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HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. That is something I am particularly aware of in my constituency, which—as I will talk more about later on—has an ageing demographic. The…17 Jan 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention—I was rather spoilt for choice. I absolutely agree: young people will think that. Young people are particularly used to signing up…17 Jan 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillI agree that this will make it simpler. I think back to a number of conversations I heard or had on the doorstep on the issue. I thought I had begun to get my head around the…17 Jan 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillOn that point, is my hon. Friend as saddened and surprised as I am to see not a single SNP Member here? It strikes me that if they claim to be Scotland’s party, they need to be…17 Jan 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillIt was said earlier that the fact that last year’s general election occurred during the Scottish school holidays meant that, in the chaos and confusion that happens in most…17 Jan 2025HANSARDNew Homes (Solar Generation) BillI am pleased to see the Bill in the House today, but am not quite so entranced by the hon. Member’s puns, or by his making me feel completely and utterly ancient. Setting aside…17 Jan 2025HANSARDChurch of England: Racial InjusticeThe Church’s work to recognise the importance of diversity and on proactive anti-racism is very welcome, but what steps is it taking to address its historical links to the slave…16 Jan 2025HANSARDChurch of England: Racial Injustice9. What steps the Church is taking to tackle racial injustice.16 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsThis year marks the 850th anniversary of my home city of Glasgow. One of the key aims of the celebration is to speed up ambitions around the city council’s grand challenge of…15 Jan 2025HANSARDImpact of Conflict on Women and GirlsI apologise in advance, Sir Jeremy; I am slightly under the weather today and have got a bit of a sore throat, so this might not come out quite as I intended. I am grateful to my…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating the young women across the country who took part in the CyberFirst girls competition, and especially the winners in the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaI thank the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) for securing this urgent question; it is indeed urgent. At the UN, the UK called for Israel to abide by UNSC…07 Jan 2025HANSARDIsrael and PalestineWill the hon. Gentleman give way?16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI thank the hon. Member for taking an intervention. Does he share my fear that the statements of Israeli officials suggest that they intend to have a long-term presence in Gaza?…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineWill the hon. Member give way?16 Dec 2024HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI agree with my hon. Friend; that kind of language does not help the people of Gaza, or the hostages. That is the message that many of the hostage families have been trying to get…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct. The situation is of course getting worse rather than better as we watch the actions in northern Gaza unfold. The presentation that some of us…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to talk about the heroism, frankly, of people like Dr Mamode. I recall that, when showing us a short video from his video diary, he pointed out…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationMy hon. Friend makes a very valid point that I was just about to come to, so it is very timely. I think our Government have to work very hard with the international community to…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI agree with my hon. Friend that we have to redouble our efforts, and we have to do more than just talk about what is happening in Gaza; we have to act to ensure that this comes…19 Nov 2024