This week in Parliament I was pleased to bring an important debate to the House on the Provision of Disability Equipment. In my capacity as SNP Spokesperson for Health and Social Care, I’m keen to shine a light on the issues that
This month, I secured a Westminster Hall debate on the need for a national service specification for adult cerebral palsy in the NHS. In the UK, 130,000 adults have cerebral palsy. Despite the NHS now categorising cerebral palsy as a lifelong condition,
In November 1999, the Labour government announced a groundbreaking policy welcomed by animal lovers nationwide: the horrific practice of farming animals for their fur was to be banned. This legislation, the Fur Farming (Prohibition) Acts, made the UK the first nation in
• Public opposes Assisted Dying bill if it puts the vulnerable at risk—even if it enables ‘choice.’• 86 per cent support specific protections for those with Down syndrome, autism, and learning disabilities.• 9-in-10 over-75s say doctors should be banned from raising the
I will never surrender the flag. It represents the diverse, plural, generous nature of our country. No group, party, skin colour, ethnicity or religion owns patriotism. Those who build this country up are patriots. Those who stoke fear and division are not.
The release of the first 147-page tranche of the “Mandelson Files” has sent shockwaves through the heart of the Labour government today, painting a damning picture of the decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as the UK’s Ambassador to the United States. The
Yesterday York Central MP Rachael Maskell launched a powerful broadside against the continued use of real bear fur in the King’s Guard’s ceremonial caps, telling Parliament that this tradition should have no place in a modern Britain. Speaking during a high-profile debate
January is often a month of new beginnings, a fresh start, a chance to look ahead with hope. But this January, a community in my constituency watched a chapter come to an end. Ammanford’s last bank branch closed its doors for the
At every general election, people weigh up the competing promises made by each political party and cast their vote for those they believe will best serve them, their families, and their communities. Elections are a nervous time for politicians. But fundamentally, we
As diplomatic efforts to bridge the divide between Washington and Tehran reach a critical juncture in Muscat and Doha, a growing chorus of UK parliamentarians are urging restraint and warning that military escalations are directly undermining the mediators’ work. The urgency in