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HANSARDIndependence ReferendumThe Scottish Secretary will be aware that no NHS board in Scotland has met its target for starting cancer treatment within 62 days since 2012, that Public Health Scotland data…15 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum Billrose—13 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillDoes my right hon. Friend think it would be more appropriate for the Lord Chancellor or the Judicial Appointments Commission to have input into the first of each of these…13 Jul 2026HANSARD Timms Review: Interim ReportI thank the Minister for his statement today and for all the hard work that has gone into getting us to where we are now. The interim report finds very low levels of trust in the…09 Jul 2026HANSARDScience, innovation and technology CommitteeI thank my hon. Friend for the report, and for all the hard work her Committee has put into it. I was very interested in the section about space. Does she share my pleasure in the…09 Jul 2026HANSARDScience, innovation and technology CommitteeIn addition to acknowledging the investment from the UK Government, may I ask whether my hon. Friend’s Committee agrees with the recommendation of the Scottish Affairs Committee,…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for securing the debate and speaking with so much passion about an issue that concerns us all. The…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI absolutely agree with the hon. Member. I know that there have been such examples in Gaza, too. I raised that in a Westminster Hall debate almost two years ago, and I was…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI absolutely share that outrage, and I will mention it later in my contribution. We cannot as a country allow this situation to continue. We are out of step with so many of our…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsrael: E1 Zone ExpansionI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western) for securing this question. I, too, attended the visit to Israel and Palestine last month. The scale of…01 Jul 2026HANSARD NHS Breast ScreeningThe hon. Member for Bromley and Biggin Hill (Peter Fortune) makes a valid point. Is my hon. Friend aware that between 2020 and 2023, more than three in four women in Scotland took…29 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Can the Secretary of State advise what steps will be taken and what funding provided to encourage young people to take up sport, drama and other activities when the social…18 Jun 2026HANSARD Grooming Gangs: Independent InquiryDoes the Minister believe that the inquiry has the appropriate powers and flexibility to allow it to follow the evidence, wherever it leads, so that the recommendations can drive…18 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseAfter my constituent successfully took his employer to an industrial tribunal, a financial award was made to him, but it was never paid. He knows that the current enforcement…18 Jun 2026HANSARDClean Power by 2030I thank my Committee colleague for the way in which he presented the Committee’s findings and recommendations. It was a very interesting piece of work. One issue that came up time…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026I could not agree with my hon. Friend more. In fact, one of my bugbears over the years has been that it is far too easy for cash-strapped local authorities to cut back on sport…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026My hon. Friend is absolutely right. For the period of the games, George Square will be fenced off and will be a building site; indeed, it has been for some time now. It is the…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026That is really good news, and I very much hope that my hon. Friend will relay that kind of activity to the Scottish Government and encourage them to do more for young women and…10 Jun 2026HANSARDScottish IndependenceDoes the Scottish Secretary agree that given the incoming Scottish Government have a whole list of issues and problems on their plate, the last thing they should be concerning…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026I beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. Today marks…10 Jun 2026