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HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersThere have been two deaths in hotel accommodation in Glasgow Central since the start of lockdown: Adnan Elbi in McLays Guest House at the start of May, and Badreddin Abadlla Adam,…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Earlier, during his response to my urgent question, the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, the hon. Member for Croydon South (Chris…29 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister talks of fairness with regard to the two-child limit, but how can it be fair that the 60,000 families who have made a claim since lockdown began, who could not have…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum Seekers(Urgent Question): To ask the Home Secretary if she will make a statement on support and accommodation for asylum seekers during the covid-19 pandemic. Thank you, Mr Speaker, for…29 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)The IT contractors from India who I mentioned earlier can choose to go anywhere in the world. They have chosen to locate in Glasgow because the work is there, the skills are there…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)No, Mr Rosindell.18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)Further to that point of order, Mr Rosindell. I echo others in thanking you and Ms McDonagh for your excellent chairing; the Clerks for all they have done to keep things moving…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)I wish to press the new clause to a vote. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)We had the debate on child poverty earlier in this debate, and it is important that the Government are held to account for the measures in the Bill and their impact on child…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)rose—18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)People can promise things in the never-never—perhaps that will happen, but we do not quite know. But how Scotland ends up getting governed should not be down to whether votes in…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Rosindell. I will reflect on some of the issues raised by the hon. Member for Ilford North. The Government down in Westminster are…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)The Treasury Select Committee is also looking at regional imbalances. Part of the Committee’s work has identified that the data collected by the Government on a range of areas is…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. My understanding was that we were breaking after the previous clause, so I will scramble to find my notes. We think it is…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an excellent point about contractors in the north-east of Scotland. In my constituency of Glasgow Central, it is IT contractors, many of whom came to live in…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)I want to raise some of the concerns expressed to us by the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ Tax Law Review Committee, which sent an extensive note earlier in the week. It is looking…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)It is regrettable that so many people are still waiting for their money through the Windrush compensation scheme. I urge the Minister to do everything he can to make sure that the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)Will the Minister give way?18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Tenth sitting)I rise to speak to new clause 17 and associate myself with the remarks of the hon. Member for Ilford North, with which I broadly agree and support. We certainly support new clause…18 Jun 2020