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HANSARD West Bank: Forced DisplacementIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North (Martin Rhodes) for securing time for Members to consider this…02 Jul 2025HANSARDIndustrial Strategy15. What progress his Department has made on developing an industrial strategy.12 Jun 2025HANSARDIndustrial StrategyDo the Secretary of State and the Minister agree that the industrial towns and villages that make up Lanarkshire must be central to any modern industrial strategy? Will they meet…12 Jun 2025HANSARDCo-operation with Devolved GovernmentsThe Minister will be aware of last week’s historic UK Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman being based on biological sex, which provided important legal clarity. It…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCo-operation with Devolved Governments6. What steps he is taking to strengthen co-operation with the devolved Governments.24 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ7. I commend the Prime Minister and his Government for the action taken to reform the NHS in England and make it fit for the modern day, with improved technology, more GPs and…23 Apr 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for that. Can he tell me how many people in Scotland actually work, and how many are employed by the state? Where are these jobs that he is talking…13 Mar 2025HANSARDMinimum and Living Wages5. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the national minimum wage and national living wage on families in Airdrie and Shotts constituency.13 Mar 2025HANSARDMinimum and Living WagesI thank the Secretary of State for that answer. Just yesterday, Parliament approved Labour’s new deal for working people—the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation.…13 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)rose—13 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Gentleman is talking about the care sectors, and I take it that that includes palliative care as well. St Andrew’s Hospice is in my area; it costs £10 million to run it,…13 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stuart. I rise to put on the record my support for the Government’s decision to repeal the Safety of Rwanda Act. It is important…11 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. These steps have been taken following discussions with law enforcement to be as thorough as possible in our attempts…06 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Yes. I apologise—I think I have cut across the Minister, because she asked a very similar question, but, if you could give us an idea of how those three things that you spoke…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q This might be a lag question, which is quite engineering-based, but you mentioned proactive, pre-emptive and disruptive, and those are engineering terms as well. I am really…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (First sitting)Can you answer my original question about the engagement you have had with the Government? You are saying that small gangs are very flexible, but obviously the Government are…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (First sitting)I have previously met Daniel O’Malley as well.27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (First sitting)Q We have heard from Dr Walsh about how the small gangs operate. They are very difficult to work against. What engagement have you had to better understand the Government’s…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q Listening today has been very interesting; I have written down some of the points. There were the points about organised crime, and about the Border Security Commander and the…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI shall begin by committing my support to the Government’s efforts today. After years of the Conservatives failing to secure our borders with failed projects such as the Rwanda…10 Feb 2025