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HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeI speak today as a member of the Business and Trade Committee and as the MP for Livingston constituency, determined to see this Department play its vital part in delivering the…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeGo ahead—I would like to hear the hon. Member’s intervention.05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeI am afraid the hon. Member often falls into the trap of thinking that being just a little bit better than the Tories is good enough for Scotland. I see Scotland as much more than…05 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI thank the Prime Minister for his statement and the leadership he is showing at this moment of uncertainty. The quality of the contributions from Members on both sides of the…03 Mar 2025HANSARD High Street BusinessesYes, I completely agree with my hon. Friend. I also think that his point about antisocial behaviour is a strong one; these town centres and high streets need to be places where…26 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street BusinessesI completely agree. We need to be much more creative about how we use the units. Some of these businesses, frankly, are not coming back to our high streets so we should be honest…26 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. My congratulations to the right hon. and learned Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Sir Jeremy Wright) on securing…26 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street BusinessesDoes my hon. Friend agree with me that the Scottish Government need a new direction on business rates, because not only have they not passed on the money—the Barnett…26 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street BusinessesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stockton West (Matt Vickers) on securing this important debate. I will focus my…26 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Media Use: Minimum AgeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I am the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on children’s online safety, but I am contributing on my own…24 Feb 2025HANSARDInnovation: Livingston2. What steps his Department is taking to support innovation in Livingston constituency.12 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for the Scotch Whisky IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. I congratulate the hon. Member for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey (Graham Leadbitter) on securing this debate,…12 Feb 2025HANSARDInnovation: LivingstonI thank the Minister for that answer. In the Livingston constituency, we have a number of fantastic biotech and life sciences businesses, such as Valneva, which is working on a…12 Feb 2025HANSARDRosebank and Jackdaw OilfieldsAnother day, another Labour Minister cleaning up the mess of the Conservatives who came before them. The only reason why we are having this discussion today, and why there is any…10 Feb 2025HANSARDSerious Fraud Office: Economic CrimeMy hon. Friend will know that fraud does not stop at the border, and residents in my Livingston constituency are incredibly concerned by the increase in fraud and economic crime…06 Feb 2025HANSARDSerious Fraud Office: Economic Crime3. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Serious Fraud Office’s progress on tackling economic crime.06 Feb 2025HANSARDGender Pay GapI thank the Minister for her response. Does she agree that while the Conservatives think that maternity pay has “gone too far” and that the childcare roll-out is a mistake, it is…05 Feb 2025HANSARDGender Pay Gap2. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the gender pay gap.05 Feb 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)On business rates, they are clearly devolved to the Scottish Government, so it fully sits within their remit to help the hospitality industry. If we are talking about standing…30 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyFor too long we have been held back by the Conservatives’ dither, delay and indecision over Heathrow expansion. A third runway will strengthen Heathrow’s hub status and make it…29 Jan 2025