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HANSARDSmall Boats Incident in the ChannelRhetoric on this issue is so very important, and that is why what I have heard is so disappointing. This morning, I expected the Home Secretary to tell us about the incident—how…14 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingIt would not be pleasant.14 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingI congratulate the hon. Member for Bury South (Christian Wakeford) on securing the debate. Its timing is particularly good, given that we are about to go into the Christmas…14 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingWill the Minister give way?14 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingOn the hotel issue, this is portrayed as some sort of luxury. Can anyone imagine being in a hotel room? I stay in hotels here in London. It is bad enough doing two or three nights…14 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureWill the hon. Gentleman confirm that immigration is not devolved to Scotland, and that in leaving the EU because of his Government’s hard Brexit, we are no longer able to recruit…14 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingAs usual, the hon. Gentleman is giving a well-considered speech. Does he agree that it is the most natural thing in the world for human beings to have purpose and meaning in their…14 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingAbsolutely. One of my constituents has been waiting seven years for a decision. Are they an asylum seeker? Well, they are an asylum seeker—but are they a refugee or not? Surely we…14 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingIt is also because Britain may well have had a colonial footprint in the country that they are coming from, so they have a feeling of affinity with Britain.14 Dec 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Armed Forces PersonnelI thank the Minister for his response, but nearly 3,000 personnel are already claiming universal credit, and food and heating costs are soaring for everyone. In addition to what…12 Dec 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Armed Forces Personnel6. What recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the rise in the cost of living on armed forces personnel.12 Dec 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In response to my question at Education Question Time about extending the free school meal entitlement, the Secretary of State said: “We…28 Nov 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderI did.28 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsReports that this Government could cause monumental damage to higher education by restricting international students to so-called elite universities have been described by former…28 Nov 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Government Support for Schools and ParentsI welcome the Secretary of State to her new position, and indeed her team. It was deplorable that the Chancellor failed to expand free school meals in his autumn statement. It…28 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionA union, like a marriage, should be based upon equality and consent. It is clear when a marriage has run its course how a partner can extricate themselves from it, but we are yet…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Nuclear Test Veterans: MedalsI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. This is great news for the nuclear test veterans. The recognition that they carried out operations in a dangerous theatre…22 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way, but of course there were long-term consequences. I have been contacted by a number of people who have lost out on mortgage deals, and…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsWill the Minister confirm that the reason why we have such terrible bed-blocking and such terrible staff shortages in care homes and social care is because we cannot recruit from…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement Resolutionsrose —21 Nov 2022