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HANSARD Windrush Lessons Learned ReviewConcerns remain that even before the Home Office had responded to the lessons learned review, the UK Government were pressing ahead with plans to extend the reach of the policy to…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseYesterday saw the single largest daily recorded number of global covid cases, as well as a protest against masks on the streets of London and an illegal rave attracting thousands…20 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperThe unelected body that the UK Government plan to establish will determine whether Bills passed in the Scottish Parliament meet a new test before they can be considered competent.…16 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI would like to say to the hon. Member, who has made a number of allegations, that the SNP, as he knows, does not have any truck with racism in any of its forms. He seems to…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU Relationshiprose—15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI will not give way; there is a shortage of time. Clearly, the Government’s philosophy is this: if they cannot win elections in the constituent parts of the UK, they simply seek…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipAs we emerge from a health crisis, we are grappling with an economic crisis that could scarcely be more serious. To leave the EU in December with no extension of the Brexit…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI was listening with interest to the hon. Gentleman’s comments about broad shoulders. There is no doubt that there has been some level of financial co-operation between the rest…15 Jul 2020HANSARDMerger of Department for International Development and Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeI have been contacted by huge numbers of constituents who are deeply concerned about the UK Government’s decision to merge the Department for International Development with the…14 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenLike many people listening today, I am astonished that the Minister has said that the global human rights sanctions regime is a separate matter from selling arms to the brutal…13 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewOne of the most disturbing aspects of Baroness Cumberlege’s report is the way that women have been dismissed when they report concerns and debilitating pain. That is a fundamental…09 Jul 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Job-Support SchemesThe Government’s action to save jobs through the job retention scheme was welcome, but there is a growing chorus across this House that too many have fallen through the cracks—the…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental SpendingExpectations are very high for the Chancellor’s economic statement tomorrow. According to the Office for National Statistics, the UK economy has shrunk since March by a staggering…07 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeThis announcement is indeed welcome, but will the Secretary of State ensure that justice is at the heart of this global human rights sanction regime? With that in mind, will he…06 Jul 2020HANSARDEstablishment of a Food Standards CommissionI rise to present a petition on the establishment of a food standards commission. The petition states: The petition of residents of the constituency of North Ayrshire and Arran,…30 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFuture lockdowns, where necessary, must be decisive and prompt, and they of course depend on public compliance, but in practical terms, can the Secretary of State give us a bit…29 Jun 2020HANSARDXinjiang: UyghursOnly a few short years ago, the Chinese President was accorded a UK state visit, when he was fêted and petted by the UK establishment, and great care was taken not to mention…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for UK IndustriesThe circumstances in which we find ourselves are unprecedented, and unprecedented times call for unprecedented action. What may have seemed unthinkable to this Government a few…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and RewardI want to begin by stating an interest: my sister Kathleen and her daughter Chloe both work in the care system. Does the hon. Lady agree that what is missing here is political…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Protection of UK Food StandardsI am glad to hear the hon. Gentleman praising the quality of good Scottish produce, and I am sure that view is shared across the House. He made a serious point about…24 Jun 2020