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HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillPerhaps Reform UK is polling high in Perthshire as well. Leaving that to one side, let me tell the hon. Member what my constituents in Glasgow East are not relieved about: record…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI am going to make some progress if I may. Given the public finance situation that we face, I am afraid it is incumbent on Opposition Members to come up with some credible…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillDoes the Minister agree that it is due to the careful management of the public finances that we have record investment in defence and other areas of the Scottish economy, creating…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI have worked in hospitality. I am not sure I was particularly successful at it, but there is a macro point here—an important point not to lose sight of. We hear from Opposition…16 Dec 2025HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear Reactor Power Station: WylfaIt is brilliant to listen to all this chat about thousands of new jobs and billions of pounds of investment, but we are not getting any of it in Glasgow, because the Scottish…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI will focus on chapter 2 of part 2 of the Bill, which provides that public bodies must operate in accordance with the highest ethical conduct. That is very important to my…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Sudan: Protection of CiviliansI do apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker. We are talking today about a massacre at a hospital where mums, dads and little babies should be safe and helped. With that in mind, those…30 Oct 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: Agriculture SectorThe proposed changes to agricultural property relief in Scotland will ensure that, by still providing full relief for the first £1 million of assets, farmers continue to benefit…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Glasgow Safer Drug Consumption FacilityThe facility is located in my constituency. The report stresses the importance of engagement with the local community. Drug litter and public injecting very close to the facility…13 Oct 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Seventh sitting)Has the hon. Gentleman considered some of the reforms that the FCA is considering, such as the advice guidance boundary review? I understand the thrust of what he is trying to…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Eighth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a very good point, at the heart of which is the question of what work needs to be done to introduce anything along these lines. One would have to look at what…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Eighth sitting)Is it possible to identify any particular gaps in the competition regime? Chapters 1 and 2 of the Competition Act 1998 cover things like exclusivity arrangements, and so on. There…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian AccessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward) for securing the debate and I agree…10 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Fifth sitting)Would the hon. Member accept that pension trustees should, in accordance with their fiduciary duties, actively consider investing in such things as private equity, private patient…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (First sitting)Q This question is for Ms Alexander. A lot of my constituents are driven mad by small pots; they have worked in different jobs and have no idea how much money they have saved for…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (First sitting)Q With DC—defined contribution—schemes, as you know, savers themselves have discretion about where they put their money. The issue we face, illustrated by Dimson, Marsh and…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)Q I apologise: I should say that my wife sits on the committee of the Scottish Government pension scheme. I should disclose that to the Committee. I would like to move on to a…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)No. Sophia Singleton: Good. We are positive that this will help, and we are also positive about the timeline for it.02 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI explain to my constituents every week how hard the Foreign Secretary and his ministerial team are working in this context, but every day women and children are killed and are…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Independent Water CommissionI welcome the independent water commission’s report—it is a serious piece of work. The water companies were privatised with no debt, yet following years of dividends, excessive…21 Jul 2025