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HANSARDGaza: AidIt is clear from the Chamber this morning that we all despair at the recent breakdown of the ceasefire agreement, the resumption of hostilities and the blockade of aid into Gaza.…01 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Aid11. What diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure that Israel allows aid into Gaza.01 Apr 2025HANSARD PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s AllowanceI declare an interest as an honorary vice-president of Carers UK, and I sit on the board of the Fife Carers Centre. Last September, I had the Adjournment debate on support for…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Stations: Step-free AccessI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and setting out the challenges. One of the challenges for me as a Scottish MP is the fact that the Scottish Government are responsible for…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Stations: Step-free AccessCan we get a timescale on that? It sounded like lots of warm words and commitment and passion, but, as my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) said, there…18 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationMy hon. Friend is giving a powerful opening speech. She mentioned the gender pay gap, which is why we have a gender pension gap of almost 40%. Does she agree that that is another…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Rural Communities: Government SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden) on securing this important debate. My…12 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionSeveral hon. Members have mentioned the effects on the marine environment, including endangered bird species such as puffins and kittiwakes, which are returning to colonies right…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthThe Scotch whisky industry is central to the economic growth of Scotland, and I was very pleased to hear from the Dispatch Box yesterday that the Department for Environment, Food…05 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Four years ago, the StAnza poetry festival experienced difficulties bringing EU creatives over to perform in St Andrews, and those issues still exist. I note the Secretary of…27 Feb 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesThe hon. Member is highlighting the value that family businesses have in the community and beyond. I have a constituent who has been investing 80%-plus of all their profits back…26 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraineIn response to the right hon. Member for Aberdeen South (Stephen Flynn), the Foreign Secretary said that Russia does not respect the territorial integrity of Ukraine. On his…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Bank Closures: Rural AreasThe hon. Member mentioned Nationwide. My understanding is that 142 towns in the UK do not have a bank, and many are left only with a building society. It seems that the banks have…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Bank Closures: Rural AreasWill the hon. Member give way a second time?24 Feb 2025HANSARD Bank Closures: Rural AreasI am grateful to him for giving way a second time. He is making an important point. One of the things that I have always found interesting is that when a bank has closed in North…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI am grateful to the Paymaster General for the update; indeed, I am grateful that he has given several updates to the House. My North East Fife constituent was infected a number…13 Feb 2025HANSARD UkraineIt is quite clear from events of the past few hours that the Atlantic and the high north are of increasingly critical concern. Indeed, I was a member of the Scottish Affairs…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for the Scotch Whisky IndustryIt is right to give credit to the UK Government for some of the work happening on exports. However, does the hon. Member agree that the changes that the previous Government made…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for the Scotch Whisky IndustryIt is important that we recognise, particularly when we look at the US, that exporting Scotch is not the only challenge. The Scotch whisky industry needs ex-bourbon casks to…12 Feb 2025HANSARDUS Commitment to NATOMembers of this House have raised concerns about the impact on Ukraine of both the new US Administration and continuing Russian aggression. Can the Secretary of State assure me…10 Feb 2025