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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 09 Jul 2026
Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project

"I appreciate that the Minister is substituting for another excellent Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson); I am sad that she is not here, because she is fantastic. We ringfence money for brain tumour research—I know that that community wants more money, so …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Jul 2026
European Entry and Exit System

"In Scotland, the holiday season has already started. I understand why the Minister has rightly focused on the connection with France, but people in Edinburgh South West are concerned about there being real issues in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece when it comes to delays at airports. Is the Minister …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2026 - Town and Country Planning - View Vote Context
Scott Arthur (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 280 Labour Aye votes vs 21 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 182
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2026 - Education - View Vote Context
Scott Arthur (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 307 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 369 Noes - 102
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2026 - Health and Safety - View Vote Context
Scott Arthur (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 304 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 317 Noes - 103
Written Question
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Wednesday 8th July 2026

Asked by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of Inclusion Body Myositis and other rare progressive muscle disorders.

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill

The Government remains committed to improving outcomes for people living with rare diseases, including inclusion body myositis and other rare progressive muscle disorders, through the UK Rare Diseases Framework and successive England Rare Diseases Action Plans. Increasing awareness among healthcare professionals is one of the framework’s four priorities.

As set out in the 2026 England Rare Diseases Action Plan, NHS England continues to expand rare disease education through the National Genomics Education Programme, including GeNotes, a clinical resource that now covers more than 150 rare diseases and has been integrated into primary care decision-support tools used by general practitioners. NHS England is also developing resources to support healthcare professionals in having sensitive conversations with patients receiving a rare disease diagnosis, while the Genomics Training Academy provides education and training to the specialist genomics workforce.

These initiatives support earlier recognition, diagnosis, and appropriate management of rare conditions.

Written Question
Social Media: Children
Wednesday 8th July 2026

Asked by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential risks of age verification methods involving facial or biometric data to enforce a social media ban for under-16s.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)

I have asked Ofcom to rapidly assess what constitutes highly effective age assurance for establishing whether someone is over 16, prioritising data privacy and security, and considering how it can work for all users.

The ICO’s age-appropriate design code already requires online services to meet additional standards when processing children’s data, including on security, minimisation and sharing.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jul 2026
Summer Jobs

"I thank the right hon. Gentleman, who has been taking a lot of interventions. Does he acknowledge that we are here to think about those not-so-good employers, not just the good ones? That is what the Employment Rights Act is about. At the weekend I met an employer who had …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jul 2026
Summer Jobs

"Will the right hon. Member give way on that point?..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
6 Jul 2026 - National Security (State Threats) Bill - View Vote Context
Scott Arthur (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 320 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 394 Noes - 85