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HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillNew clause 1 stands in my name and in the names of the hon. Members listed on the Order Paper. It seeks an independent evaluation of the impact of the effect of this Bill…30 Jun 2020HANSARDXinjiang: UyghursIn common with all who have spoken this afternoon, I agree that the Chinese Government’s policy towards its minority Uyghur population is and has been a stain on that country for…29 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)As my hon. Friend said, the tier 5 religious visas were operating perfectly smoothly for the many Churches and religious organisations that relied on them until these unexpected…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)At the risk of giving a geography lesson, I point out that when the Minister visited Argyll and Bute he visited the easternmost tip of the constituency, nearest to Glasgow. The…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)Personally, I think that the greater devolution of power, as widely as possible across any nation state, is an exceptionally good thing. Anything that can attract people to come,…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Sir Edward. Although the United Kingdom’s population is projected to rise by about 15%, it is reckoned that the population…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)Ultimately, that would be a decision for any incoming Scottish Government to make.16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)As always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I will speak to new clause 61, which seeks an independent evaluation of the specific impact of the Bill…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)On a point of clarity, did the Minister say that there will be sufficient capacity in the labour market to move the people losing their jobs as a result of coronavirus into the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am trying to stick to the Bill, but is the Minister saying to the country and people who are losing their jobs that, contrary to what the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: School ReopeningThe Prime Minister’s recent promise that England’s schools would be covid-secure prompted Chris Whitty, his chief medical officer, to say that there needs to be a “proper debate”…13 May 2020HANSARD Football Attendances: VARHear, hear.17 Mar 2020HANSARD Football Attendances: VARA proud global Celt.17 Mar 2020HANSARD Football Attendances: VARI was not planning to intervene, but my hon. Friend is doing an impersonation of a footballing Luddite. Does he agree that these decisions can cost millions of pounds and a club’s…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateThis afternoon, Lochfyne Langoustines, which employs 20 people in the village of Tarbert, told me that it did not have a single UK or export sale today. Soon, the company’s boats…17 Mar 2020HANSARDPoints-based ImmigrationThe sector is understandably worried about what a points-based system will mean for their ability to recruit the workforce they need. Soon I plan to reintroduce my private…10 Mar 2020HANSARDPoints-based Immigration11. What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed points-based immigration system on the provision of health and social care.10 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLast year, Huma Younus, a 14-year-old Pakistani Catholic girl, was one of an estimated 1,000 young girls, mainly from Christian and Hindi communities, who was kidnapped, forced to…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Agreements: Non-EU CountriesFurther to that question and to the question asked by the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney), I want to be absolutely clear about one thing: there is no such thing as an…05 Mar 2020HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized Food ProducersWhat is the Department doing, and what discussions has it had, about giving support to those small independent shellfish producers on the west coast of Scotland who, because of…06 Feb 2020