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HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeLast Friday, I held a public meeting in Dennistoun in my constituency of Glasgow North East on what more people can do to help the people of Gaza. My constituents, like everybody…13 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeI absolutely will ask the Minister to answer that question. That does not mean that he will, because I quite often ask questions that never get answered, as do we all, but I hope…13 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeHe’s shaking his head at me again. Some things are a political difference of opinion, right? This is a point blank refusal to offer protection to human beings at risk of death.…13 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeGiven that the Prime Minister only has to give a month’s notice before a general election, and we are expecting that the Labour party will be in power, I am waiting to hear the…13 May 2024HANSARDYouth Mobility: European Commission Scheme7. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the European Commission’s proposal for a youth mobility scheme on young people in Scotland.01 May 2024HANSARDYouth Mobility: European Commission SchemeThe youth mobility scheme would allow young people in my constituency of Glasgow North East and across Scotland to participate in youth exchanges, work, study and travel across…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateYesterday, my 21-year-old Springburn constituent, Abdullah Salimi, was detained. He was then taken on a 10-hour journey from Scotland to England, I suspect because in Scotland he…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateI haven’t finished. I emailed the Home Office last night and I went to the Home Office this morning, but officials refused to give me any information. I went with a letter for one…01 May 2024HANSARDOff-Road Vehicles (Registration) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I have always believed that politicians and political parties should show leadership rather than simply following public…19 Apr 2024HANSARDOff-Road Vehicles (Registration) BillI very much appreciated the conversation with the Minister and his remarks. I am not somebody who stands here and says, “I demand that the law be changed immediately.” I welcome…19 Apr 2024HANSARDOff-Road Vehicles (Registration) BillI thank my hon. Friend for those words, and I echo what he says about our colleagues Bob Doris and Councillor Allan Gow. Constituents in Glasgow North East have been calling,…19 Apr 2024HANSARDOff-Road Vehicles (Registration) BillI agree with the hon. Lady, although electric bikes are not—yet—included in the Bill. According to my mother, who is 84, anybody on a bicycle should have to have a registration…19 Apr 2024HANSARDOff-Road Vehicles (Registration) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman. Before the issue came to my attention, he was speaking about and campaigning on it, so I thank him for that on behalf of my constituents. Littlehill…19 Apr 2024HANSARDOff-Road Vehicles (Registration) BillMy intention is not to make registration financially prohibitive, but the hon. Gentleman is right that such a scheme would be a deterrent in other ways. If people know they cannot…19 Apr 2024HANSARDOff-Road Vehicles (Registration) BillSome of what the hon. Gentleman is talking about would apply in England and Wales only; that is one point. My feeling is that there are so many instances of this behaviour that…19 Apr 2024HANSARDOff-Road Vehicles (Registration) BillAs I should have said in my speech, I understand that a lot of antisocial behaviour comes from having nothing to look forward to and few job prospects. I will not stand here and…19 Apr 2024HANSARDOff-Road Vehicles (Registration) BillMy hon. Friend reminds me that I have loads of constituents—I do not know how I missed this out—who say they can no longer let their dogs run free off the lead when they are out…19 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseSpringburn Winter Gardens Trust has submitted a bid to the community ownership fund to stop our winter gardens—once the largest glass house in Scotland—collapsing. Could we have a…18 Apr 2024HANSARDGreen Technologies: InvestmentAlong with my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands), I co-chaired the all-party parliamentary group on green deal mis-selling. After nearly 10…16 Apr 2024HANSARDFood Waste and Food DistributionDoes the hon. Lady agree that supermarkets leave food to the very last minute rather than distributing it for human consumption, because they are incentivised to divert it to…16 Apr 2024