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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWill the Home Secretary give way?19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWill the Home Secretary give way?19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe Scottish Government have published the “New Scots” plan to welcome asylum seekers and refugees across the entire country. If the UK Government do not want to give us the…19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I hope you are enjoying the view—congratulations. I sometimes wonder whether the Home Secretary or her cheerleaders on the Government Benches have…19 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCan we take it from the Leader of the House’s comments in response to the shadow Leader of the House that if this Chamber is indeed a crowded place next Wednesday at Prime…15 Jul 2021HANSARD ColombiaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) on securing the debate. It is the first we have had on…15 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateThe Prime Minister brought a very sombre tone to the Dispatch Box this afternoon, trying to convince us that this decision was all a regrettable consequence of the economic impact…13 Jul 2021HANSARDEnglish Votes for English LawsI know the Leader of the House is enjoying delivering us from EVEL but, yet again, we have another debate and another attempt by the Government to disavow the work of their…13 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateBut the UK is now resiling from that. The Government are resiling from it, and they will not even give us a legally binding vote on the decision to resile from the commitment…13 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI do not think the Leader of the House has really addressed this adequately. If a Member of the House—if the Leader of the House—tests positive for covid-19 on 5 September and is…08 Jul 2021HANSARD Delays in the Asylum SystemIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra) on securing this debate, which provides Members with…07 Jul 2021HANSARD Delays in the Asylum SystemYes, absolutely, and that is the approach taken by the Scottish Government. They have published their “New Scots” strategy, to ensure that people arriving are supported and…07 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateGiven that masks help to reduce the spread of not just covid, but all kinds of respiratory diseases, is it not important to avoid mixed messages and encourage everyone to continue…05 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House was pretty clear at the Procedure Committee on Monday that he has converted—well, he has not converted, as it was always his position, alongside the SNP—to…01 Jul 2021HANSARDEnabling Community EnergySome might say that. My hon. Friend the Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Angus Brendan MacNeil) might have slightly different views. This is all about devolving and empowering…01 Jul 2021HANSARDEnabling Community EnergyIt is always a pleasure, Sir David, to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Members for Bath (Wera Hobhouse), for Waveney (Peter Aldous) and for Ceredigion (Ben…01 Jul 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilAbsolutely. Aid was supposed to be one of the great benefits of the Union. DFID in East Kilbride and the UK’s global leadership were presented to people in Scotland in 2014 as a…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilAbsolutely. Indeed, if we had that kind of appropriations process, we could vote to amend the budget lines. I agree again with the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield on that,…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilI do not think I have ever agreed with so many consecutive speeches from the Conservative Benches. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell) and the…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilI understand that. The Minister was bringing us back to the point I made in my speech about the Government’s expenditure on covid-related activities. The Prime Minister has said…30 Jun 2021