdateI thank the Minister for his statement. I know that none of these issues are of his making, so I am grateful to him. Edinburgh South West and Edinburgh South share 18 victims of…08 Apr 2025HANSARDEU Tariffs: United States and Northern Ireland EconomyI thank the Secretary of State for his initial response to the urgent question. Of course, this situation is a reminder that the people of Northern Ireland were absolutely right…08 Apr 2025