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HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentThe Scottish Government have plans to pass a new human rights Act incorporating economic, social, cultural and environmental rights in the devolved areas. Does the Minister agree…14 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Asylum SeekersI thank the Minister for his answer, but I am sure he will recall that there was a degree of uncertainty about the nature of the assessments carried out in Glasgow, and I am sure…13 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Asylum SeekersThe NAO report mentioned by my hon. Friend the Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) is about not just value for money but people. Asylum seekers are, by their very…13 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Eighth sitting)Never!07 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Seventh sitting)I have the greatest respect for the assistant chief constable and for the assistance he was able to give the Committee, but in a court of law we would call that hearsay evidence.…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Seventh sitting)There is no insult in saying that someone’s evidence is hearsay; it is simply that they are giving evidence about what someone else has told them. I am not undermining the witness…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Seventh sitting)I am not going to speak to amendment 64, but I will speak in support of Labour’s amendment 61 when we get to it.07 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in support of amendment 61, and to remind hon. Members of what the current Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation said in his…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Eighth sitting)Certainly not!07 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Eighth sitting)Further to that point of order, Mr McCabe. I will not detain people for long, other than to add my words of thanks to those that have been given already. I would particularly like…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Eighth sitting)It is not my new clause, Chair.07 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson, and to follow the hon. Member for St Helens North. Before I speak to the specifics of amendment 58, which I do not…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the Minister for taking on board some of the points that I have made. In response to his points, first, I accept that this is only for the most serious terrorist offences.…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I apologise if I am interrupting the flow of the hon. Member…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Seventh sitting)The problem of people returning from Syria, which I accept, is a significant one that has existed for a number of years. Is the Minister saying in terms that the current TPIM…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Seventh sitting)If the evidence of the assistant chief constable and the three examples are so central to the Government’s business case, why were they not in the impact assessment and why were…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Seventh sitting)My primary position is that there should be no reduction at all. That is why I have gone to some lengths to set out the lack of a cogent business case for any reduction. The…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Seventh sitting)As the Minister knows, discussions about that are ongoing. He may take it that the constructive approach that I am indicating on behalf of the Scottish National party applies…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Civil Service AppointmentsOf course, Sir Mark Sedwill should be thanked for his distinguished service, but the truth is that his card was marked last year when he warned the Cabinet that Brexit would be a…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewIf the words “black lives matter” are to have any real meaning, we must have honest appraisals of whether or not the Government have implemented the recommendations of the many…30 Jun 2020