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HANSARDCeasefire in GazaWill the Minister give way?21 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaWill the Minister give way?21 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ5. I was in the House on 18 March 2003 when this House voted to go to war in Iraq on the demands of the then Labour Government. What followed was death, misery, and destruction…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Potential ExtensionThe hon. Gentleman is making a very powerful speech. Perhaps we should think about offering solutions to the Government on what they could possibly do to assist the cohort that…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Potential ExtensionThe Minister is coming really close. I encourage him to take that further step and say that those who are here in one of the schemes will have the opportunity to remain in the UK…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Potential ExtensionWill the Minister give way?06 Feb 2024HANSARD Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Potential ExtensionI agree with every single point that the hon. Gentleman makes. Would it not be a remarkable and extraordinarily fantastic gesture, given that on Saturday 24 February, it is two…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Potential ExtensionI am grateful to the hon. Lady for securing this important debate. Many of our Ukrainian guests are highly qualified, but they rarely get a job that matches their experience or…06 Feb 2024HANSARDCo-operation with Northern Ireland BusinessesScottish businesses would give their right arm to have the arrangements that Northern Irish business have, with their access to the single market and all the competitive…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWill the right hon. Member give way?16 Jan 2024HANSARDGrassroots Music SupportThe music industry is just about the most unequal sector in the whole of society. Those at the bottom—the vast majority—earn an absolute pittance, while those at the very top have…11 Jan 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry: Government ResponseSpeaking about last, I could sort of reference some of the things the Minister has referred to—well, if only I could. I only wish I was able to, and could talk of complex matters.…18 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThere have been some absurd and ridiculous Bills presented to this Parliament in the course of the past few centuries that it has been in existence, but it would be hard to find a…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillCan the Minister tell the House how many people will be deported to Rwanda next year?12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWill the Minister give way?12 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent Air Marshal Dr David Walker, an inspirational leader and academic, sadly died of glioblastoma in June. When diagnosed, he and his wife Catherine were shocked to…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI am sure the Secretary of State will agree that his mission to constrain and bypass the Scottish Parliament has been an absolute disaster for devolution. Relationships across the…29 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a real pleasure to open for the Scottish National party on the day after the day before. I think of this as a constitutional Boxing day,…08 Nov 2023HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI am sure that the Secretary of State will be assisted in determining Scotland’s place in international arrangements by the Scottish Affairs Committee’s report, “Promoting…13 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ6. It is not just the adoption of the disgusting two-child benefit cap; it is the endorsement of a hard Brexit, the tuition fees, the immigration. Does the Prime Minister not…19 Jul 2023