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HANSARDIllegal Israeli Settler ViolenceThe Government and their partners are doing important work to support the continuation of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, but in the west bank, as well as increased settler attacks…25 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Media Use: Minimum AgeDoes the hon. Lady share my concern about what seems to be a growing phenomenon in my area of Fife, where young people are filming themselves committing acts of violent crime and…24 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraineI was present at the Munich security conference where it felt like the world changed around us, and the consequences could not be more serious. I welcome our Government’s…24 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street RetailersI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way; he is being very generous with his time. It is already clear from this debate that decline in our high streets is a common problem…05 Feb 2025HANSARDSudan and Eastern DRCThe Foreign Secretary spoke movingly about his visit to the Chad-Sudan border, and I commend him for bearing witness. There is no substitute for doing that. Since April 2023,…28 Jan 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationI welcome the Minister’s statement and the announcement of additional vital UK support for Palestinians at this crucial time, and I join her in recognising the central work of…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Storm ÉowynStorm Éowyn caused real damage to homes and property in my constituency and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie), who has a family…27 Jan 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayIt is impossible to do justice to the scale of the horror witnessed by those entering Auschwitz-Birkenau when it was liberated 80 years ago. They found a death camp that was…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Attorney General’s Office: Conflicts of InterestWe are seeing some extraordinary and absolutely shameless attacks, because not only is the Attorney General a barrister of international standing, but as my hon. Friend the Member…23 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThirty years on from the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, there are still train stations in my constituency that are not fully accessible, including Burntisland and Cowdenbeath…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastAs a former aid worker, I was in Gaza last April and witnessed the enormity of the horror and destruction for Palestinians there. The scale of the human trauma of the last 15…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsKirkcaldy Community Football Partnership does an amazing job in my constituency, supporting a number of local football clubs including Kirkcaldy and Dysart football club and…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Health and Social Care: Winter UpdateAt the Victoria hospital in Kirkcaldy, paramedics have had to establish a makeshift ward outside as ambulances queue up outside A&E. The number of people presenting in December…15 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that state schools should not have to go with a begging bowl to private schools to ask to borrow their facilities? They should be properly funded in…15 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillAll parents work hard to support their families, and all parents want the very best for their children. Hon. Members would do well to remember that. The additional £1.8 billion a…15 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillConservative Members do not like to be reminded of the fact that six months ago our Labour Government inherited a £22 billion black hole from their 14 years of Tory rule—…15 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsFriends in Gaza and across the middle east, together with many of us here, are all hoping and praying that a ceasefire will happen this time. Does the Secretary of State agree…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Parking: Town CentresI wonder whether the Minister recognises that as our shopping habits have changed so has the need for parking in town centres. In my biggest town of Kirkcaldy, we are blessed to…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Hospice FundingMerry Christmas to you and your team, Mr Speaker. Our hospices do an amazing job, and I look forward to visiting my local hospice in the next few days, but Scottish hospices have…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Assistance to Ukraine BillLast week I met Ukrainian refugees in my constituency who conveyed not just their gratitude for our country’s steadfast support for their war action against Russia, but their…18 Dec 2024