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HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewWhat is of no doubt whatsoever is that countless Labour MPs took money from Labour Together. Anas Sarwar and his now estranged Scottish Labour MPs must come clean about their…23 Feb 2026HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026I cannot see why there could not be a section 30 order for the outstanding provisions beyond the medical resources. The Minister could do that. This is a failsafe. However, there…10 Feb 2026HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026I always enjoy the hon. Gentleman’s words of wisdom, so would he attempt to respond if I set out the conditions that are required in order for the Scottish Bill to progress? The…10 Feb 2026HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026I am going to get an explanation from the hon. Gentleman.10 Feb 2026HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Twigg. I rise of course to support this legislation, and I am grateful that the Scottish Parliament, if it is passed, will now…10 Feb 2026HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026The Minister is right that the Scotland Office has an appropriate role, but to have the final say is quite different from anything we have considered in section 34. She has not…10 Feb 2026HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026I always enjoy the hon. Gentleman’s comments, but I thought he was going to offer a solution. If not a section 30 order, in order for the Bill to be considered, what does he…10 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was at the Westminster Hall petition debate on indefinite leave to remain. Some 60 Labour MPs turned up and unanimously rubbished and disparaged the Home Secretary’s proposals.…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeThe only statement that my constituents want today is a resignation statement. The only reform that they want is the reform that takes this Prime Minister out of No. 10 Downing…09 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonDoes the hon. Gentleman share my opinion that Labour Members just do not seem to get it? There is rising anger right across the country, and it is directed at Jeffrey Epstein and…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonThe shadow Minister is absolutely right in his summary of all Jeffrey Epstein’s misdoings. We heard some shocking revelations during Prime Minister’s questions, such as the fact…04 Feb 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainAbsolutely. When people are given security, it takes away that limbo. I do not know whether many people around this room can imagine that type of uncertain status, but that is…02 Feb 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. Of all the grotesque and grim things that have been conducted by the Labour and Conservative parties in the race to…02 Feb 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainWill the Minister confirm, very clearly, from the Dispatch Box that any changes to ILR will be voted on by the whole House, giving all his colleagues in the Chamber tonight the…02 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Reform White PaperOver the weekend, the Home Secretary was trailing this proposal as a British FBI. While it might indeed be their FBI, British it most definitely is not, as it applies only to…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillWe support this Bill and its efforts to tackle cyber-security, but it does not address the mass unauthorised scraping of trusted news content by generative AI systems. That…06 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaIt would be hard to find an occasion on which a British Prime Minister has looked as irrelevant and spineless on an era-defining international issue as this one does on this…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAsylum HotelsThose protesting at hotels are usually there because they have been served misinformation and far-right political rhetoric by those with sinister political agendas. One way we…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAccess to Arts and CultureUK Music’s excellent “This is Music” report found that it has become increasingly difficult for new musical artists to be heard and for careers to be built. Recompense through…27 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum and Returns Policies4. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of the UK’s asylum and returns policies on Scotland.26 Nov 2025