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HANSARD Business of the HouseInspectors this week issued an absolutely scathing report about conditions at Napier and Penally barracks, into which the Home Secretary has crammed hundreds of asylum seekers in…11 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsBefore the Budget is finalised, will the Prime Minister ensure that his Chancellor reads the Trussell Trust’s new report, “Dignity or Destitution? The case for keeping the…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee, and I join him in sending my party’s best wishes to the Minister for Security. There is absolutely…24 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19I welcome the fact that after a long, hard winter, there are now grounds for cautious optimism. However, there is more to do to make sure that a return to some sort of normality…22 Feb 2021HANSARDAsylum System: ReformThe sad fact is that the policy undermines the UK’s reputation as a welcoming place. Almost as bad as the impact assessment are the Home Office claims that people who criticise…08 Feb 2021HANSARDAsylum System: ReformThe repurposing of disused Army barracks to house asylum seekers is proving a disaster and a disgrace. What is worse, the leaked impact assessment shows that this dreadful policy…08 Feb 2021HANSARD Grooming GangsI thank the petitioners, and I thank the Petitions Committee for bringing this debate to the Chamber, as well as Members for making some very thoughtful and powerful…03 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid Security at UK BordersIf the Government do not learn from mistakes they make during this pandemic, those mistakes will be repeated, with the same terrible consequences. Let us be clear: this Government…01 Feb 2021HANSARDLiving Standards in Scotland: UK Fiscal PolicyI think every Member will join me in congratulating Scotland’s Finance Minister, Kate Forbes, on her happy news. A decade of UK austerity delivered unprecedented declines in…26 Jan 2021HANSARDLiving Standards in Scotland: UK Fiscal PolicyWhat discussions he has had with his Scottish Government counterpart on the effect of UK fiscal policy on living standards in Scotland.26 Jan 2021HANSARDScottish Fishing Communities: EU TradeScotland’s high-quality seafood producers are warning that they are going out of business. They cannot have their products sitting in lorry parks in Kent waiting for customs…21 Jan 2021HANSARDScottish Fishing Communities: EU TradeWhat assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK-EU trade and co-operation agreement on Scottish fishing communities.21 Jan 2021HANSARDEngagementsWhen we praise our social care workers for their immense response to the pandemic, that includes more than 100,000 care workers from the EU. New research from the Joint Council…20 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsA really concerning new report from the National Union of Students has found that 69% of student renters are worried about not being able to meet their rental payments. With rent…18 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday, the Prime Minister claimed that his trade deal allowed UK musicians and performers to “go play” in EU countries for 90 out of 180 days, but that is total nonsense…14 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan the Secretary of State confirm that his new Everyone In policy announced last week includes people with no recourse to public funds, without exceptions or caveats? And will he…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Immigration Rules: Supported AccommodationI thank the right hon. Member for Romsey and Southampton North (Caroline Nokes) for securing this urgent question. It seems to me that this is not about fixing the asylum system;…16 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs was alluded to earlier, the Home Office has just made some extraordinary immigration rule changes that are completely at odds with the refugee convention and could see almost…14 Dec 2020HANSARDImmigration Offences: ProsecutionThe Solicitor General referred to prosecuting the people who control the vessels, but they are, as my hon. Friend the Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) said, the…10 Dec 2020HANSARD UN Mission in Mali: Armed Forces DeploymentMali is one of the world’s poorest countries, but it seems to be the vast network of small gold mines that is attracting jihadist and other terrorist organisations there. What can…09 Dec 2020