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HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillAs ever, my hon. Friend talks enormous sense. Let us talk through the practicalities of the proposal that I have just outlined. A person graduating from a Scottish university…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillMy hon. Friend is right. We have seen the pain and challenges caused by Brexit for academic movement. Knowledge has no boundaries or borders, but there is a danger of the Bill not…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillOr an Isle of Wight visa! I give way.25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillIndeed. My hon. Friend was not an MP when we were discussing Brexit, but oh my word, there was a lack of thought about the issues with the land border prior to that. Madam Deputy…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI hope that I am beginning to explain how some of these interactions— [ Laughter. ] I am only just beginning. [Hon. Members: “More!”] I fear I might be cut off, which is a great…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillUnbelievable as it may seem to the hon. Gentleman, I was a Minister between 2007 and 2010. I was a child Minister, of course. [ Laughter. ] I can understand his confusion, but…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI plan to do so later in my speech, but my hon. Friend is absolutely right. Modifications under section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 —that is, Orders in Council—require Scottish,…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (Stephen Gethins) on bringing forward this Bill. It takes me back to the halcyon days when I served as an…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillMy right hon. Friend is making an interesting point about the challenges facing rural areas where there are shortages of people. Denmark has a rota system for doctors going into…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillThe hon. Gentleman skirted over the question of the cost of doing this. The burden is not the individuals, but there is a huge cost to the UK Home Office of delivering the system…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillMy hon. Friend is right to again highlight the failures of the Scottish Government, which is one of the reasons that people are not staying. We know that this is a challenge, and…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillDare I say it, on the hon. Gentleman’s head be it. It was the Scottish Government who introduced the variation in taxation, which has left a challenge for anybody working in a…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillThat is exactly the point. The hon. Member for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry puts great faith in Committee stages. I have been here a long time, and they are not always as good as…25 Apr 2025HANSARD“For Women Scotland” Supreme Court RulingI am proud to represent a constituency that shows tolerance to people from all backgrounds, unlike the political hot potato the issue has become in this place and in political…22 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillI applaud my right hon. Friend for his decisive action in this matter. I have only had a chance to read the Bill for 10 minutes— [ Interruption. ] That is not a criticism; it is…12 Apr 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthSince the spring statement the world has been rocked by the announcements by President Trump on tariffs last week. It is an event as significant as the financial crisis of 2008,…08 Apr 2025HANSARDHousing SupplyThere is a real housing crisis in Hackney, where we spend £54 million a year on temporary accommodation. I visit families, most of them working families, in tragically overcrowded…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Children in Temporary Accommodation: EnglandI commend my hon. Friend not just on this report, but on her strong leadership of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee. In the report, the Committee describe…03 Apr 2025HANSARDWater BillI will give way one final time.28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillAbsolutely. I think we would all agree that we talk all the time to constituents, whether on doorsteps or at public meetings and other forums, because that is our job. I say to…28 Mar 2025