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HANSARDAbsent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillI thank you, Mrs Hobhouse, and all Committee members, for your time today. I also thank all the officials who drafted the Bill and have supported me through the process thus far—I…11 Jun 2025HANSARDAbsent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillI beg to move amendment 1, in clause 1, page 2, line 12, at end insert— “(4A) Regulations under this paragraph may, in connection with provision under sub-paragraph (1), include…11 Jun 2025HANSARDAbsent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillIt is my pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I was very happy about the unanimous support the Bill received on Second Reading, and look forward to examining it…11 Jun 2025HANSARD Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: DemandI agree. One piece of misinformation surrounding the actions that I have proposed is that outlawing pimping websites would simply displace trafficking to the dark web, making no…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: DemandI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention; I will come back to that point later in my speech. Sweden was the first country to criminalise paying for sex while decriminalising…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: DemandThese websites function as massive online brothels. They are the go-to place for traffickers to advertise their victims. I have said it before and I will say it again: pimping…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: DemandI will come to that later, and yes, I do agree with those comments. The most recent research into the scale of paying for sex found that 3.6% of men in the UK report having paid…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: DemandI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of tackling demand for prostitution and sex trafficking. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse.…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI welcome the sanctions outlined by my hon. Friend today, and I thank him for all the work he has done. I know his commitment to the Palestinian people and the concerns he has,…10 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Last month, Firth Ports officially opened the Charles Hammond berth at the port of Leith, in a £100 million private investment to create Scotland’s largest renewables hub.…20 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationI appreciate the hon. Member’s giving way on that point. When she talks about vulnerable categories, does she include women, lesbians and gay men?19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationDoes my hon. Friend agree that trans women and trans men should have services and provision on that basis, and that sex and gender are two very separate things?19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationAbsolutely, and I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. Were those councillors really saying that trans people wanted to see vital support for women fleeing violence and…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. In 2016, the Scottish Government announced their intention to reform the Gender Recognition Act in Scotland and to…19 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseOvernight, the Israeli Government have issued one of the largest evacuation orders seen in the last 20 months. The Minister with responsibility for the middle east, my hon. Friend…15 May 2025HANSARDImmigration SystemA report on the economic impact of the University of Edinburgh found that its education exports alone amounted to £1.8 billion in the 2021-22 academic year. What engagement will…12 May 2025HANSARD Middle East UpdateI thank my hon. Friend for his statement following yet another appalling turn of events towards Gaza by the Israeli Government. In a Westminster Hall debate in February, I said I…06 May 2025HANSARDGender Incongruence: Puberty Suppressing HormonesDr Cass was clear in her review that the model of care for people with gender incongruence, and particularly for children and young people, needs to be changed to take into…30 Apr 2025HANSARDGender Incongruence: Puberty Suppressing HormonesAre the Liberal Democrats supportive of the views in the Cass review? I do not think that that has been stated on the public record as yet.30 Apr 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas Licences: Economic GrowthDoes my right hon. Friend agree that there is an opportunity for significant economic growth in Scotland from getting right a just transition from oil and gas to clean power? In…23 Apr 2025