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HANSARDHomelessnessHome Office contractor Serco is intent on making 300 vulnerable asylum seekers homeless in Glasgow. Some have been able to get interim interdicts through the efforts of the Govan…22 Jul 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. You may be aware that yesterday the National Records of Scotland released the drug deaths figures for Scotland, which stand at a record…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Immigration Detention: Victims of Modern SlaveryMy constituent Joel White, from Pollokshields, emailed me 20 minutes ago to say that he is a regular visitor to Dungavel immigration removal centre. He asked me to raise the case…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Nazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI send my solidarity, and that of my constituents, who contact me regularly about the issue, to Nazanin and her family. I have a number of constituents who are Iranian nationals…17 Jul 2019HANSARDYemen4. What recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of restricted humanitarian space on the work of NGOs in Yemen.17 Jul 2019HANSARDYemenWomen and children have been disproportionately affected by the conflict, so what is the Minister doing to involve women in the process? Further, what work is he doing with…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Drug Treatment ServicesWhen the hon. Gentleman talks about methadone, the result is that he stigmatises it. That may not be his intention, but that is the result. He may have heard Kirsten Horsburgh…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Drug Treatment ServicesI am glad that the hon. Member for Manchester, Withington (Jeff Smith) secured this debate, because it is very timely for Glasgow and for Scotland more widely. Let me start by…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Drug Treatment ServicesI have already given way to the hon. Gentleman, and I am short of time. The Misuse of Drugs Act is reserved. Where we have had powers in Scotland on alcohol, we brought in minimum…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Drug Treatment ServicesThe Minister talks about there being no legal framework, but it is the job of the UK Government to provide that. If she wants any assistance, I have a 10-minute rule Bill still…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Drug Treatment ServicesWill the Minister give way?16 Jul 2019HANSARD Drug Treatment ServicesI will not hear a word from the hon. Gentleman against that.16 Jul 2019HANSARD Drug Treatment ServicesThe Misuse of Drugs Act is not devolved.16 Jul 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House might be aware that there have been a number of deaths on the Clyde in recent weeks. It is to the frustration of many people—the council, campaigners and…11 Jul 2019HANSARDPension InequalityIn addition to the Lionesses, will the Minister also congratulate the Scottish women’s football team on their efforts and wish the Scottish Thistles netball team all the best in…11 Jul 2019HANSARDDevolutionHealth and justice are both devolved areas, but the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is not. Will the Minister help to remove the blockage in the Home Office, which is preventing the…10 Jul 2019HANSARDDevolution10. What assessment he has made of the merits of devolution over the last 20 years.10 Jul 2019HANSARD Immigration Detention: Trafficking and Modern SlaveryThe Minister is talking about numbers in the immigration removal centre estate. Will she tell me what has happened to the numbers of people held in the prison estate over that…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Immigration Detention: Trafficking and Modern SlaveryI thank the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips) for securing this debate and speaking so passionately and well on an issue that I know is a lifelong passion of…09 Jul 2019HANSARDG20 and Leadership of EU InstitutionsMy son Alexander is nine today, and in so many ways I think he is incredibly lucky to be growing up in Scotland. Was there any discussion at the G20 of the appalling scandal…03 Jul 2019