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HANSARDEnergy SecurityWill the shadow Minister give way?19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityWill the shadow Minister give way?19 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthMadam Deputy Speaker, may I give you a heads-up? I am going to mention a number of hon. Members, all of whom I have contacted in advance to let them know that I will be mentioning…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthI will try to give a short piece of advice, Madam Deputy Speaker. If I were in the Scottish Labour party, I would either say, “We are a separate party from UK Labour, and we make…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Local jobs would have been created. We have rural population decline; we need to encourage people to move to rural areas by creating those…18 May 2026HANSARDHouse of CommonsMr Speaker, two of my colleagues have been elected to Scotland’s national Parliament, so this is a bittersweet task for me. Ordered, That the Speaker do issue his Warrant to the…18 May 2026HANSARDYouth UnemploymentI am not interested in discussing how we got to this point; we all need to work together to ensure that young people can get the opportunities they deserve and that those…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMeningitis OutbreakOur thoughts are with everyone involved in this matter, particularly all those who are dealing with it, including medical professionals, university staff and UKHSA. I understand…17 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceIt was an honour to serve on the Speaker’s Conference and, in all the work that I have done on security, I have tried to be a voice for the smaller parties, and particularly for…12 Mar 2026HANSARD International Women’s DayWill the Minister talk about not just the tech sector, but how there is such a glass ceiling in engineering—there is a huge number of engineering jobs in my constituency—that…12 Mar 2026HANSARD International Women’s DayIt is always difficult to follow the hon. Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler)—I am genuinely in awe of her speeches, including the one she just gave. I was also in awe of the…12 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt is absolutely worth looking at that forum, but as the hon. Member said in relation to the new clause, people who are promoting schemes with no expectation that they will…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillYou would not believe, Madam Deputy Speaker, how far beyond delighted I was when I discovered that I would be stepping in for a colleague on the Finance Bill. I am sure that the…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI absolutely agree. With the uncertainty in the middle east just now, we are seeing an increase in fuel prices, which will heavily impact farmers, and fertiliser prices. Since…11 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ7. Westminster’s tax on Scotland’s energy is holding back investment, and it is costing thousands of families their livelihoods. After months of refusing to do so, the Chancellor…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThat was truly brilliant. With all the craziness that we face in the world and all the issues faced by farmers, businesses and those who are badly advised by people making up tax…11 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Eighteen months ago in the King’s Speech, the Government announced that they would introduce a draft race and disability equality Bill, but we have not yet seen it. Next week…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillHave the Government given the hon. Member any idea of when a post-implementation review of this legislation might be done, and therefore when the Treasury can say how much tax has…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillGiven that we have a Labour Government who care about workers’ rights, the family businesses that I have visited have a strong worker involvement. The people who work there are…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Finance (No. 2) Bill: Ways and Means (Amendment of Power to Make Further Provision Relating to Abolition of Lifetime Allowance Charge)I draw the House’s attention to the unusual circumstances of moving a Ways and Means motion after the Finance Bill. During the course of the Budget, we had a discussion on the…11 Mar 2026