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HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeAnswer my questions.23 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeThe Windrush scandal brought shame on the United Kingdom and shame on the Conservative Government, who caused it to happen. Make no mistake about it, Mr Deputy Speaker, what…23 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeCut the constant ad hominem comments.23 Jun 2020HANSARD Global BritainMany of my constituents care passionately about fair trade, because it has the potential to lift millions of people across the world out of poverty. Will the Prime Minister give…16 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic OrderI thank the Home Secretary for advance sight of her statement. I am on record as a vigorous defender of free speech and the right to peaceful assembly, but the violence and racist…15 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillWe in the Scottish National party take our duty to protect the public from all serious crime, including terrorism, very seriously, as our record in government in Scotland shows.…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI thank the right hon. and learned Gentleman for giving way. The point made by the Chair of the Justice Committee is very well made. Not only has the current independent reviewer…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillThree? Excellent. The hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill) raised the issue of polygraphs. He will be aware that in Scotland’s justice system, polygraph…09 Jun 2020HANSARDDepartmental Priorities: Covid-19 ImplicationsPerhaps the Lord Chancellor could share those thoughts with the Attorney General. Upholding human rights is also an important part of the Lord Chancellor’s Department’s…09 Jun 2020HANSARDDepartmental Priorities: Covid-19 ImplicationsThe Lord Chancellor has a strong record of defending judicial independence, and I congratulate him on that. Does he agree that it is equally important that those in Government do…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderMay I thank the Home Secretary for advance sight of her statement? I extend my best wishes for a full recovery to all the police officers who suffered injury during the trouble in…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: No Recourse to Public FundsThe Black Lives Matter movement and Public Health England’s review of the disparities in risks and outcomes in the covid-19 outbreak have highlighted the inequalities suffered by…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: No Recourse to Public FundsI am glad to hear that the Home Secretary is looking at the policy, but I urge her to read a report that came out this time last year by Agnes Woolley called, “The Cost of the No…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Virtual HearingsWhether proceedings are virtual or otherwise, the Crown Prosecution Service must discharge its functions without fear or favour, and so must the Law Officers, given their…04 Jun 2020HANSARD EU-UK Partnership: EU’s MandateIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stone (Sir William Cash). We disagree about much, but we are both committed to the restoration of sovereignty. He is committed to…04 Jun 2020HANSARD EU-UK Partnership: EU’s MandateDoes the hon. Gentleman agree with my colleague, the Brexit Minister in the Scottish Parliament, Mike Russell, that the whole process of involvement with the devolved…04 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic Health England Review: Covid-19 DisparitiesI wish to reassure Scotland’s BAME communities that the SNP takes this issue very seriously. On 20 May, the Scottish Government published Public Health Scotland’s preliminary…04 Jun 2020HANSARD EU-UK Partnership: EU’s MandateI am not sure I follow that intervention. I am not going to be pulled off my track by it, because I do not want to take up too much time. The global economy is declining fast and…04 Jun 2020HANSARD EU-UK Partnership: EU’s MandateI will make a little bit of progress, and then I will give way. It is the view of the Scottish Parliament that it is essential that the UK indicates that it will seek to extend…04 Jun 2020HANSARD EU-UK Partnership: EU’s MandateI am coming to an end. I say to the Chancellor that he should swallow his pride and seek an extension of the transition period. For all that has been said about him in this place,…04 Jun 2020