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HANSARD Football Index Collapse: Lessons LearnedI want to press the Minister: can he assure me that he will go away and look at the suggestion made by David Hammel of the Football Index action group about a route to deliver…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Football Index Collapse: Lessons LearnedI thank my hon. Friend for that point, but I also urge the Minister to look carefully at the suggestion of David Hammel from the Football Index action group. I agree with Mr…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Football Index Collapse: Lessons LearnedI am pleased to participate in this debate. Like others who have spoken before me, I congratulate the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) on bringing it forward. It is important…24 Apr 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryDoes the Minister recognise that many people feel that the state, with all its delays in delivering justice to the victims of this scandal and their families, has utterly failed…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.22 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe levelling-up funding awarded to my constituency three years ago for the upgrade of the B714 has still not been delivered. However, when I have raised concerns that the funding…22 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn January, the Bank of Scotland branch in Brodick closed. In March, the post office in Brodick closed. In May, the post office in West Kilbride will close. And in October, the…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeThe timid response from the Labour party is truly shocking. Regardless of what we have just heard, WASPI women have at long last been vindicated, after five long years, by the…25 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Three years ago, levelling-up funding for the upgrade of the B714 in my constituency was announced. So far no funds have been forthcoming. If and when the funding is finally…21 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe ombudsman’s report on raising the state pension age has now been published. A key finding is that there has been maladministration by the Department for Work and Pensions, and…21 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThere is no staff!21 Mar 2024HANSARDPeople TraffickingLast week, the Prime Minister’s flagship Rwanda Bill was defeated 10 times in the House of Lords, with calls for the UK Government to protect victims of modern slavery and human…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Scottish Government have built more affordable homes than any other country in the United Kingdom: 126,000 over the past 17 years. Meanwhile, there has been a staggering 76%…14 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenOn a personal level, does she think that WASPI women should receive the full compensation they are due?12 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenI thank the hon. Lady for giving way; she has been very generous. I just want to ask her on a personal level—forget the Labour party, forget the Government, forget all of that—12 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenI am delighted to participate in this debate and, like so many other speakers, I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for bringing it forward. I also pay…12 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenAs has happened with other judgments in a legal context, will the Minister commit his Government at the very minimum to implementing the judgment of the ombudsman? Or will they…12 Mar 2024HANSARDLeader of the HouseNew analysis shows that the Scottish Government’s policies will lift 100,000 children out of relative poverty and 70,000 children out of absolute poverty in 2024-25—a direct…11 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseScotland’s baby box is delivered to every baby born in Scotland. It is packed full of baby essentials to be used from birth to six months, helping parents to give their child a…07 Mar 2024HANSARDFinancial Settlement for ScotlandWill the Secretary of State explain how his Government’s £1,600 million cut to Scotland’s capital budget over the next three years will impact the provision of infrastructure,…06 Mar 2024