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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Jul 2025
West Bank: Forced Displacement

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered the forced displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. The Palestinian people face intolerable hardship, suffering and misery. In Gaza, the world witnesses the killing of civilians, the blocking of …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Jul 2025
West Bank: Forced Displacement

"I agree. We need to make sure that there is a Palestine to first be recognised and then be part of that two-state solution.

In May 2025, Israeli Ministers approved 22 new illegal settlements in the west bank—the biggest expansion in decades. Defence Minister Israel Katz, as reported by the …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q11. Figures from British Transport police show a staggering 47% rise in violence and serious public order offences against rail staff between 2021 and 2024. This epidemic of violence was allowed to escalate under the previous Conservative Government, who failed to act while frontline workers were increasingly put at risk. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Jul 2025
West Bank: Forced Displacement

"It is important to note that the International Court of Justice has indeed given the advisory opinion that Israel’s continued presence in Palestinian territory is unlawful. I hope the Minister will refer to that in his remarks.

There have long been concerns that the illegal settler movement has aligned with …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Jul 2025
West Bank: Forced Displacement

"I certainly think that the Government should look at that. There is obviously a process to go through in terms of proscribing, but it is something that should be looked at.

With regard to the plight of the Palestinian people in Gaza, the UK Government must redouble their efforts to …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Jul 2025
Spending Review 2025: Scotland

"It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) for securing this important debate and for his speech highlighting what a Labour Government in Westminster can mean for our constituents in Scotland.

The spending review …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 26 Jun 2025
BBC World Service Funding

"It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. In recent years, we have seen a rise in disinformation, with malign actors seeking to sow division and distrust within communities, across countries and throughout entire regions. One of the key problems with our global information ecosystem …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Jun 2025
War Memorials

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stuart. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward) on securing this important debate on the role of war memorials.

Glasgow North is home to the Western Necropolis, where nearly 500 service personnel from both …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Jun 2025
Pride Month

"Picking up from what the hon. Member for North Cornwall (Ben Maguire) said about delays in the process of payments to those dismissed from the armed forces, that experience of delay has been raised with me by my constituent, Paul, who I thank for giving me permission to discuss his …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Business of the House

"I recently met the British Transport police, whose Scottish headquarters are in my constituency, to discuss their text service for confidential reporting of non-emergency incidents on the rail network. Earlier this year, I attended a Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association event, at which the union was launching its “Keep transport workers …..."
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