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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twenty First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I draw the Committee’s attention to my declaration of interests and my membership of the trade unions Community…16 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)For the four years before I was elected to this place, I worked in Scotland on combating human trafficking and labour exploitation, and I did a lot of work with the GLAA. Quite…14 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum HotelsThe previous Government wasted a scandalous amount of public money on asylum accommodation. For example, in Northeye, they paid double what the previous owners had paid, without…13 Jan 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsI want to make a brief contribution to this incredibly powerful debate, to draw attention to a specific and extreme form of violence against women and girls that is taking place…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsI very much welcome the hon. Lady’s contribution, because it will be for both genders to step up. We can see concepts of masculinity transforming before our eyes, exacerbated by…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Scotland: Transport LinksI absolutely recognise the importance of air travel to more rural parts of the country, but it is a fact that a journey between Edinburgh and London by electric train, such as…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Scotland: Transport LinksIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Lewell-Buck. I congratulate the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) on securing this important debate on…08 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaI recognise the work that the Minister is doing on this intractable issue and the frustration that we all share at the lack of progress, but the fact remains that not one hospital…07 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseThe focus of this debate should not be on the politics, on what is in the newspapers or on what is on social media; it should be on the children themselves. For four years before…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Immigration and Nationality StatisticsWell, thanks for that. Turning to the issues the hon. Gentleman raised, on data collection, the ONS has significantly improved the immigration data we have in the last couple of…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Immigration and Nationality StatisticsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I congratulate the hon. Member for West Suffolk (Nick Timothy) on securing this debate. As I understand it, when he was…18 Dec 2024HANSARD“Get Britain Working” White Paper: Employers4. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the “Get Britain Working” White Paper on employers and businesses.16 Dec 2024HANSARDUnited Front Work DepartmentThe first duty of Government is national security, and the threat that the country faces is the most complex and evolving we have ever seen. Given the range of threats we face…16 Dec 2024HANSARDInflation: Pensioner Living StandardsEdinburgh is a booming and—oh, sorry.16 Dec 2024HANSARD“Get Britain Working” White Paper: EmployersSome of us are still getting our heads around our new jobs, Mr Speaker. Edinburgh is a booming economy that has all the raw materials to thrive in the years ahead—especially…16 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twelfth sitting)Does the Minister agree that this is actually an example of the Government keeping not only their manifesto promise to deliver a new deal for working people, but the manifesto…12 Dec 2024HANSARDBorder Security: CollaborationI spent 15 years working on migration before I came into this House, including three years as the home affairs attaché in Paris, where I saw at first hand how the kind of…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Tenth sitting)I promise that I will make a short intervention this time, Mr Stringer. The statistics show that one in 10 workers never spend more than a year in a job, so they are particularly…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Tenth sitting)I declare an interest as a member of a trade union. We have seen a change in the labour market over recent decades. Previously, people used to stay in work for much longer;…10 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am struggling to understand quite how that falls within the scope of this debate, but it is important to discuss the issue of how we deal with terrorism. As we have seen in the…09 Dec 2024