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HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI rise to speak as a member of the Bill Committee and principally in support of amendment 20 in my name, which seeks to provide a necessary layer of democratic parliamentary…14 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsFollowing recent evidence of a long-term increase in colorectal cancers in the under-50s, the Scottish Government are calling on the National Screening Committee to extend…14 Jul 2026HANSARDCoastal Communities: Isolation and Hidden DeprivationThe hon. Gentleman is speaking about the transport challenges that people face in rural communities. We know that the Government have plans to introduce additional charges for…14 Jul 2026HANSARDCoastal Communities: Isolation and Hidden DeprivationThe hon. Gentleman is speaking very powerfully about the need for connectivity around coastal ports. Is he aware that the two largest towns in the UK with no railhead, Fraserburgh…14 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. The Minister has heard from both sides of the House this morning about the deepening crisis for independent pig producers and farmers. There are concerns that a quasi-cartel…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseHospitality Together recently reported that 84% of small independent hospitality businesses across the UK said that it was either possible or very likely they would face closure…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot ProjectThe hon. Member speaks about the value of research. Some 50 years ago this year, my cousin was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had three years. She left five children under the…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot ProjectThis is not a party-political issue; it is something the shadow Minister and the whole House can agree on. In 2022, the Scottish Government began the process of improving their…09 Jul 2026HANSARDClimate Change: Resilience PlanningOne of the Department’s key planks in tackling climate change is carbon capture. Given the Government’s difficulties around the defence investment plan and the need to find…07 Jul 2026HANSARD Civil Service PensionsMy constituents Scott and Pamela McBride from Peterhead are victims of this shambolic bùrach. They retired in April 2020 and are still waiting on a resolution. They came to me in…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Fishing Industry: Government SupportI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for the fishing industry. It is always a pleasure to serve under you, Sir Alec. The rich fishing and coastal…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Fishing Industry: Government SupportThank you for that clarification, Chair. I have six pages of almost entirely redacted correspondence, so it is clear that somebody does not want us to see these things. In…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Fishing Industry: Government SupportI have no brief to speak on behalf of the Scottish Government. Of course, our policy is very clear: we want to rejoin the European Union, because Brexit has been a disaster for…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Fishing Industry: Government SupportIt was remiss of me not to welcome the Minister to his place earlier, and I formally do so now. I thank everyone who has contributed to the debate. We have had a small number of…01 Jul 2026HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareThe hon. Member is making an excellent speech, and is trying to draw out the details of this deal; I am glad that one of her constituents drew her attention to it. I was lobbied…30 Jun 2026HANSARDBenefit CapThe House of Commons Library, quoting the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, reports that child poverty rates in Scotland are much lower than in England, at 23% compared with 31%, due at…29 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven that benefit fraud is estimated at around £9 billion, and that the WASPI women are apparently willing to have the cost of their just compensation claim capped at around a…29 Jun 2026HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and GasThe hon. Member says that the oil and gas belong to the Union, but it is Scotland’s oil and Scotland’s gas. Can he explain why Scottish bill payers are paying the highest bills in…24 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany Members in this place will be all too familiar with the trauma of a miscarriage; for some, the tragedy occurs more than once. Scotland is the first nation in the UK to…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Cuba: Humanitarian SituationI thank the Speaker’s Office for granting this long-overdue urgent question, and I congratulate the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) on securing it. This is…08 Jun 2026