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HANSARD National Security BillIs the Minister saying that small grassroots organisations, many of them associational organisations that may be registered charities in England and Wales, Scotland or Northern…03 May 2023HANSARD National Security BillThe right hon. Gentleman is highlighting what he sees as benefits, but does he agree that clauses 85 to 88 will mean any British Government could avoid paying damages in cases…03 May 2023HANSARD National Security BillI wish to go back to the point that I made to the Chair of the ISC, who is a very good friend and who must be commended for everything that he does in relation to that Committee.…03 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Chair of the Backbench Business Committee rightly highlighted International Workers’ Memorial Day tomorrow, when we will commemorate those who we have lost through injury or…27 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsA new Work and Pensions Committee report on the health assessments for disability benefits such as PIP and employment support allowance has found that “issues or errors” in the…24 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanThe proposition that war and conflict do not happen during high days and holy days is a ridiculous one. Therefore, because of woefully inadequate intelligence on the ground it…24 Apr 2023HANSARD Asbestos in WorkplacesMy grandmother, when she lived in Durban Avenue in Clydebank, had a white picket fence brought out of a sheet from Turner’s asbestos factory in Clydebank. The right hon. Member is…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Asbestos in WorkplacesI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this very important debate. Does she consider the idea of forcing educationalists—whether they are teachers or lecturers—to sign…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Asbestos in WorkplacesThe historical legacy of asbestos in heavy industry is well documented, but does the hon. Lady share my concerns and those of the Clydebank Asbestos Group in my constituency about…19 Apr 2023HANSARDTop Secret Document LeaksA somewhat overlooked revelation from these documents was that not only were the United Arab Emirates and Russia co-operating on evading international sanctions, but—I quote the…18 Apr 2023HANSARDWhistleblowing Awareness WeekIt is good to see you in the Chair, Ms McDonagh. Let me first thank the hon. Member for Cheadle (Mary Robinson) for gaining this debate today and also thank her and the…23 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to the negotiations for a free trade agreement with India, can the Minister perhaps update the House on the impact of the closure of the internet in the state of Punjab…23 Mar 2023HANSARDTrade with UkraineMaybe one of the best ways to assist in increasing trade with Ukraine is to limit the opportunities for the Russian Federation to access Scottish limited partnerships. Does the…23 Mar 2023HANSARDWhistleblowing Awareness WeekWill the Minister assure hon. Members that in the review he will take cognisance of the question about what an employee delivering a service is? The millions of volunteers across…23 Mar 2023HANSARDWhistleblowing Awareness Weekindicated dissent.23 Mar 2023HANSARD Food Price InflationI grew up in West Dunbartonshire in the 1970s and 1980s, when the legacy of de-industrialisation was compounded by recession after recession, weak economic growth became the norm…23 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn). One policy proposal in the Chancellor’s statement leapt out at me. It was yet another one…21 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetAs you well know, Mr Speaker, the Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II appreciated the importance of railways in nation building and approved the building of the Hejaz railway to connect…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHealth DisparitiesThe average life expectancy of a woman with a learning disability is around 18 years shorter than women in the general population, so on this International Women’s Day, what can…08 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWhen the people of Clydebank, Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven contact me, they wonder why the Conservative and Unionist party is creating a new Bill of dubious moral and legal…07 Mar 2023