Commons
Oral Questions
Energy Security and Net Zero
7 July 2026
Climate Change: Resilience Planning
What is not helping climate change is transporting fuel from the Stanlow refinery to Scottish airports. This negatively impacts the environment, increases pressure on road infrastructure and will reduce employment and negatively impact Scottish supply chains. Are the Government concerned about the f…
Commons
Petition
7 July 2026
Speed Limits in Torwood Village
I present this petition on behalf of my constituents in Torwood village, who are incredibly concerned about excessive speeding, which is negatively impacting their quality of life through increased noise pollution and which also poses a serious danger to their and road users’ safety. I note that the…
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
3 June 2026
Engagements
Q4. Ninety-seven homes in Coalsnaughton have been evacuated due to ground movement—that is hundreds of people enduring severe emotional and financial distress. This is absolutely life-changing. The Mining Remediation Authority is now conducting an eight-week investigation into who will ultimately be…
Commons
Oral Questions
Energy Security and Net Zero
2 June 2026
Transition from Fossil Fuels: Progress
Progress? Not when it comes to Scotland’s jet fuel supply, because yesterday there were fuel shortages at Scottish airports, meaning lengthy delays. Those on the Front Bench will say it was because of a tanker driver shortage—a logistics issue—and they would be absolutely right to do so. However, th…
Commons
Oral Questions
Justice
19 May 2026
Topical Questions
T3. I have concerns about recent reports that the Society of Media Lawyers, which opposes the reform of strategic lawsuits against public participation, has had significant access to Ministers and civil servants while lobbying against stronger protections for journalists, whistleblowers and campaign…
Commons
Debate
28 April 2026
Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
From the outset, I wish to state my support for the delivery of justice for all the people who were harmed by Jeffrey Epstein and those involved with him who committed such despicable violations and crimes, and who must be held responsible. The people who were exploited should be at the front of all…
Commons
Oral Questions
14 April 2026
Topical Questions
Increasing the uptake of bowel cancer screening improves rates of early diagnosis and saves lives, but about a third of people eligible for a FIT test—a faecal immunochemical test—do not complete one. That figure rises in the most deprived areas of Scotland, where up to half of people are not comple…
Commons
Debate
26 March 2026
Business of the House
When I went campaigning with Paul Godzik, Suzanne Grahame and Siobhan Paterson, three outstanding Scottish Labour candidates in the Holyrood elections, I was often asked, “What’s the difference between Scottish Labour and the SNP?” Well, let us try this one on for size. I joined the Chancellor of th…
Commons
Westminster Hall
26 March 2026
Prison Officers: Mandatory Body Armour
It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Betts. I thank the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian Lewis) for bringing this very important debate to Westminster Hall.
Even though the prison system is largely a devolved matter, I would like to speak about things from a Scottish perspe…
Commons
Proceedings
24 March 2026
5 contributions
Defence
In January, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists —
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. This will be a tough enough listen for many in the Chamber to hear it just the once—I do not need to do it three times.
In January, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the doomsday clock forward. We are currently sitting at 85 seconds to midnight: the closes…
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Commons
Proceedings
24 March 2026
2 contributions
Oil and Gas
I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way, which is generous of him. I have been very critical of my Government in relation to the closure of Grangemouth refinery, but I will give you the opportunity of being critical of your Government’s inaction on the issue.
I would like to draw the House’s attention to my membership of Unite the union.
I agree with my right hon. Friend the Member for Oxford East (Anneliese Dodds): the framing of this debate is somewhat misleading. The Conservatives and Reform have no real desire to lower people’s bills; nor are they i…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
24 March 2026
Middle East: Economic Update
It is expected that food inflation will hit 4%. That means that a typical family’s annual grocery bill will increase by approximately £240. In Scotland, approximately 1 million people experienced food insecurity in the last year, and food insecurity is closely linked to access to and consumption of …
Commons
Debate
23 March 2026
Middle East
US military aircraft departed from the Scottish Government-owned Prestwick airport up to 32 times in the 10 days before American and Israeli strikes started on Iran. Like many of my constituents, I am worried about the prospect of a Scottish airport being used in an illegal war. Will the Secretary o…
Commons
Westminster Hall
18 March 2026
Social Enterprises and Community Ownership
It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Sir John, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leigh and Atherton (Jo Platt) for securing this debate. When it comes to recognising what communities need, no one knows better than local folk. I am lucky that there are so many special orga…
Commons
Westminster Hall
18 March 2026
Royal Mail: Performance
It is a pleasure to have you in the Chair, Mr Twigg. I refer Members to my registered interests. I thank the hon. Member for Exmouth and Exeter East (David Reed) for securing the debate.
“Public services should be in public hands, not making profits for shareholders. Support common ownership of rai…
Commons
Oral Questions
17 March 2026
Topical Questions
T8. Prison officers are beyond frustrated. They want the Government to sit down with their union, the POA, to negotiate a fair and realistic pension age. We were told in this Chamber over a year ago that Ministers were waiting for advice from civil servants. What does the advice recommend, and does …
Commons
Westminster Hall
17 March 2026
3 contributions
Immigration Reforms
It is a pleasure to have you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. My appreciation goes to the hon. Member for Perth and Kinross-shire (Pete Wishart) for securing this debate. He has been consistent in defending human rights in his decades of service to this place, and he has my respect for that.
When the cou…
Will my hon. Friend give way?
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Commons
Oral Questions
Business and Trade
12 March 2026
Topical Questions
The sudden shift in steel import policy has created uncertainty for firms that have invested heavily in expanding their operations based on previously stable trading conditions. Will the Secretary of State commit to working with affected businesses in Scotland, including Central Rebar in Alloa, and …
Commons
Oral Questions
11 March 2026
Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Having spoken with postal workers from across Alloa and Grangemouth, I know that morale is at rock-bottom because of years of savage cuts, and restructuring that has negatively impacted their ability to do their job. Does…
Commons
Debate
5 March 2026
Palliative Care
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) for bringing the debate to the House, and for all the campaigning that she does. She is a force for getting palliative care the funding that it truly needs.
Laura and Keith Turner and their daughter Kate are at the heart of the co…
Commons
Debate
5 March 2026
Commonwealth Troops: First World War
More than 1 million troops from Commonwealth nations died in the “war to end wars”. My thanks go to my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford South (Jas Athwal) for securing this important debate today to honour their service and the service of their comrades who did survive the first world war.
Anyone …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
5 March 2026
Energy Markets
It is interesting to note that, for the duration of this statement and the question and answer session, there has been zero participation from the SNP and Reform, which goes to show exactly how much both parties care about Scotland’s energy security.
I appreciate that the Secretary of State will no…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 March 2026
Small Charity Sector
It is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Sir Roger. I thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for securing this important debate.
When times are hard, the charity sector is always asked to do more. The unholy trinity of austerity, which made mil…
Commons
Debate
23 February 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
There are pockets of Grangemouth with the deepest poverty in Scotland. Tonight in Clackmannanshire, 29% of children will go to bed living in destitution. Hunger and hardship are becoming more common. That is why I support the new clause tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harling…
Commons
Oral Questions
23 February 2026
3 contributions
Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review
When the Prime Minister came to power, promising to clean up politics, he declared:
“Journalism is the lifeblood of democracy.”
We all know that Labour Together helped to mastermind the Prime Minister’s rise to the highest office in the land, and that it stands accused of running an orchestrated c…
I withdraw.
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