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HANSARDLegislative Definition of SexWill my hon. Friend give way?12 Jun 2023HANSARDLegislative Definition of SexDoes the hon. Member agree that the guidance he is reading out is simply wrong in law, and that to force a woman to accept a male-bodied person to carry out her intimate care is a…12 Jun 2023HANSARDLegislative Definition of SexWill the hon. Gentleman give way?12 Jun 2023HANSARDLegislative Definition of SexWhat about the women?12 Jun 2023HANSARDLegislative Definition of SexWill the hon. Member give way?12 Jun 2023HANSARDLegislative Definition of SexWill my hon. Friend give way?12 Jun 2023HANSARDLegislative Definition of SexCan I just be very clear that those of us who support the first petition are not seeking to define sex in law for the first time? Sex has long been recognised in the common law. I…12 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way; he is making a very powerful speech. Does he agree that the point he has just made shows that this issue is not about religion but…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsI realise that the Minister is not a Home Office Minister, but I feel like I am banging my head against a brick wall in relation to the humanitarian visa. Will he undertake to at…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsI welcome you to your place, Mrs Latham, and congratulate the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) on securing this important debate. Women are particularly at risk…06 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationMay I take the Home Secretary back to the point about Afghan asylum seekers made by my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss)? As my hon. Friend said, the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewEver since the Supreme Court ruled that the Prorogation of Parliament by the right hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson) was unlawful, successive Tory…05 Jun 2023HANSARDStudent VisasMy constituents do not share the Tory and Labour obsession with net migration. They understand that Scotland benefits from inward migration. In fact, Universities UK research…24 May 2023HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: PlanningIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Dame Caroline. I commend the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster) for securing this debate. As a Member of Parliament…23 May 2023HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: PlanningI know that City of Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Government are monitoring what happens in Edinburgh, because we hope that the scheme will be rolled out across the country.…23 May 2023HANSARDMinisterial Code: Investigation of Potential BreachWithin the last hour, it has been reported by The Independent that the Home Secretary stands accused of fresh ministerial code breaches over undisclosed links to the Rwandan…23 May 2023HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: PlanningI want to develop my point. Licensing and planning rules have already been introduced by the Scottish Government for the city of Edinburgh, and owners of short-term lets have…23 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI am not talking about the report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights alone; I am saying that many of our concerns are widely supported by other groups such as the EHRC, the…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThe Minister and I have had some correspondence about the Bill in my capacity as Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, but can he not see that many of the concerns we…22 May 2023HANSARDVisa Applications from Afghanistan: Women and GirlsI recently had a meeting with the Prime Minister to discuss the plight of female judges and prosecutors who were encouraged by the United Kingdom to take up those roles, when they…22 May 2023