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HANSARDSeasonal WorkAn extensive amount of hospitality jobs were lost over the previous five years as well. I speak to small businesses in my constituency every week, and I do not deny that they have…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkIt is important that we back our hospitality sector, and I said earlier that I think there should be more to come. Small businesses in the hospitality sector have talked to me…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkI will give way, given the hon. Gentleman’s insistence. Maybe he will mention some experience of hospitality workers as well.10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkAlthough I do not accept the premise, I think it is important to recognise that hospitality has struggled over a number of years. I am not in any way denying that. However, I do…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkAs I am going to draw to a close, I will not take any more interventions. Moaning about the rates of maternity pay or proposing to freeze the minimum wage is not likely to…10 Dec 2025HANSARDForth Valley: Industry9. What fiscal steps she is taking to support industry in the Forth valley.09 Dec 2025HANSARDForth Valley: IndustryI welcome the additional £14 million-plus to get new industry delivered quickly in Grangemouth and the £25 million to finalise the freeport in the Budget two weeks ago. Forth…09 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome 1,750 kids in Falkirk, most of whom have a parent in work, will be lifted from poverty and its lifelong economic consequences by the fully funded lifting of the two-child…08 Dec 2025HANSARDProposed Chinese EmbassyMy constituents are concerned about the broader domestic security risk that China is currently posing, beyond the potential implications of its embassy planning application.…04 Dec 2025HANSARDNational ResilienceConsidering that Chinese state-subsidised manufacturers have gained a rising market share in the UK over the past few years, that the Department for Transport and the National…04 Dec 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast month, during consideration of a Lords message on the Employment Rights Bill, I said: “I have proportionate respect for the work of the other place”. —[ Official Report , 5…04 Dec 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseForth Valley College recently announced that its Alloa campus risks closure due to SNP cuts. The prospect is devastating for Forth valley and is a direct threat to the…27 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsConsidering the imminent publication of the 10-year bus pipeline and rapidly rising Chinese market share in UK bus orders, will the Minister expand on what the Government will do…20 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast month the Energy Minister stated that the £200 million investment in Grangemouth from the national wealth fund that was secured by Scottish Labour Members has brought private…18 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum HotelsThe Government have already acted to fix the unworkable mess in which the Tories left the asylum system. An increase of 116% in processing in one year is bringing down the…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Nolan PrinciplesIt was fantastic to see the consensus in this House in relation to the Hillsborough law. Does the Minister share my concern that the Scottish Government have yet to confirm…12 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillCan the hon. Lady define what rights somebody working behind a desk in this place should have under amendment 48B that somebody working behind a bar in this place should not?05 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI refer hon. Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a proud, experienced hospitality worker of six years. I have proportionate respect for the work…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI make the commitment to the people of Falkirk that the quality of their work, especially for younger people, will go massively through the roof. Younger people in my constituency…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWhen I listen to businesses in my constituency I find, as I am sure every Member of this House does, that they are worried across the piece for a number of reasons and have been…05 Nov 2025