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HANSARD Youth Unemploymentrose—28 Jan 2026HANSARD Women’s Safety: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and RunningIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Ms Jardine. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Lowestoft (Jess Asato) for introducing the debate in such a compassionate way. As a wannabe…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Women’s Safety: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and RunningAbsolutely. As a cyclist in Edinburgh, I have been verbally abused by drivers. On my social media pages, I am also often criticised for encouraging more people to walk and cycle.…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillI apologise for interrupting. I fully understand that the shadow Secretary of State wants the Government to spend more on defence, and I think we all share that aspiration, but he…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillIt is a privilege to speak in support of the Bill, which renews not just the legal basis of our armed forces but our nation’s contract with those who defend it. In my…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillThe right hon. Member is being generous with his time, but I feel that he is giving a glass-half-empty speech. He will know that overall recruitment to the armed forces has…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?26 Jan 2026HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?20 Jan 2026HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?20 Jan 2026HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way, on that point?20 Jan 2026HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillIt is not that the Government are not giving way. The Government are showing leadership by negotiating with other parties to find consensus in this Chamber, and that is something…20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way, because I know this subject is very important to him. He has carefully explained why he does not think the Government have to act,…20 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksThank you, Mr Pritchard; surely you are irreplaceable.19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksA change in this domain is inevitable. The Government can choose to be proactive, or they will end up reacting to events—perhaps when someone is killed. It is really important to…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksAbsolutely. The planning and resourcing that goes into enforcing these zones in Edinburgh is absolutely incredible, and I thank the police for the work they do—they often face…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksThe safe distance for a category F3 firework is 25 metres, but at the point of sale no questions are asked about where these things will be ignited. Very few people in Edinburgh…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksIt would be good to see an evaluation of the campaign that the Minister launched, which I thank her for running. It seems that the Government accept that there are impacts on pets…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Digital IDGiven that we are all employers, I am slightly surprised that some people think that all you need to do to employ someone is know their national insurance number; that seems a…15 Jan 2026HANSARD UkraineDoes my hon. Friend agree that, if anybody has any doubt about Putin’s motives or morality, they should look at who his partners are in this war? Iran is a country that is killing…14 Jan 2026