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HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 700036 relating to driven grouse shooting. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. As a member of…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingMrs Harris, you will be relieved to hear that I will not take the remaining hour to conclude the debate. I thank the petitioners; I thank the Petitions Committee for facilitating…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseResearch shows that 91% of farmers see poor mental health as the industry’s biggest hidden issue. Last year, Kelso farmer Neil Stewart very sadly took his own life. His friends…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Access to Banking Hubs: HertfordshireIn addition to some customers not being comfortable using digital, some are unable to do so because they do not have broadband. I am sure the hon. Lady’s constituency is like…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Access to Banking Hubs: HertfordshireMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech about banking services in Hertfordshire, but I want to make a broader point about the criteria for allowing banking hubs. To be fair…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Access to Banking Hubs: HertfordshireMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I have had similar challenges in my constituency in the Scottish Borders. Like him, I have been campaigning for banking hubs—in…25 Jun 2025HANSARDSmartphones in SchoolsMobile phones in classrooms are linked to disruptive and violent behaviour. Does the Minister agree that mobile phones should be banned in all schools so that children are focused…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSmartphones in Schools7. If she will take steps to stop the use of smartphones in schools.16 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Scottish education was once the envy of the world, but under the SNP it is being destroyed. Data shows that a quarter of 11-year-olds in Scotland are not achieving expected…16 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is common ridings and festival season in the Scottish Borders, a spectacular and ancient tradition dating back to the battle of Flodden in 1513, bringing together each of the…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI will speak to the amendments relating to compulsory purchase powers, and to my new clause 128. I note that much of the Bill and most of the clauses will not affect Scotland,…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI share my right hon. Friend’s concerns. Ultimately, this is about choices. The choice that this Government and the Scottish Government are making is whether we protect our…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and I agree with him. I am sure he will speak to those points further when he contributes later. We should be protecting the market value…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does he agree that one of the flaws of the Bill, which his amendments attempt to address, is that it overreaches not only in…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentA shocking 75% of Scottish pensioners said that they were left cold in their home last winter. Does the Minister agree that the Scottish Government must use the additional funding…09 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Oxton in my constituency has a newly refurbished community shop, and it exists thanks to the hard work of local volunteers. The Plunkett impact report highlights how…09 Jun 2025HANSARDVeteransThe previous Conservative Government had a dedicated Minister of State for veterans sitting at the Cabinet table, but that job was taken away by the new Administration. How are…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Swimming FacilitiesMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and he is being very generous with his time. My constituency has six swimming pools. Much has been made of the health benefits, but…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Swimming FacilitiesI should declare an interest: I learned to swim in Seamill in the hon. Lady’s constituency. Does she agree that there is a particular challenge in Scotland because the Scottish…04 Jun 2025HANSARDBanking Hub for Selkirk and EyemouthI rise to present this petition from my constituents in the Scottish Borders to the House of Commons. It calls on LINK to set up a banking hub for Selkirk and Eyemouth. I want to…03 Jun 2025