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HANSARDIndustrial Strategy14. What recent progress he has made on implementing the industrial strategy.30 Oct 2025HANSARD Children’s Social CareIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. With National Care Leavers Month starting next Saturday, it is apt that we are discussing this issue here in Westminster…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI welcome the Minister’s statement, and the opening of further interim payments last week. The families of infected people in Falkirk have in the past told me that systems could…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Brian is suffering from cancer and is unable to work. He has been unable to alter his child maintenance payments, despite persistently making contact with those…30 Oct 2025HANSARDIndustrial StrategyI declare an interest as co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for British buses. Our bus manufacturing industry supports thousands of jobs across the country, but faces…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingI welcome the urgency with which Ministers are seeking to end Tory-created asylum hotel use—which does not work for those fleeing persecution, or for local communities such as…29 Oct 2025HANSARD World Stroke DayDoes my hon. Friend agree that we need a plan in Scotland to install 24/7 emergency thrombectomy care across the country as soon as possible? I believe the objective is 2031, but…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseOlder constituents living in the high flats at Callendar Park and Kemper Avenue in my constituency have for years raised the issue of unacceptable antisocial, and sometimes…23 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: Employment13. What steps he is taking to increase employment opportunities through public procurement.23 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: EmploymentI declare an interest as the co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for British buses. Alexander Dennis and Wrightbus create 13 jobs for every four directly hired in bus…23 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI imagine the people of Wales choose to vote in the same ways as the Scottish people do for the Scots. My hon. Friend the Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman) put it…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI agree. It also undermines the message in section 1 of the Scotland Act 1998 that there shall be a Scottish Parliament with the powers to fix policy challenges. It is the reason…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI welcome the debate, brought forward by the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone). As my hon. Friend the Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy…22 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. My contribution will focus exclusively on the asylum system and the impact that my community has seen. Falkirk has…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast Friday, I attended a graduation for STEM—science, technology, engineering and maths—students at Forth Valley College. This college is a crucial educational asset and it is…16 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsBarlinnie prison is operating at 30% above capacity, and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons is strongly urging Scottish Government action before the £1 billion replacement is…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights: Impact on BusinessesDoes my hon. Friend agree that we have to assess the economic impact and consequences, which we have seen over a number of years, of low pay and insecure hours, and how they have…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights: Impact on BusinessesI welcome the Minister to her place. She is making an excellent point, but I refer her to specific sectors in which some Opposition parties have called for carve-outs. Does she…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI agree on the misinformation being put out about hypothetical situations, which are often talked about when we discuss hospitality. I recognise the point being put forward for…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI have to disagree with the characterisation of the Bill as increasing unemployment. We have heard the same about other measures. To tackle the hon. Gentleman’s point about…15 Sept 2025