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HANSARDCrash-for-cash Insurance FraudIt is lovely to see you in the chair, Ms Fovargue. I thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for bringing this important debate to the Chamber. In…22 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ7. In the wee small hours of Saturday morning, I received an email—I apologise for the language, Mr Speaker—calling me a “fucking parasite”, a “rat”, and a “piece of shit”. This…22 May 2024HANSARD Immigration and AsylumI stand to speak to this motion on behalf of the SNP—but not on behalf of the Lib Dems, who have clearly chickened out and run away, and not for the first time. I am very proud to…22 May 2024HANSARD Political Violence and Disruption: Walney ReportOn the SNP Benches, we stand firmly against intimidation, violence and extremism anywhere. We stand against antisemitism, Islamophobia and hate in all its pernicious forms. But…22 May 2024HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI thank the Labour Front-Bench spokesperson, the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis), for his kind words about Scotland. I was rather worried, given the lengths he was…22 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent from Govanhill is being passed backwards and forwards between Utilita Energy and the Department for Work and Pensions. He receives income-related employment and…21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawThe hon. Gentleman was making us nod off.21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawMy hon. Friend is making some excellent points on the impact of the budget cuts to capital funding. Does he appreciate that for constituents of ours there are direct consequences…21 May 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeSix constituents have been in touch with me who have been infected and affected by this awful scandal. Many of them still want to maintain anonymity, such is the stigma that…21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawThe Minister is talking about additional resource, but he cannot deny that there has been massive inflation in construction costs as a result of Brexit, covid and his previous…21 May 2024HANSARD UkraineI am going to make a similar point. I understood that, following Ed Conway’s reports on Sky about motor manufacturing and diversion through Azerbaijan, for example, the Foreign,…20 May 2024HANSARDRwanda: Asylum and Immigration4. If he will issue guidance to lawyers on the potential implications for the criminal justice process of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024.14 May 2024HANSARDRwanda: Asylum and ImmigrationI thank the Secretary of State for that response. May I praise the quick response from solicitors and the community in Glasgow to Rwanda removals, very much in the spirit of the…14 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Migration Act: Northern IrelandThe SNP welcomes the judgment from the High Court of Belfast, and thanks the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the individual in the other case for taking this matter…14 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeSomebody asked me earlier what a Westminster Hall debate is. I told them that, quite often in Westminster Hall, it is when everybody comes together to agree and disagree with the…13 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeI entirely agree with what the hon. Member presented. The Gaza Families Reunited campaign has set out the eligibility, saying that it would include an immediate family member, an…13 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateIt is hard to know where to start with this complete and utter drivel. The Minister comes here today proud of this tawdry, pathetic, self-defeating piece of fascist nonsense— […01 May 2024HANSARDSudan: Humanitarian Situation15. What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the humanitarian situation in Sudan.30 Apr 2024HANSARDSudan: Humanitarian SituationI thank the Minister for that answer. The Sudanese city of El Fasher is the western region of Darfur’s humanitarian hub, but the US ambassador to the UN has said that El Fasher…30 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2024I am very glad to hear that the Government have got round to bringing forward this order after the judgment in 2022. That is a long time for people to be waiting with a degree of…30 Apr 2024