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HANSARDWork and Pensions CommitteeI am grateful to the Select Committee Chair, my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams), for her statement. Did she look in her report at the…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Gibraltar: UK-EU TreatyI congratulate the Minister on the agreement. Does he agree that it is only possible in part because of the work that this Government have done to repair the relationship between…16 Jul 2026HANSARDWork and Pensions Committeerose—16 Jul 2026HANSARDWork and Pensions Committeeindicated assent.16 Jul 2026HANSARDCity Region Deals7. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of city region deals in Scotland.15 Jul 2026HANSARDRegional Accents and Social MobilityMy hon. Friend is making an important and interesting speech. Confidence is incredibly important, especially for young people. We have a huge youth unemployment crisis in this…15 Jul 2026HANSARDCity Region DealsCities such as Manchester and Liverpool have benefited enormously from their regional devolution. Greater Glasgow, 30 years ago, was split up into more than a dozen local…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranThe Minister mentions the attacks that Iran is carrying out. Will he join me in recognising that cyber-attacks are one of the consistent threats Iran has posed to the United…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Iranrose—15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranThe right hon. Gentleman is, as always, making a very good speech. I want to make a point that I think is often under-appreciated when we talk about drones and drone warfare. The…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Waste Management SitesMy hon. Friend is making an important speech and representing her constituents very well. I want, perhaps unusually, to put on record an example of good practice by a waste…15 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI want to place on record that my constituents feel as strongly as my hon. Friend’s constituents in Dumbarton about this: we have to ban trade with illegal settlements. Does he…09 Jul 2026HANSARD NATO SummitI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement. Recent events have underlined the need for us to co-operate much more closely with our European allies and partners, so what…09 Jul 2026HANSARDScience, innovation and technology CommitteeI welcome this very interesting and timely report, and I particularly welcome the recognition that one of the barriers to developing or strengthening our sovereignty is the lack…09 Jul 2026HANSARDConflicts: Impact on Older PeopleMy hon. Friend is making a powerful and important speech, particularly on women in Ukraine who have suffered sexual violence during war. Does she agree that having proper support…09 Jul 2026HANSARDRearmament and Warfighting ReadinessMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does he agree that embedding that culture of innovation and iteration in the MOD is critical to ensuring that we can move as quickly…08 Jul 2026HANSARDNHS Corridor CareMy hon. Friend is being generous in taking interventions. There are few Members of this House, if any, who know about this subject in more detail than her. In Scotland, where my…08 Jul 2026HANSARD National Youth StrategyMy hon. Friend is generous in giving way, and she is making an important speech. The crisis of young people not in education, employment or training is one of the biggest problems…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Fraud Strategy 2026-29I will make my intervention very quick, Mrs Harris. Unfortunately, Police Scotland and the Scottish Government have not opted to join the Report Fraud scheme. That means that my…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHeart Disease and Stroke: Premature DeathsMy hon. Friend is making an important and passionate speech, especially in the light of the personal circumstances that he mentioned. I agree with him about deprivation. Does he…02 Jul 2026