Energy Charter Treaty
My response to constituents who contacted me about the Energy Charter Treaty: Thank you for…
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Westminster
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National Security Bill
My response to constituents who contacted me regarding the National Security Bill this month: Thank…
General Election 2022
The below is a response I sent to constituents about the prospects of a general…
Solar Energy
The below is a copy of the response I sent to constituents on solar energy…
Carer’s Leave
My response to constituents who contacted me about Carer’s Leave. Thank you for contacting me…
Supertrawlers in Marine Protected Areas
My response to constituents who contacted me about supertrawlers in Marine Protected Areas. Thank you…
Rwanda Asylum Seeker Deal
Under new government plans, certain asylum seekers who arrive in the UK via the English…
Nationality and Borders Bill
MPs have been considering amendments from the House of Lords on tthe Nationality and Borders…
Ukraine Update 05/04/22
I am writing once again, to update you on the ever-evolving situation in Ukraine. As…
Visas: Charities
Home Office
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many nationals from EU countries and from non-EU countries were granted International Agreement Visas (Temporary Work), formerly known...
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Visas: Charities
Home Office
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for International Agreement Visas (Temporary Work), formerly known as Tier 5 Visas, were received from nationals from...
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Visas: Charities
Home Office
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total amount paid was for immigration health surcharges by people granted International Agreement Visas (Temporary Work), formerly...
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Immigration
Home Office
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the case of Independent Monitoring Authority v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 3274 (Admin), of 21...
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
That is what I have been saying. We desperately want the legislation to pass, but we also desperately want to make sure that the issues raised under section 35 are resolved. There are only two...
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
We put in protections on the age limit in Scotland. We have the leader of the SNP at Westminster accusing the Scottish Labour party and the UK Labour party of different positions on this. There...
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
Let me make some progress. I wanted, because of accusations that have been made, just to go through a little of the Scottish Labour party’s response to the Bill in the Scottish Parliament....
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
Obviously, the hon. Gentleman did not listen to my contribution during the statement and has not listened to my contribution since. I have no idea which debate he is listening to, but it is...
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
I have not even gone through the first bit of my speech, but I will give way to the hon. Gentleman if he will apologise for saying that we were “weasels”. I hope that he has gone back...
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
Let me finish my point. The Government have come forward with 13 pages that they think show that the Bill adversely affects UK-wide legislation. I think the statement of reasons is thin, although...
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
The hon. Lady might say that from a sedentary position, but the hon. Member for Aberdeen South (Stephen Flynn) quoted Donald Dewar at great length. Donald Dewar will be turning in his grave at...
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
I will tell the hon. Lady exactly where we stand: we want this legislation to work. At the moment, the legislation is dead because—
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
I will give way to the hon. Lady while the hon. Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (Steven Bonnar) chunters nonsense in the background.
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
The hon. Gentleman is fundamentally wrong. What we are dealing with today is a debate between the UK Government and the Scottish Government—[Interruption.] This is in the Scotland Act 1998,...
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
Yes, I agree. That should be part of this argument. We should be taking pathology out of the process, as this is not a medical disorder. I wish we were having a debate about all these things, as...
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
The right hon. Gentleman makes a valuable intervention. I am getting all the questions on the adverse effects, but this is a Government document. What we have missed in the debate over the past...
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
The point that the hon. Gentleman forgets is that this is going to end up in the courts regardless, because the section 35 order has been brought forward. Anyone who prays against it will get a...
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
That is a very helpful intervention, because paragraph 14, on the first category of adverse effects, talks about different regimes across the United Kingdom. That, to me, suggests that the...
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
That is where we get to the crux of this process. My hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Sir Chris Bryant) made a similar point earlier about wanting to make sure that trans rights and...
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 Power
Commons debates
I think that the time the Minister took to respond to the motion shows that the Government do not have much to say about this particular issue—or perhaps the Minister did not get the...
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