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HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Second sitting)Q You mentioned the issues you sometimes have with this highly mobile population. Do you see the commissioner helping or playing a role in some of those issues? In Scotland, we…10 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Second sitting)Q Minister, you mentioned ensuring that issues are handled and dealt with, and you said that previously issues had fallen away and not been taken up by the MOD. Would that not…10 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (First sitting)Q I want to raise two points, and the first is mostly for Angela, from the issues you have been discussing in the focus groups. Do you feel that the terminology in clause 4 on…10 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Second sitting)Q Finally, I have a question, which I raised on Second Reading, about the relationship with the devolved Administrations where there are devolved areas such as health. How do you…10 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (First sitting)Q First, I thank SSAFA for the work it does in Fife. The work it has done, when I was a councillor and on an ongoing basis, has been incredible. To pick up on something you…10 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, and thank you for joining us. On the point about transfer, how do you envisage the transfer of staff from the existing system operating? I have just a couple of…10 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaIn his statement, the Foreign Secretary referred to HTS co-operating with the international community on the monitoring of chemical weapons. Given the situation on the ground in…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. The previous Government left a mess of £22 billion for us to clean up following their short-term decisions and absolute lack of investment in services. This Government are…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Coastal Infrastructure: ScotlandScotland’s history is intertwined with our coastal communities. From shipbuilding on the Clyde to fishing off Peterhead and Fraserburgh, these areas helped fuel the UK’s growth as…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Coastal Infrastructure: ScotlandI could not agree more. I had the pleasure of being in Belfast just a couple of weeks ago for a family occasion. I was not able to take the ferry on that short trip—sadly, I had…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Coastal Infrastructure: ScotlandOnce again, I could not agree more. My hon. Friend has the pleasure of representing one of the most beautiful parts of the world, and I have been able to spend a bit of time…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Coastal Infrastructure: ScotlandThe hon. Gentleman is right that I should pay tribute to my predecessor, Douglas Chapman, who did much to champion this cause. My point is that we can do this in the current…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Coastal Infrastructure: ScotlandI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. Given the additional co-operation we are seeing between the UK and Scottish Governments, with the UK Labour Government in power…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Given the upcoming audit into the UK’s relationship with China, how does the Foreign Secretary plan to strike a balance between economic growth and growing security concerns…26 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsWhat was clear throughout the Prime Minister’s statement was the need for defence collaboration across the world, as we live in a much more unstable global situation. In his…21 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence Programmes DevelopmentsI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. It is clear both from the statement and from the follow-up questions that the previous Government have wasted millions of pounds…20 Nov 2024HANSARDFood BanksThat is pressure, Ms Vaz; It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (Seamus Logan) on securing this…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillMay I, too, begin by welcoming contributions from across the House? It has been a remarkably cross-party, consensual debate so far, and I am sure that will continue. Unlike some…18 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsI congratulate those who made their maiden speech this afternoon. My constituency of Dunfermline and Dollar has a significant rural area, particularly through west Fife and…11 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence: 2.5% GDP Spending CommitmentLike others on this side of the House, I welcome the increase in defence spending that was announced in the Budget, after years of Tory cuts to our armed forces. Does the…11 Nov 2024