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HANSARDArbroath Town PlanMay I put on record my thanks to the Minister for visiting Arbroath? It was good of him to do that, and I join him in congratulating Peter Stirling and members of the Arbroath…03 Mar 2025HANSARDArbroath Town Plan7. Whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the Arbroath town plan.03 Mar 2025HANSARDPrevent: Learning ReviewI agree with colleagues that Sir David Amess’s kindness knew no party boundaries. In particular, I reflect that he found himself in a place of unexpected and certainly unsought…12 Feb 2025HANSARDHospicesFirst, may I pay tribute to those who work in hospices? I think we can all agree that they do an astonishing job. The Minister will agree that the national insurance hike has had…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChagos IslandsFor years, an international rules-based system has been the cornerstone of both our economic prosperity—as the hundreds of billions wasted on a pointless Brexit have…05 Feb 2025HANSARDSudan and Eastern DRCI thank the Foreign Secretary for coming and making this statement. He was right to say that these devastating conflicts in Africa are often overlooked, and I thank him for that…28 Jan 2025HANSARDSupport for Women PensionersI welcome that welcome from the Labour Benches. The Minister campaigned on compensation for WASPI women, as the Secretary of State for Scotland did, so will she tell me, if she…22 Jan 2025HANSARDSupport for Women Pensionersrose—22 Jan 2025HANSARDSupport for Women PensionersThe Secretary of State recently reacted to Labour’s dip in the polls in Scotland by saying that the voters “don’t like honesty”. I wonder if it was more to do with Labour not…22 Jan 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackI associate myself with colleagues’ remarks about the murder of those three wee girls and the bravery of the first responders. Most of all, we think about the families left…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Minister’s earlier comment that the future of Greenland is a matter for the people of Greenland, but will he commit in the way that France and Germany have to…14 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaThe Minister’s statement about this man-made humanitarian disaster is one of the bleakest I have heard. It is a man-made humanitarian disaster and the Minister was good enough to…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Pro-democracy Campaigners: ArrestsThe Minister was right to point out that Brexit has made us more vulnerable. I wonder whether the UK is fit for the increased challenges to democracy, be they from the Russian…07 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineI agree on the legal precedent, and it would be interesting to hear the Minister comment on that. We have heard about the Iraq precedent; the legal precedent is there. Does the…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Financial Assistance to Ukraine BillI would endorse the comments that have been made by colleagues. I think we sometimes need a little bit of perspective. In my constituency and in Tayside and Fife—the hon. Member…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Assistance to Ukraine BillI thank the Minister for his acknowledgement of the cross-party support for this measure, but to back up my colleague, the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian…18 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI do not think that anybody could deny Syrians their moment of joy over the weekend after their 13 years of devastating civil war and over half a century of being brutalised by…09 Dec 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsI join the Secretary of State for Scotland in welcoming the shadow Secretary of State for Scotland to his place. I congratulate him on his appointment. It does make it difficult…04 Dec 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsI have to say I am not surprised. There is huge confusion in the Labour party about the winter fuel allowance. The Scottish Government are doing something about it; the UK…04 Dec 2024HANSARDUkraineI congratulate the shadow Foreign Secretary, the right hon. Member for Witham (Priti Patel), on securing this urgent question, and I thank the Minister for her statement. We are…03 Dec 2024