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HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI thank the Minister for her answers and her evidence at the Select Committee last week. It is shocking and deeply concerning that evidence from senior police officers at a Select…08 Dec 2025HANSARDAsylum and Returns PoliciesIn Scotland, there are approximately four times as many people fleeing oppression from Ukraine and Hong Kong as there are asylum seekers. There has been no public outcry and they…26 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsMy hon. Friend is talking about the appalling impact of the lack of humanitarian aid in Gaza, especially on children. More than half the population of Gaza are children, and they…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillSince we all served on the Committee for this Bill, the Government have announced a “one in, one out” deal with France, and this week, new safe routes were announced by the Home…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillDoes the Minister agree that we have a very strong ecosystem of data on migration in this country? For example, the Home Office publishes enormous amounts of data every quarter.…19 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisThe experience of the hon. Lady’s constituent mirrors that of my constituent Emily in Edinburgh. Even though health is devolved, we face the same situation. Does the hon. Lady…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and to the support that my office receives from the Refugee, Asylum and Migration…19 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum HotelsI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I thank the Home Secretary for that response. The Home Affairs Committee report on asylum…17 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels15. What steps her Department is taking to close asylum hotels.17 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Over the past few years, three times as many people have come to this country from…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingThe Home Affairs Committee this week released a report into asylum accommodation and it is utterly damning. In 2019, the Conservative Government bound the country into asylum…29 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI congratulate the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) on securing this important debate on the 25th anniversary of devolution. My constituency of…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandMy hon. Friend makes an important point. The concentration of power in the Scottish Parliament does not work for cities, rural areas, the central belt or the highlands and…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandMy hon. Friend gets exactly to the nub of the issue. We have seen good debate, gestures and discussion in Scotland, but we have not seen the concomitant focus on policy, delivery…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI think the hon. Lady may be psychic, because she makes exactly the point I am about to make. I could not agree with her more. What this breeds is a culture of gesture and…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandMy hon. Friend is eloquently setting out a whole host of policy challenges that we face in Scotland, whether they are in industrial strategy, opportunities for the young or the…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Rape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryThe Minister has heard me implore her many times to move as speedily as possible to address the challenges of the victims of these awful crimes, but on this occasion I implore her…21 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationHow does the hon. Gentleman reconcile his point about the UK Government with the fact that, under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, the Scottish Government’s policy was to house…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationI draw the House’s attention to the support that I receive from RAMP. Six years ago, we did not have asylum hotels in Stanwell or anywhere else, but we do now, because the…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I draw the Chamber’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Interests and the support that my office receives…20 Oct 2025