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Written Question
Visas: Families
Tuesday 30th April 2024

Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to (a) review and (b) increase the number of staff recruited to his Department's Family and Human Rights Unit in the context of trends in the proportion of people relying on their rights under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights in applications for family visas.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

Yes, we have both recruited new staff and redeployed existing staff to this area of work.

Division Vote (Commons)
29 Apr 2024 - Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill (Instructions) - View Vote Context
Deidre Brock (SNP) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 33 Scottish National Party Aye votes vs 0 Scottish National Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 42 Noes - 265
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Apr 2024
Business of the House

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Early Day Motion
Leith Croft Community Pavilion (12 Signatures)
25 Apr 2024
Tabled by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
That this House congratulates the Leith Croft Community Pavilion on being shortlisted for a My Place Community Award 2024; applauds the inspiring work of this grassroots project which cleared two acres of debris-strewn wasteland and repaired, refurbished and returned a dilapidated old tennis pavilion for community use; notes the site …
Early Day Motion
20th anniversary of The Leither Magazine (10 Signatures)
25 Apr 2024
Tabled by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
That this House congratulates The Leither Magazine on its 20 year anniversary; notes the publication is read by around 45,000 people from Leith, Edinburgh and beyond, having built a strong readership since it was founded in 2004 by Billy Gould; congratulates the editorial, sales, design and writing teams and everyone …
Written Question
Trident Submarines
Thursday 25th April 2024

Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long the vanguard-class submarines have been on patrol at sea on average in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)

The Royal Navy has successfully maintained Operation RELENTLESS, the Continuous At Sea Deterrent, for an unbroken 55 years. We do not disclose details of the Operation, including the duration of time spent at sea, as such information could be used to undermine the security and capability of the mission and our personnel.

Division Vote (Commons)
24 Apr 2024 - Regulatory Reform - View Vote Context
Deidre Brock (SNP) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 29 Scottish National Party No votes vs 0 Scottish National Party Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 50
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Apr 2024
Defence Spending

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Apr 2024
Infected Blood Inquiry

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Written Question
Ethiopia: Politics and Government
Tuesday 23rd April 2024

Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make the latest Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability assessment for Ethiopia available to Parliament.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

The Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) report is an internal document and not intended for publication.