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HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeThe Royal Society for the Relief of Indigent Gentlewomen of Scotland sounds entirely otherworldly and quite funny, but that was not the case for the WASPI woman who came to my…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI agree with the Minister—of course I do—but let us think back to the victims. Scottish victims should not have to wait any longer than victims across the rest of the United…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI have been listening intently to everything that has been said today. I would like to reflect on the number of times I have stood here and talked about the Horizon business. I do…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI want to move on, but I will.20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillThat is ridiculous.20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillThere is absolutely no guarantee that it would just be a few days more. There are the different timings of Scottish Parliament sittings and a lot of other considerations that the…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. There is absolutely no reason, and the Scottish Government are indeed prepared to do that. There is ongoing work on that,…20 Mar 2024HANSARDWorkplace Inclusivity and AccessibilityAdjustments are often vital for helping disabled people in their job, but Scope says that disabled workers face many issues with the Access to Work scheme, including a long wait…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillThe hon. Member has every right to disagree with me, but I come back to my main point. The Scottish legislation would have to mirror what is done here so we treat victims across…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillMay I gently correct the right hon. Gentleman? The recess dates are not set by the Scottish Government; they are set by the parliamentary board.20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman. One of the issues about timing, and it is about timing, is that I think everyone would agree that it is best that every victim is exonerated at…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillThe fact is that the Scottish Government want the Bill to go through for all four nations of the UK, and they would give a legislative consent motion for that to happen. That…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I am surrounded by lawyerly people and I am not a lawyer. In fact, I sat in a room last night for a briefing where I was…20 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationThank you, Mr Speaker, and apologies for being slightly late. I thank the Minister for giving me prior sight of his statement. I welcome the announcement of the legislation. It…13 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.12 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsFollowing recent events in Ukraine, what steps have been taken to speed up the process of releasing funds from the sale of Chelsea football club to support all victims of the war…12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThis Tory Government want to cut the benefits bill to fund tax cuts. They are going to target those who are economically inactive, which includes a large percentage of disabled…12 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office Board and Governance(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade if she will make a statement on what steps are being taken to restore public confidence in the Post Office…28 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office Board and GovernanceI am really disappointed that the Secretary of State herself is not here, but I thank the Minister the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) for everything he does…28 Feb 2024HANSARDFuel PovertyOver the past two years, my constituents in Motherwell and Wishaw, as well as the disability groups that I engage with, have told me harrowing tales of dire fuel poverty and…27 Feb 2024