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HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillJust for clarity for Members of this House who are not Scottish, free personal care was a Labour policy of the last Labour Administration in Scotland. Let me deal directly with…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI stand corrected, Madam Deputy Speaker. It was an even longer contribution, at 50 minutes, and the hon. Member was still not honest about what the Bill does. The Bill before us…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillMaybe it was 41 minutes.25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillMay I begin by thanking all Members for their contributions, and the hon. Member for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (Stephen Gethins) for bringing the Bill before us today? I am…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillIf my comments fall out of scope, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would be very happy for you to tell me, as you have the right to, and as you do so well; I will then change my remarks.…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillMy hon. Friend says it all, and I could not agree more. The Bill would add extra complexity to an already extremely complex system. Adding devolved powers would increase that…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillThe hon. Gentleman should be pleased, because there are only two of them to go down any of the Lobbies; 40% of the Scottish Conservatives are here, and that makes two of them—I…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI very much welcome the intervention. I think it should be a national shame that 10,000 children in Scotland go to bed every night in a place that they cannot call their own home.…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI did not accuse the hon. Gentleman of being dishonest. Those are his words. Maybe he is reflecting on his own contribution. Let me take that intervention straight on and give the…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillIndeed, we are; perhaps the hon. Member for Perth and Kinross-shire (Pete Wishart) should try doing his bit a bit more. [ Interruption. ] There is no need to confess now, Pete.…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI do not think we can determine birth rate issues through the welfare system. The hon. Gentleman is essentially saying that people are choosing not to have larger families because…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillWe all wish my hon. Friend well, Madam Deputy Speaker. I hope that “wishing him well” goes as far as going to his JustGiving page and throwing him a few quid. My record for 26…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI have said already that net migration has to come down. That is the view of the Prime Minister and this Government, because it is too high. The reason it has to come down—this…25 Apr 2025HANSARDHigher EducationI know Members across the House will join me in paying our respects to His Holiness Pope Francis. I offer my sincere condolences to Scotland’s Catholic community who have this…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHigher EducationBefore you do so, Mr Speaker, I had better answer his question. [ Laughter. ] Too excited about St George’s day so I am, Mr Speaker. We should all be proud of Scotland’s…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHigher EducationI thank my hon. Friend for his question and for what he does to support higher education in Scotland. Thanks to the SNP’s higher education financial crisis, as my hon. Friend…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHigher EducationThe shadow Secretary of State is defending the SNP’s dreadful record on higher education in Scotland. It is clear from the principal of the University of Edinburgh, Sir Peter…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHigher EducationThe hon. Lady’s question is slightly contradictory. On the one hand, she does not like the national insurance contribution increase, which has given the Scottish Government a £4.9…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHigher EducationMay I give the hon. Gentleman and all his SNP colleagues our deepest condolences on the loss of Christina McKelvie? I think this is the first time that we have had Scottish…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHigher EducationThere is complete denial about the problems in the higher education sector, which is devolved to the Scottish Government. We have made it clear that the immigration system we…23 Apr 2025