Speeches by Reid.

“If we are going to continue contracting with hotels, what would be your advice to the Home Office to facilitate better collaborative working, to make sure that it works more effectively for local authorities and the local area? Are there any actions or improvements that you would like to see come from the Home Office s…”

“The hon. Gentleman is mischaracterising what I said—we are not talking about absolute figures. Yes, the figures have risen, but they are disproportionately lower than for the rest of the UK. Once I find it, if the hon. Gentleman will let me, I will quote directly from the National Records of Scotland.”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“indicated dissent.”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“The hon. Member talked about the consequences of Brexit. One consequence is that we have seen record soaring net migration rates across the UK, but the proportion of people coming to Scotland is low. Has he looked at how the SNP can attract immigrants and migrants to Scotland without blaming Westminster?”

“My hon. Friend rightly points out the outrageous situation that so many women in Scotland have faced over the last few years. Does she agree that if Scotland wants to attract more immigrants and more migrants, it needs to understand women’s issues more coherently?”

“I absolutely agree. I want to give Members a sense of what I have reported to X, which I have been told does not meet its threshold for action and I can just block the accounts if I want to. Here are some of the comments being directed at me: “Why are Jews allowed to invest in politicians in the UK?” “Are you Jewish? M…”

“I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate, and I thank the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood) for raising this important issue. It is all too tempting to believe that democratic processes were once stronger, more resilient or perhaps more civil, but I do not think nostalgia is a particularly…”

“Thank you. That is a clear theme.”

“That is clear; thank you. Finally, do you think the legislation in and of itself gets the balance right between providing protection for the victims and enabling prosecution?”

“At the beginning, you outlined the problems with section 45 and agreed with Karen about the Crime and Policing Bill. Can I infer from that that you think the protections for children set out in section 45 are adequate?”

“And we do not have the systems there to deal with it.”

“Caroline, the problems with legal aid are well documented. Is that the case in this sphere as well?”

“Once they are in the system, are victims safe from any risk of further exploitation, and how?”

“The theme of inconsistency is coming up quite a lot. What do you think the Government could do at a central level to ensure that we are listening to victims and meeting their needs more effectively?”

“I want to turn to the quality of the multi-agency support for victims once they are in the system. Could you begin by giving us an idea of how you engage with different cohorts of people once they are in the system?”

“4. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the independent review into data and statistics on sex and gender by Professor Alice Sullivan.”

“In the light of what you just said, would you then say that section 45 of the Act is not fit for purpose and is not working?”

“I thank the Secretary of State for his response, which will give much-needed reassurance to patients across the UK. Any public body that fails to accurately record sex and instead conflates it with gender puts people at serious risk of harm. Unfortunately, this type of organisational capture has been widespread across …”