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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI fully agree, and I am grateful to the hon. Member for his eloquent contribution. Opposing the Bill is about seeking to protect values, as has been mentioned, as well as opposing…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIf people have to be detained we have measures for detaining them, but in the main we do not have to detain people. I will again digress, with a story not from my period as…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillNo, not at the moment. That tells us where the areas of conflagration are and where the areas of natural disaster are, because people are coming from Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen,…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillNo, I have to make some progress. We have to make progress, because it goes against the values that, I believe, not only do we hold in Scotland but are replicated across Great…20 Jul 2021HANSARD Scotland Act 1998: Role of the Lord AdvocateRecognition is one thing; progress is quite another. We are now in July. Holyrood is in recess. We have had an election. And we are still to see any action other than rhetoric…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillNo, not at the moment. That was followed by those who fled Ireland during the famine and, similar to south of the border, by those fleeing the Jewish pogroms or war. Scotland has…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI would like to start by saying what neither I nor, I believe, anybody else expressing opposition to the Bill is opposed to, and that is an immigration policy or immigration Acts.…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillNo; I think it is just creating so many obstacles that it will make life extremely difficult for those who are already the most challenged. There are also actions that require to…20 Jul 2021HANSARD Scotland Act 1998: Role of the Lord AdvocateAbsolutely. There is a clear perception of there being far from equanimity or, indeed, even balance by the Crown. Now James Wolffe has stepped down as Lord Advocate, replaced by…20 Jul 2021HANSARDExport OpportunitiesThat is all very well, but food production businesses in my constituency face a loss of trade, challenges with customs, and damage to their supply chains. They require to operate…15 Jul 2021HANSARDExport OpportunitiesWhat assessment her Department has made of the opportunities for businesses to export abroad.15 Jul 2021HANSARD Voter IDIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I congratulate the hon. Member for Luton South (Rachel Hopkins) on obtaining the debate. I agree with her and share…13 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateFirst, like others, I wish to pay tribute to individuals on the Government Benches who have brought us here because of their tenacity. They have shown the courage of their…13 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsPolled public attitudes towards the Union may be hidden, but the private attitude of the Prime Minister to devolution is clearly known and is hostile, as shown by his former…08 Jul 2021HANSARD EU Settlement SchemeI am happy to support the SNP in this motion; the Alba party endorses it. It seems to us to be a microcosm of a wider issue, which is the diverging of two societies and different…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCourt Cases: Media CommentIn a recent Scottish case, a High Court judge suggested that offences by a blogger were to be dealt with differently from similar breaches by mainstream media. Given that most, if…01 Jul 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilFirst of all, and rather unusually, I pay tribute to some Members on the Government Benches. They have kept the flame alive, if I can put it that way, of the 0.7% share that…30 Jun 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs ActI come at this debate from my experiences as Justice Secretary in Scotland for seven and a half years. It would also be fair to say that I think I reflect the views, privately, of…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: AustraliaThe Secretary of State has mentioned climate change in earlier answers, but she has not said what assessment has been made of increased greenhouse gas emissions because of…17 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsA new Lord Advocate has taken up position, but the structural flaws in the office remain. In no other legal jurisdiction in the UK, or indeed in the western world, is the…16 Jun 2021