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HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI was disappointed that 44 of the 66 speakers did not get in on Second Reading, and particularly disappointed that nobody from the SNP other than myself was able to speak. I kept…05 Jul 2021HANSARDWindrush Day 2021First, I pay tribute to those caught up in the Windrush scandal for hanging on in there and sticking with this, and to the many campaigning community groups, activists,…01 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Treaties on Human Rights: ObligationsSo the Secretary of State does not respect international treaties and is not listening to Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights; let us see whether he has a little more…29 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational Treaties on Human Rights: ObligationsThe Secretary of State recently dismissed the relevance of international treaties, so it is interesting that today he is using what he says is compliance with the ECHR to convince…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeThe hospitality sector, among others, has long warned that Brexit would mean it lost much of its workforce, and it has; but worse, more than 100,000 people who want to stay are…29 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Community ResponseI offer huge thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Dr Cameron) for giving us the opportunity to thank the incredible people in our…24 Jun 2021HANSARDImmigration: Sharing of Data between HMRC and Home OfficeIt is not necessary and proportionate in the cases I have been hearing about. In one case, someone who had been here as a highly skilled migrant for 10 years was refused the right…22 Jun 2021HANSARDImmigration: Sharing of Data between HMRC and Home OfficeWhat his Department’s policy is on the sharing of data between HMRC and the Home Office for immigration purposes.22 Jun 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs ActI trained some 15 years ago as a primary school teacher in a very deprived part of what is now my constituency. I will not name it because people are rightly tired of their…17 Jun 2021HANSARD European Union Settlement SchemeThank you, Sir Gary. I thank my hon. Friend and colleague the Member for Lanark and Hamilton East (Angela Crawley) for securing the debate, and I thank her and the Minister for…16 Jun 2021HANSARDBarriers to Trade Between EU and UKWhat recent assessment his Department has made of the extent of barriers to trade between the EU and the UK for (a) importers and (b) exporters since the end of the transition…27 May 2021HANSARDBarriers to Trade Between EU and UKUK trade exports to the EU fell 23% in the first quarter of the year, compared with 0.8% to non-EU countries. It is clear to everyone that that is a consequence of the Tories’…27 May 2021HANSARDSupreme Court ReformThe Leader of the House described a Supreme Court ruling on his Government’s plans as a “constitutional coup”, yet we now see the UK Government using the same court to prevent the…18 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn reply to my earlier question, did the Secretary of State really say that the incorporation of international conventions—we were talking about the UNCRC—will make no difference…18 May 2021HANSARDSafe Streets for AllI want people out there to know that being an MP does not stop that feeling of utter despair at times, and that is the best way to describe how I feel when I look at what the UK…17 May 2021HANSARDSupport for Asylum SeekersI thank the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle) very much, because this is such a pressing and desperate issue. We know from the new immigration plan that…27 Apr 2021HANSARD Black Maternal Healthcare and MortalityI am happy to speak under your chairmanship today, Sir Gary, although what we are discussing is a very unhappy set of circumstances. I thank Five X More for the petition and the…19 Apr 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationThere is so much wrong with these proposals that distilling it into two minutes is impossible. What person and what Government with an ounce of compassion or respect for…24 Mar 2021HANSARDSri LankaI congratulate the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) on a speech that I know will have moved many of my friends here and in Sri Lanka, as it did me. She and…18 Mar 2021HANSARDThe UnionWhat recent assessment his Department has made of the strength of the Union between Wales and the rest of the UK.17 Mar 2021