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HANSARDMigration and ScotlandI do. I did not want to labour the point about all the areas in which the SNP-run Scottish Government are failing the people of Scotland—I simply focused on economic growth—but if…11 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandOpposition Members always find this tiresome—although it tends to be ones from the official Opposition—but the hon. Gentleman will know that when the Conservative Government came…11 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandNo, I do not. The Migration Advisory Committee—the clue is in the name—provides advice to the Government. I am very pleased that we live in a country where decisions are taken by…11 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandMy right hon. Friend is exactly right. To make my penultimate point, in the documents there are a number of references, as I have said, to Canada and Australia. Canada and…11 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandThat is a very good question because it provides me with the opportunity to say one or two words about the Government’s proposals for their Australian-style points-based system,…11 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandI am very interested that the hon. Member says that. He was chastising people before for not having read the Scottish Government’s paper. In their paper, they talk about the…11 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandFirst of all, I make no apologies for wanting people who are in the United Kingdom illegally to go back to their countries of origin. People should obey the rules and follow the…11 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandI will come back at the end of my remarks to what should happen, when I set out why I think the House should oppose the motion. On the point about business, the hon. Gentleman has…11 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandLet me just finish the point, then I will of course take an intervention. That fact is relative to their populations, and after I have taken the intervention, I might set out one…11 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Streatham (Bell Ribeiro-Addy), but I must confess to being slightly confused. I listened to her opening remarks, in which she…11 Feb 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Delayed Roll-OutIs the Minister as surprised as I am that, when questions about universal credit come up, people have a clear tendency to forget that the legacy benefits system leaves a lot to be…04 Feb 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillGiven the shortness of time, I will limit my remarks to those subjects that have not been addressed at length today. On amendment 1, which deals with the declaratory system and…22 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareThe Secretary of State will have heard my earlier exchanges with the shadow Secretary of State, which I hope were helpful. He will be aware that more than half the budget for…16 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareGiven that the hon. Gentleman’s party is undergoing a leadership election and that will clearly mean— [ Interruption. ] No, I am trying to say this helpfully. If the Secretary of…16 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social Carerose —16 Jan 2020HANSARD Joint Comprehensive Plan Of ActionI welcome the decision to trigger the dispute resolution mechanism. However, given that over the past few weeks we have seen Iran use ballistic missiles to attack coalition forces…14 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I add my congratulations on your welcome return to the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker? The Leader of the House will be aware that Monday is the statutory deadline for getting the…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019I agree with the hon. Gentleman. As I said, I have looked at the balance of opinion on the political parties and it seems to me that although the exact number of seats they have…08 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019I rise to speak in this debate for several reasons. I applaud the fact that the Minister is here for this debate and the Secretary of State is not; that is not something we…08 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityOne reason that the US pulled out of the JCPOA was the fact that it was not comprehensive and did not cover all the other terrorist actions taking place, including those carried…07 Jan 2020