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HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackFirst, on behalf of the Scottish National party, I join the Home Secretary in expressing our solidarity with the Jewish community after the horror of the appalling events at the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely spot on. We are entering dangerous territory with some of this debate, but I am immensely encouraged that so many Labour MPs have turned up today…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Palestine Action: Proscription and ProtestsThe optics of octogenarian priests being arrested alongside hundreds of peaceful protesters are absolutely awful for this Government. We had only three arrests over the weekend in…08 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThat is the way to do it. I hope the rest of the Members on the Conservative Benches are paying close attention, because that is how they defend the indefensible Conservative…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillSorry, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am getting a little bit carried away. The amendments would ensure that the aristocrats remain in the other place, but they will not succeed in that…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI find this to be quite a curious debate thus far. There is not any great energy among Members on the Conservative Benches; I fully expected and anticipated that they would be…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillFor the completeness of history, it is 115 years since the Labour party promised to abolish the House of Lords, and I think we will be waiting another 100 before it even gets…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillYes, there are of course some appalling practices with the Conservatives rewarding their donors with peerages, but does the hon. Member not remember cash for honours? There was a…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker, was it right to say to me that I was going off topic when it came to a small Bill with a number of Lords amendments, when it seems like…04 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ3. So the Budget date has finally been announced, and once again, Scotland is some sort of distant afterthought. The Budget date has been left to the 11th hour because the…03 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumWhat a country the UK is becoming! Rarely has the national mood been so ugly and intimidating. People are congregating at hotels, screaming at asylum seekers to go home, and those…01 Sept 2025HANSARDUK-France Migration: Co-operationThis is a grubby, grotesque little deal, which in itself trades in lives with the selection of who qualifies for this one in, one out basis. This gimmick means we will now have…14 Jul 2025HANSARD Future of the Post OfficeScotland has seen an 8.3% decline in post offices, while London has seen an increase of 9.3% across the past decade. The Minister will know that outreach offices help people in…14 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe city of Perth is still recovering from a devastating fire, which unfortunately resulted in loss of life. Residents were evacuated, and people were unable to access their…03 Jul 2025HANSARDLive Music: Creative Industries Sector PlanI very much support the creative industries sector plan. I think it will do a lot of good in ensuring that live music is promoted, and I hope to see some of the trickle-down…03 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismAs we have heard, the issues around the proscription of Palestine Action has thrown up a number of legitimate concerns. There is no doubt that it will have an impact on our right…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Refugee Citizenship RightsI think the hon. Gentleman is sort of saying that citizenship is a good thing and a bad thing, but it is a central aspect of life within our society—an entitlement to so many…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Refugee Citizenship RightsThe hon. Gentleman is making good and valid points. He is not entirely right, as I tabled a series of amendments on this very issue in Committee on the Border Security, Asylum and…01 Jul 2025HANSARDPoverty ReductionToday’s disastrous welfare debacle was all down to the Chancellor’s obsessive pursuit to stick to the grotesque Tory fiscal rules. Yet 150,000 people could still be saved from…01 Jul 2025