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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIf the hon. Gentleman would like to give me some experience from his constituents of how difficult it is to come from Afghanistan, I would be glad to hear it.13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIf the hon. Gentleman knew anything at all, he would know that my Glasgow Central constituency has the highest immigration case load of any constituency in Scotland, and we are…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThis refugee ban Bill is nothing but an abhorrent dog whistle, and my colleagues and I on the SNP Benches do not support it. We do support, however, the refugee convention, the…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe hon. Gentleman knows that the vast majority of people who come over are accepted as asylum seekers and get their refugee status. He also knows that without those safe and…13 Mar 2023HANSARD Homes for Ukraine Scheme AnniversaryI appreciate what the Minister says about why she makes those distinctions between the Homes for Ukraine scheme and the family scheme. However, a case that I dealt with in my…01 Mar 2023HANSARD Homes for Ukraine Scheme AnniversaryI agree with the points that my hon. Friend is making. Concerns have been expressed to me that there may be a need to further promote the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Does he agree?…01 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023Happy St David’s Day to all who are celebrating today. I thank the Minister for setting out his reasoning. I am mainly concerned about a point in the explanatory memorandum, which…01 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the proud host venue of COP26, the Scottish Event Campus in my constituency well understands the challenges of reaching net zero, but like many businesses in the events sector,…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationThe turnover of voters in my Glasgow Central constituency is significant, due to a large student population and the housing mix in the city, which makes turnover high in general.…21 Feb 2023HANSARDStrengthening Human RightsIn an article this morning, Lee Marsons of the Public Law Project sets out the significance of the European convention on human rights to LGBTQ people and the fact that the ECHR…21 Feb 2023HANSARDStrengthening Human Rights12. Whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on strengthening human rights.21 Feb 2023HANSARD Government Support for Breastfeeding and the 2023 Lancet SeriesThe provision of those pumps can indeed make a huge difference to working families by giving women the flexibility to return to work. Many of them want to breastfeed, but find…20 Feb 2023HANSARD Government Support for Breastfeeding and the 2023 Lancet SeriesThe UK Government’s current legislation falls far short of the code’s recommendations, and it is not enforced in any meaningful way. Many tins found in shops do not comply with…20 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentNo, it is the backlog.20 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentIt is clear that putting people in hotels in this large-scale way has allowed right-wing extremist groups to target groups of vulnerable people. It is Home Office policy,…20 Feb 2023HANSARD Government Support for Breastfeeding and the 2023 Lancet SeriesI have repeatedly brought matters to this House concerning infant feeding. For an issue that concerns every child ever born, it generally gets remarkably little attention from…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsI thank the Minister for his statement and for advance sight of it, as well as for the way in which he has approached this very serious issue this afternoon. We in the SNP are…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Fund Round 2The Earl of Rosebery said at the opening of the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens 125 years ago that they would be “open to the people for ever and ever”. The M8 motorway driven…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Fund Round 29. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the levelling-up funding allocated in the second round.20 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsEdusport Academy, based in my constituency, was set up in 2011 and had a thriving business prior to Brexit. It brings young sports people over to Scotland, combining sport and…09 Feb 2023