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HANSARD 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 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023That very much seems to be the case. As my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss) said, the Home Affairs Committee will be conducting an inquiry on this…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023My Committee’s job is to scrutinise what happens in this Parliament, not what happens at Holyrood. However, I want to correct the right hon. Gentleman. It was not the Scottish…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023The last 12 months have seen an unprecedented attack on the right to protest, not just with the Public Order Act but with part 3 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act,…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023The Minister said a moment ago that only six people were arrested under the new Public Order Act and that they were the six Republic protesters with the luggage straps. When I…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023As others have said, it is a question of balance. I think it was a Conservative Back Bencher who, during one of our many debates over the past year on the right to protest, listed…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023I do not think anyone is disputing that articles 10 and 11 of the ECHR are qualified rights, but it is not just the SNP that takes the view that this Act goes beyond what is…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023One of the witnesses who will be giving evidence to the Home Affairs Committee tomorrow is Adam Wagner, a respected barrister. He said that the difference between the old law and…16 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of Protests(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on the policing of protests during the coronation.09 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsOn Saturday, millions of people greatly enjoyed the coronation ceremony. Others, who wish to see a republic, chose to protest peacefully, as is their right in a democratic…09 May 2023HANSARDFemale Judges and Prosecutors in AfghanistanAs a member of the all-party parliamentary group for Afghan women and girls, I rise to present a petition to the House of Commons from the residents of the United Kingdom. The…03 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is Lesbian Visibility Week. My alma mater, Edinburgh University, flew the lesbian visibility flag yesterday and advocated for inclusion, but last night it failed for a second…27 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillIt seems to me that new clause 26 effectively introduces a presumption that the UK Government will breach international law when interim measures are handed down by the Court in…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration Billrose —26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration Billrose —26 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Updaterose—29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateThese proposals are highly reminiscent of the internment camps for refugees in the BBC series “Years and Years”, which was on during lockdown. In case you did not see it, Madam…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateYou’re blasphemous, you are.29 Mar 2023HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I wrote to the Home Secretary on 15 March, in my capacity as Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, to invite her to appear before…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am very grateful to you for making that clear, Dame Rosie. Just to answer the hon. Gentleman’s points, yes, I do think that in our civilised, balanced, modern democracy, in…28 Mar 2023