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HANSARDAsylum and Returns PoliciesThis Government’s new heinous asylum and immigration policy marks a dark moment for many who have chosen Scotland to be their home, even leaving children born in Scotland at risk…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillLike me and several other hon. Members present, the hon. Gentleman spent hours in Committee considering these measures, only for the Home Secretary to come along this week and…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillWhen the Bill was introduced, I thought that it was the ultimate horror and an attempt to outdo Reform, but it was a mere aperitif compared with the main course of the horrors of…19 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum HotelsThe Government are currently spending some £2.1 billion on hotels, but the system is not working. It does not have to be that way. The Public and Commercial Services union and…17 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyIn its manifesto, Labour promised to defend migrants’ rights and build an immigration system based on compassion and dignity. Instead, we have a policy that is welcomed by Reform…17 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipDebates about partiality are something that we in Scotland are more than familiar with—particularly those in the 50% on the side of Scottish independence—but these sustained…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human RightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles) on securing this debate. When politicians such as the hon.…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ5. On Monday, the Defence Secretary said at the Dispatch Box that the Scottish Government were a “threat” to national security—a charge repeated this morning by the Scottish…05 Nov 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandJust to explain why Labour is not in power and we are, I will list a few things we have done for the Scottish people and see what the hon. Member thinks: free tuition, free…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandDoes the hon. Member recognise the over 100 SNP achievements? I could list them if she wants, but I am not going to be allowed to do so. Does she recognise the real gains and…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPride in Place Programme: RegenerationAs long as I get any opportunity, I will continue to ask why Perth, and Perth and Kinross, is not getting one penny from the current allocation. Why has Perth and Kinross never…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDI am not going to waste time responding to all that nonsense. It is a voluntary scheme. Does the hon. Member know the difference between voluntary and mandatory? All he needs to…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDAbsolutely. As I said, support for it has been plummeting right across the United Kingdom, and I am not surprised. Let us just dispel the notion that this is voluntary. This is a…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of mandatory digital ID. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship once again, Mr Turner. I did not know I was so…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDWe are getting a little bit off-track, but I will answer that because the right hon. Gentleman needs an answer: no, I do not think that was a mistake. It was the correct thing to…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDI most definitely agree with the hon. Gentleman. It is absurd and unfair that our veterans are the guinea pigs who will test this out for the Government. We are told that digital…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDI will not give way to the hon. Gentleman again. That is the issue, and the Government seem cloth-eared about it. In Scotland, we will have to pass what is called a legislative…21 Oct 2025HANSARDCreative CopyrightThe Government continue their haphazard approach to artificial intelligence and copyright. I wish they would get that resolved. One thing that has concerned and upset the sector…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in PlaceI congratulate all Members who have secured funding in this pride in place settlement, but once again Perth and Kinross has been totally and utterly ignored. We did not receive…15 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDJust as we opposed ID cards under Tony Blair, we will oppose digital ID under this Labour Government, as they seek once again to impose this unwanted scheme on a sceptical public.…13 Oct 2025