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HANSARDSpring StatementOur fiscal rules were designed to ensure that we did not repeat the damaging austerity of the Conservative party, which harmed my constituents so much. Does my right hon. Friend…26 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. I declare an interest as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on cats. The Animal Welfare Committee’s report in September highlighted an urgent need for further…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformPIP is a devolved benefit, known as the adult disability payment in Scotland. Can my right hon. Friend assure me that she will work with partners, including the Scottish…18 Mar 2025HANSARD G7My constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for East Renfrewshire (Blair McDougall), must have been reading my notes earlier. I will raise the same issue again, though,…17 Mar 2025HANSARDRare Cancers BillI will be brief, because I understand that we are at the end of the debate, but I rise to support the Bill and pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh South West…14 Mar 2025HANSARDRare Cancers BillI pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s dad. He would be extremely proud of her, and of the speech that she is making.14 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillWe in Labour have listened to business. Ann Francke of the Chartered Management Institute has gone on record as saying: “The Employment Rights Bill represents a significant step…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and to my proud trade union membership—I am a member of the Communication Workers Union and…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillThe hon. Gentleman says that he is a big supporter of workers’ rights. Would he like to comment on the fact that for every year of the last nine years that I was lead negotiator…12 Mar 2025HANSARDCyber-security3. What recent progress his Department has made on strengthening cyber-security.06 Mar 2025HANSARDCyber-securityI share some of the concerns expressed by the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney). Last week I spoke to businesses and officials working on Ukraine’s critical national…06 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI welcome the Prime Minister’s statement, and I congratulate him on the excellent leadership that he has shown on the international stage. Does he agree that in order to achieve…03 Mar 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryI thank the right hon. Lady for her intervention. While those Ukrainian women are fighting and sustaining their country, they are also the mothers to the 19,546 children who have…27 Feb 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryI thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for bringing forward this debate. I am happy to support it. Like some colleagues in the…27 Feb 2025HANSARD UkraineI welcome the Minister’s statement, particularly the commitment that any negotiations about Ukraine must involve Ukraine, because if reports of the call between President Trump…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and his commitment to this issue. Will he say a little more about how he is working with colleagues in Scotland to drive forward the…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast weekend, Renfrewshire council confirmed a case of H5N1 avian influenza at Castle Semple loch in Lochwinnoch in my constituency. That outbreak’s proximity to RSPB Scotland…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI met key Scottish stakeholders recently to discuss proposals to bring to the Glasgow city region a metro scheme interconnecting more and more parts of our region, including the…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.13 Feb 2025HANSARDBiomass GenerationI thank the Minister for his statement and the strict new sustainability rules imposed on Drax, which will mean that we do not pay a penny for unsustainably sourced biomass. Can…10 Feb 2025