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HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Resettlement and RelocationConditions on the Aegean islands were an overcrowded living hell for asylum seekers, even before the fire at Moria left 13,000 homeless. Given what the Home Secretary said to my…28 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Northern IrelandThe Attorney General has just clearly illustrated that she is in office because, unlike Jonathan Jones and Lord Keen, she is putting her political loyalties—her Brexit…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationDespite a few crumbs of comfort, fundamentally, the Government are sticking with a process that the Women and Equalities Committee rightly said “runs contrary to the dignity and…24 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2020A quick question: is the working for the £624 estimate available anywhere? I cannot see where to find it.22 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2020Thank you for calling me to speak, Mr Robertson; it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair. I also thank the Minister for his introduction to the debate. I echo the concerns raised…22 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2020I am happy to have this debate, but I will say two things. First, can we see the analysis that I referred to earlier that the Department of Health and Social Care has done on this…22 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson) on securing the debate, and on her robust and eloquent speech. Like her, I want to again…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeI said specifically that the scheme would not continue forever and it cannot continue for ever, but that should be based on an analysis of the economy, where we are at and the…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeThe Minister will have heard a couple of folk refer to analysis that shows that by extending the scheme for eight months, debt as a percentage of GDP will fall rather than rise…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeI agree wholeheartedly. I do not want to put a date on it today, but the costed proposal from the Scottish Government, which has been looked at by the National Institute of…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAdequacy of BenefitsI thank the Minister for his answer, but ending the £20 universal credit uplift could see food bank use increase by 10%, according to the Trussell Trust, and the Joseph Rowntree…14 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThis Bill is an outrage. We are thumbing our nose at international law, our Irish friends and our EU allies, even while still in negotiations with them. It would be farcically…14 Sept 2020HANSARDAdequacy of BenefitsWhat steps she is taking with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ensure the adequacy of benefits for claimants.14 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsFar-right anti-migrant activists brought the port of Dover to a halt, and 10 were arrested for racially aggravated public disorder, violent disorder and the assault of an…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelTwo constituents have approached me who, like the Secretary of State, were already in Spain when that country was added to the quarantine list. Their employer chose not to pay the…07 Sept 2020HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsFive years on from the day the world was shocked by little Alan Kurdi’s death, perhaps the Minister could just agree that the response to the channel crossings should be informed…02 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19What work is ongoing to ensure that all the PPE needed by the NHS this winter is procured in good time, and will details of all previous PPE contracts be published immediately in…01 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWaiting until autumn for details of the shared prosperity fund means huge uncertainty for recipients of structural funds, loss of staff and expertise, and near impossible…20 Jul 2020HANSARDInternal UK MarketThe head of the Vote Leave campaign in Scotland was quite clear about the automatic devolution of powers to Holyrood after Brexit, saying: “Any repatriated power that isn’t…16 Jul 2020HANSARDInternal UK MarketWhat discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the proposal for an internal UK market after the transition period.16 Jul 2020