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HANSARD Hospitality SectorTourism tax!03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorWill the hon. Lady give way?03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorWill the hon. Lady give way?03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorIs the hon. Lady aware of the comments in the Scottish Parliament yesterday by the chief executive of the Scottish Tourism Alliance? He said that “the first half of this year was…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI recently met Dr Joanna Kerr, an extremely brave survivor of child sexual exploitation and abuse in Scotland. As it stands, the national inquiry will not cover Scotland, and the…02 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillIn Scotland, we have so-called devolution, but the reality on the ground is that the Scottish Government are centralising more and more power. Does my hon. Friend share my concern…02 Sept 2025HANSARDHealth and Disability Benefits: Spending Estimate4. What estimate she has made of the level of spending on health and disability benefits by 2030.01 Sept 2025HANSARDHealth and Disability Benefits: Spending EstimateJust two months ago, the Secretary of State was left humiliated after being forced to significantly water down her botched welfare Bill. If the Government had pressed ahead with…01 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Cruel cuts to the winter fuel allowance by both this Labour Government and the SNP Government in Edinburgh left thousands of pensioners cold in their homes last winter. When…01 Sept 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI am pleased to speak in the Sir David Amess Adjournment debate. One of the highlights of my year is my annual summer surgery tour; I hold over 75 surgeries in towns and villages…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Independent Water CommissionBetween 2018 and 2022, untreated sewage was released just over 58,000 times from Scottish sewer overflows, and more than half of wild swimming spots in Scotland contain unsafe…21 Jul 2025HANSARD UkraineI fully support the work of the UK Government in providing military assistance to Ukraine. Like so many voluntary groups across the United Kingdom, the Rotary club of Duns has…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe SNP Government’s fire and rescue service is consulting on plans to downgrade Hawick fire station from 24/7 cover to weekday daytime hours only. Thousands of people locally…17 Jul 2025HANSARDGlobal Plastics TreatyThe hon. Gentleman is making a very good speech, much of which I agree with. I am sure that he, like me, visits many schools. Does he agree that when he visits them and speaks to…17 Jul 2025HANSARDGlobal Plastics TreatyThe Minister is right to highlight the leading role that the UK has played in this matter, under both the current Government and, in particular, the previous Government. The last…17 Jul 2025HANSARDGlobal Plastics TreatyThe hon. Member is making a very good speech. I agree with him about the need to take the public and business with us. In Scotland we had a real challenge with the deposit return…17 Jul 2025HANSARDNuclear Power1. What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the future of nuclear power in Wales.16 Jul 2025HANSARDNuclear PowerI thank the Minister for that answer. Nuclear must be an important part of our energy security strategy. It is both clean and reliable, and creates good jobs for local…16 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionThe rule of law absolutely needs to be applied equally, which is why I said earlier that those soldiers who are found to have set out with the wrong intention should be held to…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionAs ever, my right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. She is absolutely right that we should be with our veterans 100%, which is what I am hopefully doing during this speech.…14 Jul 2025