Party roles
As of 28 March 2023, I am the Shadow SNP Spokesperson for Home Affairs in the House of Commons. This means that my work in Parliament includes and focuses on scrutiny of UK Government policy under the purview of the Home Office, including immigration law, drugs, policing, the security services, and counter-terrorism.
In the past I have also served in a number of other spokesperson roles, including as Shadow SNP Treasury Spokesperson (20 June 2017 to 12 December 2022), Shadow SNP Spokesperson for Housing, Communities and Local Government (1 July 2018 – 7 January 2020) and Shadow SNP Spokesperson for Cities (20 May 2015 – 1 July 2018)
Committees
As the SNP Westminster spokesperson for Home Affairs, I currently sit on the Home Affairs Committee, as well as the bill committees for the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill and the Finance (No.2) Bill. You may find out more about the work of these committees on the pages linked below:
- Home Affairs Committee
- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee
- Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Speeches and questions
You may find transcripts of all my contributions in Parliament on the hansard.parliament.uk website, or recordings on Parliament TV.
An inexaustive rolling feed of my contributions can also be found below, courtesy of TheyWorkForYou.com.
- The hon. Lady is correct: it is a gimmick. It has no basis in fact and there a lot of doubt about whether it will even work, but it appeals to a certain section that the Government think need to…
- I am conscious of what you said about time, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I should like to make some progress. In Lords amendment 4, Lord Anderson of Ipswich proposes to add to the words “Every…
- As I have said, I am conscious of what we have been told about time. I am sure that if the hon. Lady wants to make a speech on this subject later, we will all listen to it. Lords amendment 8 adds…
- I absolutely agree. Other countries around the world have looked to the UK as an upholder of rights—as a beacon of democracy and human rights— but following this tawdry Bill, we can…
- It is difficult to tell, because scrutiny mechanisms are not in place that would allow Committees of this House to ascertain whether that is entirely the case. The Committee that my hon. and…
- That is another question, I suppose. The point is that everyone is different. We cannot reliably look at someone and tell their age. The Bill should contain more protections to ensure that…
- I will make a little progress, because I am mindful of what Mr Deputy Speaker said about time. I want to touch on the misinformation that the Minister put forward about Rwanda and the United…
- It remains the position of the Scottish National party that this is an irredeemably awful Bill. We do not support the Rwanda plan; we think it is both an offence to humanity and an egregious…
- It is all very well people applying for pension credit, but The Well advice centre in my constituency has identified massive delays in people getting the pension credit for which they are…
- I beg to move amendment (a), “That resources for use for current purposes be reduced by £740,850,000 relating to asylum and migration.” The amendment stands in my name and that…
- The right hon. Member is absolutely correct to point that out. From reading some of the reports of the independent chief inspector, it is very clear that that policy has all but been abandoned….
- The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct, and that entirely flips on its head the Government’s argument that asylum seekers are some kind of burden. Many have skills that they wish to…
- I wish Ramadan Mubarak to everybody who is marking this significant month in the Islamic calendar. Friday is International Day to Combat Islamophobia, but Muslims are afraid to speak out, lest…
- Can we have a debate in Government time on the urgent need for an employment Bill, particularly to protect those on very precarious app-based contracts? I have had several taxi drivers and…
- Lidl has become the first supermarket to roll out a deposit return scheme across the whole city of Glasgow. Will the Secretary of State commend Lidl on doing what he blocked the Scottish…
- On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am a big believer in honesty, and that I should correct my mistakes should I make one. In yesterday’s Budget debate I said that 222,000 families…
- I will touch first on arts funding. As a Member of Parliament who has a number of arts institutions based in my Glasgow Central constituency, I gently welcome the theatre, orchestra, museums and…
- The right hon. Gentleman is all for families staying together. What impact does he think raising the minimum visa thresholds will have?
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the article by the former Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Rt hon. Member for Fareham, entitled Too many…
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans implement the decision of case HU/00830/2021, served to his Department on 26 June 2023.