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HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI know that the Minister is going to say that these things all take time. They do, but is he really saying that we cannot not keep up with other comparable European countries? If…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesAs well as asking for that, I asked about the people who are then placed with a family or with somebody who has a spare room. How will we ensure that they have the knowledge, the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesWill the Minister give way?14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesCOSLA, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, has told the Minister and his colleagues—as have I—that every one of the 32 Scottish local authorities, in addition to taking…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Westminster Foundation for Democracy: FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairwomanship, Dr Huq. Many believe that Putin felt emboldened to act in Ukraine after the Taliban took over Afghanistan last August. That is…02 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI was trying to find a way to work that into what I was saying, so I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that. We know that without demos and protests, a lot of things would not…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillLet me begin by speaking about Lords amendments 73 to 89, which broadly cover the provisions in part 3, on public order. Part 3 does not technically extend to Scotland, but we are…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI will keep my comments to Lords amendments concerning the extraction of information from electronic devices. To be clear, it is not that the Scottish National party does not have…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI absolutely do, because if people feel empowered by being part of that democracy, other than getting to vote every four years, that can only be a good thing. The notion that the…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUK’s Human Rights FrameworkThe other thing that the Secretary of State keeps on doing is saying that we have to review this because there are so many dangerous foreign criminals, but will he listen to the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDUK’s Human Rights FrameworkI am tired of hearing the rights of asylum seekers so desperate to get here that they will go on these dangerous boats conflated with those of dangerous foreign national…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders Bill: LGBTQ+ PeopleIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Sharma. Contrary to everything the Government claim, the Nationality and Borders Bill is not some piece of wonder legislation…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillMuch of this Bill has no impact on Scotland or our separate courts and legal system, so our amendments and my comments are focused on the parts that do, which primarily deal with…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillYou will be pleased to know, Madam Deputy Speaker, that most of the SNP’s objections are around judicial review, so I have only two amendments that I want to speak to and I can do…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillI reiterate that we vehemently oppose much of the Bill. Nothing that has been said today or during the Bill’s passage has done anything to allay my fears or those of my party. I…25 Jan 2022HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryThe Royal Navy website says: “Whether disasters are human-made or natural…Responding to these life-threatening scenarios is central to our ethos”. Given that the Government have…18 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. I welcome the shadow Home Secretary, the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper), to…06 Jan 2022HANSARDStrength of the UnionA happy new year to you, Mr Speaker. A key aspect of the Union of which the right hon. and learned Lady is so fond is Scotland’s separate and distinct legal system. Does she agree…06 Jan 2022HANSARD Afghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairwomanship, Ms Ali. I will speak quickly. I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing this and, from…06 Jan 2022HANSARD Afghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI have two sentences left, Ms Ali. He decided to make a dangerous, illegal and treacherous journey to Iran. He fell and broke his leg. He did it because his wife was getting so…06 Jan 2022