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HANSARD“Migration: Helping Scotland Prosper”New Zealand, Switzerland and Canada are just some of the other countries that, like Australia, operate a tailored regional immigration system without any need for internal…10 Feb 2020HANSARD“Migration: Helping Scotland Prosper”I think the only people satisfying a separatist obsession at the moment are those on the Conservative Benches with their hard Brexit. Let us try again on this mythical hard…10 Feb 2020HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I will be brief. Before the 2017 general election, Amnesty International carried out research into abuse against female MPs. The results showed…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Beer and Pub TaxationThe brewing industry is important to the Scottish economy across the nation. In my constituency alone there is the Caledonian Brewery, the headquarters of Heineken UK, the…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Lobby and Media Briefings: Journalists' AccessI congratulate the Minister on the Orwellian double speak of her opening remarks. I am sure she will go far in this Government. Those of us who support independent press…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Streatham IncidentMay I start by extending my sympathies and those of the Scottish National party to those injured and terrorised by yesterday’s events, and by praising the security and emergency…03 Feb 2020HANSARDPolicing and CrimeWith all due respect to the hon. Lady, whom I congratulate on her recent election victory, I cannot agree with that. It is a political point that the Liberal Democrats repeatedly…29 Jan 2020HANSARDPolicing and CrimeI do not accept that, and I return to the statistic I quoted: police officer numbers stood at 17,256 in Scotland at 30 September 2019, which is up by 1,022 on the total inherited…29 Jan 2020HANSARDPolicing and CrimeI will not give way. The Minister has had time, and I saw Mr Speaker urging him to bring his speech to a close, so I will use my time to look at the facts. As we say in Scotland,…29 Jan 2020HANSARDPolicing and CrimeI should like to start by congratulating Her Majesty’s Opposition on securing this Opposition day debate on such an important topic. I am particularly pleased about it, as it…29 Jan 2020HANSARDPolicing and CrimeI wholly agree with that. Matters such as criminal justice, policing and tackling violent crime are best fought as close to home as possible by people who understand the…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Automated Facial Recognition SurveillanceAs we have heard, there are huge concerns about the impact of automated facial recognition technology on privacy and freedoms such as the freedom of assembly, and about the danger…27 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way again. It is not that I desire more consultation, but that I want the British Government to take on board what the Scottish…22 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillShould not the Scottish National party’s Front-Bench spokesman have been called?22 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe Secretary of State says that he is going to consult the devolved Administrations. However, the problem is that at present the Government speak to them without taking any…22 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillEffective consultation, as the hon. Gentleman says. As the Secretary of State will know well, the difficulty is that the Cabinet Secretary Michael Russell, the most senior…22 Jan 2020HANSARDPrevent ProgrammeI congratulate the shadow Home Secretary on securing this urgent question. The suggestion that campaigning for peace, and for environmental and human rights, should be regarded as…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?09 Jan 2020HANSARD Australian BushfiresIt is a real pleasure to see you back in your rightful place, Madam Deputy Speaker. I spent one of the happiest years of my life living in Melbourne, and would be the last person…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe right hon. Gentleman has made a very personal comment about me separating myself from most of my voters. Would he like to explain why, if I have separated myself from most of…09 Jan 2020