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HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeI thank the Minister for his statement, which is of real significance given the increasing external threats that our country faces. Given those threats from hostile state actors,…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Royal British LegionI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. I know he is aware that this summer, we will mark the centenary of the war memorial in Kirkcaldy, and that the Kirkcaldy branch of the Royal…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaYesterday, the Israeli Defence Minister threatened the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. What action is the Foreign Secretary taking to stop that and to hold the Government of Israel…20 Mar 2025HANSARDKnife Crime: Children and Young PeopleThe hon. Gentleman is making an important and passionate speech. Historically, my area of Fife has not been synonymous with knife crime, and we want to keep it that way, but the…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI thank the Foreign Secretary for all the work that he and his team are doing behind the scenes on this horrific issue. It is quite shocking that the shadow Foreign Secretary…20 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentDoes the Minister agree that it is extraordinary to be lectured about responsible choices by members of the last Cabinet, whose irresponsible financial choices left this…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentMy hon. Friend mentions GB Energy, which is headquartered in Scotland. I note that there is a Scottish National party Member in the Chamber, the hon. Member for Aberdeen North…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformOf course, everyone in our country who can work should work, and should receive appropriate support to do so. It is of the utmost importance to many Labour Members that Labour…18 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillIn my constituency and across my area of Fife we have a real problem with violence and aggression in schools. Every week for the last month there has been a violent attack by…07 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillMy hon. Friend and I were both present at an event with bereaved parents that was organised by our hon. Friend the Member for Whitehaven and Workington (Josh MacAlister), at which…07 Mar 2025HANSARD Palestinian Rights: Government SupportI thank my hon. Friend for speaking so passionately about her visit. I worked as a human rights observer in Hebron several years ago, and one thing that is too little understood…04 Mar 2025HANSARDGazaWith almost 20,000 Palestinian children having been killed, Gaza and its people are in a state of devastation. The use of starvation as a weapon of war is a war crime. The denial…04 Mar 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryOn the point that the hon. Member and the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) made about visas for Ukrainian refugees, do they recognise that the Government have already extended…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageHamas are a proscribed organisation and that is as it should be. The Israeli military has banned international journalists from Gaza and at least 162 Palestinian journalists have…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House may be aware of the ongoing tribunal case of Sandie Peggie, a nurse at my local hospital in Kirkcaldy. Women’s sex-based rights are hard fought and we give…27 Feb 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryWill the hon. Gentleman give way?27 Feb 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryGiven how the hon. Gentleman started his speech, does he agree with the leader of his party, the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage), who is probably not in Clacton right now,…27 Feb 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryIt is a pleasure to take part in such a well-informed and passionate debate. Three years on from Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the courage of the Ukrainian people is an…27 Feb 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryI absolutely agree; accountability is essential. More than a decade ago, Putin tested the tactic of attacking hospitals in his operations in Syria, and the world stood by. The…27 Feb 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryDoes my hon. Friend agree that Russia’s past behaviour, with Putin seeming to sign up to agreements but then not following them, is precisely why security guarantees for Ukraine’s…27 Feb 2025