“…Member for Perth and Kinross-shire (Pete Wishart) is going to have a heart attack over there. [Laughter.] When the Scottish Government opened large sites for asylum seekers from Ukraine on two cruise ships, they were very cost effective compared with the Bibby Stockholm.”
Record by topic
- Cancer247th of 6416.0
- NHS waiting lists213th of 5436.0
- Heart disease & stroke178th of 4073.0
- Learning disability & autism656th of 9053.0
- Public health & prevention427th of 7003.0
Also active on cancer
What they’ve said
“…I know that many of her friends are pleased to see her making it today. She said that cancer mortality is higher and survival is lower in Britain compared with other European countries.”
National Cancer Plan · 2026-02-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Q<QNum HRSContentId="{016A1C76-BBB1-4549-A2B3-721220A6E509}"> </QNum> Or four. Professor Brian Bell: Well, four went voluntarily, but if the policy had been implemented in full, there were never any guarantees. We certainly would not have been able to send 100,000 a year to Rwanda; Rwanda was never going to accept that.”
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting) · 2025-02-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Q<QNum HRSContentId="{AF89E817-2411-4A79-B3E7-528EDD3026B6}"> </QNum> Thank you for coming today. We heard some evidence this morning about the Illegal Migration and Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Acts. Witnesses have called them a disaster, a meltdown, and a fundamental system breakdown.”
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting) · 2025-02-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I am pleased we are having this debate today, as the measures proposed in the Bill are long, long overdue. Anyone can see that confidence in the immigration and border security system broke down under the previous Government, when hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money was wasted on hare-brained schemes, te…”
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill · 2025-02-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Q<QNum HRSContentId="{34C92366-BEF7-429A-877D-901BE1F76C38}"> </QNum> We have talked about the resourcefulness of town clerks. We have clerks in Scotland; I know the officers and they are very resourceful. I know local authority resourcing is a huge issue.”
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (First sitting) · 2024-10-29 · Read on Hansard ↗
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