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HANSARDImmigration Rules and Border SecurityIf the purpose of yesterday’s announcement was to provide some reassurance to Ukrainian citizens who have sought refuge in the UK, why are the Government forcing them to go…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]I thank the Home Secretary for giving way. He mentioned listening to scrutiny by the ISC. The Joint Committee on Human Rights has issued a call for written evidence on the Bill,…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]I sense that the Home Secretary is coming to the end of his speech. We have mentioned parliamentarians and journalists, but I want to talk about another important group: trade…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friend for his kind comments earlier. As usual, he is making a very forensic speech. On this issue of a reasonable expectation of privacy, does he agree that…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]On that point, will the Home Secretary give way?19 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]The right hon. Gentleman and I often crossed swords during the passage of the 2016 Act, but we have since reached a point of rapprochement on discovering our mutual passion for…19 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyAll those who care about democracy and free speech should condemn the murder of Alexei Navalny, but one of the most meaningful things the United Kingdom Government could do to…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Support for Civilians Fleeing GazaMy hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes (Peter Grant) was very clear that he is looking for temporary visas because, as the Minister says, Palestinians will of course want to…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Support for Civilians Fleeing GazaI wanted to add my voice to that of my hon. Friend, because, as he knows, his constituent has a sister who is my constituent, and who has also given many years’ service to the…06 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsLast week I met a constituent who was employed not by the Post Office, but by a supermarket that operated a franchise post office. She was wrongly accused of dishonesty as a…31 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 31 January.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office LtdIt has been very concerning over the last few days to read that a senior UK Government civil servant colluded with the Post Office to shut down the independent investigation by…29 Jan 2024HANSARDPostgraduate Research Applications: Visa ChangesI thank the Minister for his answer, but I am afraid the evidence does not entirely bear out what he is saying, because UCAS figures reveal a notable fall in accepted applications…29 Jan 2024HANSARDPostgraduate Research Applications: Visa Changes2. What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to visa fees and conditions on the number of applications for postgraduate research.29 Jan 2024HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesNo one is disputing the fact that Israel has the right to defend itself, but it must do so within the law, and that is what the ICJ has said. When the ICJ ordered provisional…29 Jan 2024HANSARDProposed Trade Deal with India: Human Rights4. If she will take steps to ensure that the proposed trade deal with India includes legal commitments on upholding human rights.25 Jan 2024HANSARDProposed Trade Deal with India: Human RightsI thank the Minister for his answer, but an industry risk analysis dataset shows that India ranks among the worst performing countries for human rights abuses across a host of key…25 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe Bill seeks to carve out a group of people coming to our country, or who are in our country, from the protections that the rest of us enjoy. History shows us that that sort of…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI want to address the point of law in respect of the Strasbourg Court. The difficulty with the right hon. Gentleman’s argument is that, under the scheme of the convention, the…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI certainly will not be supporting the other notwithstanding clauses in the Bill, but I felt that it was perhaps time that we had one that benefited Scotland for a change. My…17 Jan 2024