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HANSARDNew Nuclear Energy Projects6. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of new nuclear energy projects on economic growth in Scotland.15 Jul 2026HANSARDNew Nuclear Energy ProjectsNew nuclear in areas such as my constituency of North Ayrshire and Arran could bring much-needed skilled jobs and investment to the area, but yet again Scotland is losing out.…15 Jul 2026HANSARDNHS Corridor CareI would just like to highlight that the Scottish Government do not record or publish any statistics on the number of patients being treated in corridors. However, we know that it…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Coastguard Volunteers: Remuneration and HMRC GuidanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I thank the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for opening this debate and for bringing…01 Jul 2026HANSARD NHS Breast ScreeningI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 742179 relating to NHS breast screening. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I would like to…29 Jun 2026HANSARD NHS Breast ScreeningI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I, too, look forward to hearing the Minister’s response on that issue. Some 1.94 million women between the ages of 50 and 70 were…29 Jun 2026HANSARD NHS Breast ScreeningScreening is key, and we have to be bolder and more inventive about how we get people along to screening. There have been many public health campaigns over the years. After a…29 Jun 2026HANSARD NHS Breast ScreeningI fully agree with my hon. Friend. Unfortunately, that is not just the case for breast screening; bowel cancer screening is lower in areas of economic and health deprivation. We…29 Jun 2026HANSARD NHS Breast ScreeningI agree, and I look forward to hearing the Minister talk about how we can take this forward. The UK National Screening Committee is still concerned about false positives,…29 Jun 2026HANSARD NHS Breast ScreeningIt has been a privilege to open and close such an important debate. We have heard from many Members and the Minister about how important early diagnosis and treatment are for…29 Jun 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingI agree with both my hon. Friend’s points. It is important that this issue is dealt with sooner rather than later, and I will say more about that later.27 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 736578 relating to animal testing. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I declare an interest as the…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingI absolutely support Herbie’s law and, as I mentioned, the APPG is supported by Animal Free Research, which hopes to implement it. I agree 100% with the hon. Member. Another…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingI thank my hon. Friend for his kind comments. I absolutely support the implementation of Herbie’s law sooner rather than later. I welcome the strategy, and I will say more about…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingI fully agree. I think it is really important that younger people take this cause forward. Earlier today, when I went out to speak to representatives from Camp Beagle, I met a…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingI thank the hon. Member for his comments, and I agree with everything that he said. I will say a bit more about that later on.27 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingI fully agree with everything the hon. Member said. I will go on to say more about that. The petition refers specifically to dogs, as well as other animals that are used in…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingI agree wholeheartedly with everything the hon. Member said. I will speak more about organ on a chip and the need to move more quickly towards phasing out animals in research, but…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingI agree with everything my hon. Friend said, and I will say more about that.27 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingI agree with everything my hon. Friend said. I will speak about some of this later on, but I have on occasion met the relevant Minister and we are due to have a meeting soon. At…27 Apr 2026