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HANSARD Air PollutionWill my hon. Friend give way?02 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat work is the Department doing to learn from international best practice—for example, in Estonia—when it comes to using technology in the justice system to help deliver swifter…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Elections: First Past the PostLike my hon. Friend, I have constituents who use proportional representation to elect people to local government or the Scottish Parliament. Does he agree that we have to learn…24 Jun 2026HANSARDMedia Green PaperI welcome this Green Paper, which is both timely and forward looking. The Government are right to respond to the fact that people get much of their news from social media…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Elections: First Past the PostThe hon. Lady is making a very passionate speech, and she is certainly right that we have to change our political culture, but I would slightly challenge her. We have a slightly…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Public Libraries: Bournemouth EastMy hon. Friend the Minister is being very generous with taking interventions. Does he agree that SNP-run Glasgow city council’s decision to cut school librarians was a mistake and…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Role of Big Tech in SocietyI congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on securing this very important debate. He is making an interesting speech. When we talk about big tech, we are primarily talking about…23 Jun 2026HANSARDFly-tipping: Residential AreasI feel honoured to intervene on the hon. Gentleman; it is often the other way around. Fly-tipping is a big issue in my constituency, as it is in his. There is frequent fly-tipping…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Abuse of Customer-facing WorkersMy hon. Friend is being extremely generous with his time, and he is making an important speech. At a supermarket in Muirend in my constituency, there is a strong connection…17 Jun 2026HANSARD Mental Health: Parity of EsteemMy hon. Friend is being very generous in giving way. I know that this is a topic she understands deeply and has campaigned on for many years. She is right to highlight the Milburn…17 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillThe right hon. Gentleman is making an important point. As AI develops, the threshold for non-state actors to conduct cyber, physical and other attacks against our democracy is…17 Jun 2026HANSARDGeneral Strike Centenary CommemorationsMy hon. Friend is being typically generous in taking interventions, and I congratulate him on securing a debate on such an important topic. Will he join me in recognising the…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Youth Mental Health SupportMy hon. Friend is making an important speech about the state of child and adolescent mental health support in England. I will just make the point about what is happening in…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Glasgow City Region EconomyThe Minister is making an excellent speech. In the conversations that she has had with the Scottish Government, have they ever articulated a reason and an argument for not…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Relationship between Social Security Scotland and the DWPI congratulate the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) on raising a very important issue that our constituents face. Does the Minister agree that the prolonged…02 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesAn excellent example of community pharmacies in England embracing innovation is their interaction with the NHS app. My constituents in Scotland do not have access to a similar app…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Glasgow City Region EconomyMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and an important contribution. We have seen in other UK cities the difference that city region mayors can make, whether in Manchester…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is being typically generous in taking interventions. Last week, the director of GCHQ spoke about Russian hybrid warfare against the UK and how…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportMy generation and the generation after me have been systematically failed. The scale of the NEETs crisis is not because of young people but, as the Minister said, due to a…02 Jun 2026HANSARDRussia: Level of ThreatMy hon. Friend the Member for Altrincham and Sale West (Mr Rand) mentioned the annual lecture delivered by the GCHQ director last week, which is important, and we should all…01 Jun 2026