Division Vote (Commons)
23 May 2024 - Finance (No.2) Bill - View Vote Context
Philippa Whitford (SNP) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 18 Scottish National Party No votes vs 0 Scottish National Party Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 215 Noes - 19

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Division Vote (Commons)
22 May 2024 - Immigration and Asylum - View Vote Context
Philippa Whitford (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 - 74 Noes - 49

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Early Day Motion

Marr College success at Scottish Power's Schools Warrior Rugby Championship (9 Signatures)

22 May 2024
Tabled by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
That this House congratulates Marr College of Troon on winning the Scottish Schools Warrior Rugby Championship, sponsored by Scottish Power Energy Networks, after the S1 Boys, S2 Boys and Under 14 Girls squads won two of their three games in the championship matches at Scotstoun in Glasgow, where they took …

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Early Day Motion

250th anniversary of Irvine Old Parish Church (8 Signatures)

22 May 2024
Tabled by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
That this House congratulates Irvine Old Parish Church on their 250th anniversary, which will be celebrated on Sunday 23 June 2024 at a special thanksgiving service; notes that work on the church commenced in 1773 and, when it was completed in 1778, it was one of the largest churches in …

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Written Question

Ghassan Abu-Sittah

Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he plans to make representations to the European Union on Germany’s use of the Schengen Information System to prevent British national, Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah, from entering the Schengen area; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of that action on (a) Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah's and (b) other British-Palestinians' freedom of expression.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell

I do not plan to make representations to the European Union on this matter.

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Division Vote (Commons)
21 May 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Philippa Whitford (SNP) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 34 Scottish National Party Aye votes vs 0 Scottish National Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 217 Noes - 268

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 May 2024
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

"The timeline in Sir Brian’s report highlights the litany of failures, delays and cover-ups over decades which resulted in the exposure of even more patients to hepatitis C and HIV. While several countries accepted liability and set up compensation schemes in the mid-1990s, UK victims have had to spend another …..."
Philippa Whitford - View Speech

View all Philippa Whitford (SNP - Central Ayrshire) contributions to the debate on: Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

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Written Question

France and Spain: Visas

Tuesday 21st May 2024

Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will hold discussions with his (a) French and (b) Spanish counterpart on the potential merits of allowing UK citizens in those countries to (a) annually renew temporary long-stay visas, (b) upload (i) photographs and (ii) other visa documents online rather than attending appointments in person and (c) store biometric data for future visa applications for a five-year period.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani

The UK government remains supportive of any changes EU Member States make to their domestic visa systems which benefit UK Nationals living in and travelling to the EU.

The UK government continues to engage regularly with the European Commission and EU Member States on a wide range of mobility-related issues.

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MP Expense Claim
Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

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MP Expense Claim
Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

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