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HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. With the news that the Israeli Government have banned UNRWA from working in Israel and occupied east Jerusalem, and that even…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI thank my friend for that intervention. The shocking aspect of the statistics is that the figure of 16,000 children who have been killed does not refer, of course, to those…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI think the hon. Member will accept that I have said that there should be sanctions, particularly against Smotrich and Ben-Gvir, but I also think that we have at this…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationThis has been a wide-ranging debate and it is fair to say that Members have covered all the issues pertinent to the situation in Gaza at the moment. I am sure the Minister was…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI beg to move, That this House has considered the humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I…19 Nov 2024HANSARDSerious Fraud Office6. What steps her Department is taking to support the Serious Fraud Office in tackling economic crime.14 Nov 2024HANSARDSerious Fraud OfficeIn 2023-24, more than 16,000 crimes involving fraud were committed in Scotland. Since crime of that kind is often committed online and observes no borders, will the Solicitor…14 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Billrose—12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am grateful to the right hon. Member for taking the intervention. I struggle to understand what the Conservative party’s line is on the Bill. It would appear that he disagrees…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe point is that the birthrights the right hon. Gentleman describes are available to all of us, whereas the birthrights we are talking about are restricted to very few people,…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Scotland’s Architectural HeritageHaving gone to school next door to the Mack, it holds a great place in my heart. I also worked next door to it for a time, so it was rooted in my life when I was growing up. It is…05 Nov 2024HANSARDEconomic Growth: ScotlandYes, thank you, Mr Speaker. Does my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State agree that the Drumchapel levelling-up fund bid and the project that would follow from that would be a…30 Oct 2024HANSARD International EngagementI very much welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement this afternoon. Does she agree that the best path to global growth and prosperity is one that includes women and girls? Will…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Middle EastI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement, which is very welcome. Given how we expect the Knesset to vote today to make it very difficult, if not impossible, for UNRWA to…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Remembrance and VeteransAs we approach this time of remembrance, is it fitting that the national Parliament of the UK reflects on the sacrifice made by so many men and women to ensure that we have the…28 Oct 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to those points of order, Mr Speaker. Like my colleagues the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) and the hon. Member for…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Gibraltar-Spain Border ChecksWill my right hon. Friend confirm that we will always support the people of Gibraltar and, indeed, the interests of the Government of Gibraltar?14 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I wish my right hon. Friend an excellent time on her very special day? Will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating Drumchapel citizens advice bureau and thank it for…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Edinburgh Festivals: Cultural and Economic ContributionI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Chris Murray)—I hope he does not mind this interloper from Glasgow West coming into the debate. The…08 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastMr Speaker, may I associate myself with your words and those of the Prime Minister in opening his statement? In any time of conflict, our focus must be on two things:…07 Oct 2024