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HANSARD Covid-19It is a pleasure to take part in this debate today, as I look out of the window at this beautiful day in Edinburgh. Although the past few months have been tough and we have come…12 May 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.29 Apr 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillI am delighted to be able to join this debate. Each time the House debates or acknowledges in any way the horror that was Grenfell and the 72 lives lost that night, I find, like…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Beaconsfield (Joy Morrissey). It is three years since the Bill was first promised to Parliament by the Government of the former…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prison Staff and PrisonersThere is grave concern about the potential transmission of covid-19 among both prisoners and prison staff. Organisations such as the Prison Governors Association, the Howard…27 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prison Staff and PrisonersWhat steps he is taking to help prevent the transmission of covid-19 among (a) prison staff and (b) prisoners.27 Apr 2020HANSARDLesbian, Bisexual and Trans Women’s Health InequalitiesDoes the hon. Lady feel that at this time we should include in our thoughts those lesbian, bi and trans women who are asylum seekers and have been asked by this Government to…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. As there have been further allegations today about the conduct of the Home Secretary, I wondered if you could advise on how Parliament could…04 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeThe allegations of bullying on the part of a Cabinet Minister are incredibly serious. We all saw the breakdown of that relationship at the weekend and that requires an immediate…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Yesterday, the Home Secretary said that so far 2.8 million people have been granted settled status and that there have been more than 3 million…25 Feb 2020HANSARDPoints-based Immigration SystemThe Secretary of State said in her statement that there will be “no immigration route for lower-skilled workers.” Even if one puts aside the patronising aspect of that statement,…24 Feb 2020HANSARDPoints-based Immigration Systemindicated dissent .24 Feb 2020HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)Does the right hon. Member agree that there is so much more to policing with a small p than police officers? The best way to deal with crime—petty crime, knife crime and serious…24 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandI am fascinated by the very good point that the hon. Member is making. In my constituency and in Edinburgh as a whole, 50% of the hospitality workforce comes from other parts of…11 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandIs the hon. Member aware that the evidence given to the Scottish Affairs Committee in the last Parliament was that there is room within current UK legislation and the Home Office…11 Feb 2020HANSARDBBC Licence FeeThe Minister has said several times that the media landscape is changing. Does he agree that for decades the main driving force in that developing media landscape—including…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe current Chancellor, when he was Home Secretary, suggested that the time had come when the Government might reconsider the current ban on asylum seekers working on their…06 Feb 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI recently asked a written question about the Government’s LGBT action plan in 2018, and specifically the promise to bring forward legislation to make gay conversion therapy…30 Jan 2020HANSARDPolicing and CrimeI am interested in what the hon. Member is saying about the rise in crime. We have seen a rise in crime, particularly in knife crime, across specific parts of the country. Does…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Assisted Dying LawMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Capacity is important. As I have already said, it is not for me to say what the law should be; I simply ask that we address it, and that…23 Jan 2020