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HANSARD Free Movement of EU NationalsWith respect, that contrasts completely with what non-UK EU citizens tell me every week on the doorstep.02 Oct 2019HANSARD Free Movement of EU NationalsAlthough there is a settled status scheme, that does not make anyone feel welcome, and that is the issue. People no longer feel that they are wanted. They have to go through…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillDoes the hon. Lady agree that we need to protect those survivors of domestic abuse not just when they are children but throughout their lives? We need some means of following them…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Free Movement of EU NationalsThe Minister says that he wants to open the system, but are we not just making it as difficult for everybody from the EU to come here as it currently is for academics from the…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Free Movement of EU NationalsOn the point that I was perhaps too emotional, may I make the counterpoint that what we are hearing at the moment is a list of facts—a list of procedures? When will the Government…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Free Movement of EU NationalsThe hon. Lady again makes an excellent point about what we in this country will lose: the ability to be sure that family members who live elsewhere in the European Union can come…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Free Movement of EU NationalsMy hon. Friend makes an extremely important point, because unaccompanied minors will find themselves much more marginalised. They will find it much more difficult to come to this…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Free Movement of EU NationalsI beg to move, That this House has considered proposed changes to free movement of EU nationals. I am delighted to raise the issue of freedom of movement in the EU, and I thank…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillOn that very point, as the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) has said, this is landmark legislation. All of us may have reservations about certain aspects of it and…02 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen the Chancellor was Home Secretary, he told me and other More United MPs that officials were looking into the potential economic benefits of lifting the ban on asylum seekers…01 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.01 Oct 2019HANSARD Hong KongAs has already been mentioned, the 70th anniversary of the Communist party is coming up next week and it has been reported that this could be accompanied by large-scale…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWe have recently learned that free movement as we know it is to end on 31 October. During the referendum campaign the current Prime Minister made a great deal of decisions not…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI welcome the right hon. Gentleman’s confirmation tonight that he will, along with my party and the Labour party, vote against the Government. If the Government continue to pursue…04 Sept 2019HANSARD20 Years of DevolutionDoes the Secretary of State agree that one of the frustrations that those of us who cherish devolution feel is the SNP’s apparent reticence to use many of the Scottish…24 Jul 2019HANSARDPersonal Independence Payments: Supreme Court RulingThe Liberal Democrats welcome the Supreme Court judgment, and I welcome much of what the Minister has said today about making things easier and more appropriate. However, does he…23 Jul 2019HANSARDRoad Transport: DecarbonisationLow emission zones are vital to decarbonising our cities. My constituency of Edinburgh West has two of the worst polluted roads in Scotland. At the moment, the city is consulting…18 Jul 2019HANSARDPolice Surveillance of JournalistsI thank the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) for bringing this vital matter to the House’s attention. The Minister has said on more than one occasion that,…17 Jul 2019HANSARD20 Years of DevolutionIt is a pleasure to be able to speak in this debate. I thank the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart) for securing it. I would like to return to a point made…11 Jul 2019HANSARD20 Years of DevolutionThe hon. Gentleman is making a very strong case, but does he agree that responsibility for the relationship between the two Governments is not something that we should dictate…11 Jul 2019