Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP):
With 2.6 million Afghan refugees living in other countries and 3.5 million Afghan refugees internally displaced, will the cabinet secretary join the First Minister and me in reiterating that the UK Government’s aim to resettle a total of 20,000 Afghan refugees, including 5,000 the first year, is entirely insufficient?
Yes, I will. Although the announcement of a UK Afghan resettlement scheme is welcome in principle, the commitment to 20,000 in the long term and just 5,000 in the first year is inadequate. We believe that a commitment to a substantial increase in numbers is required if the UK Government is to meet its responsibilities. It is right that the new Afghan resettlement scheme will be in addition to the UK’s existing global resettlement commitment.
Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP):
To ask the Scottish Government what the timescales and number of units are for the roll-out of electric vehicle charging sites across Scotland. Watch the video here:
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Bill Kidd MSP asks the Scottish Government to commit to working with ATM providers to keep them free and readily available to communities across Scotland.
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Bill is MSP for Glasgow Anniesland.
His major political interests are the development of policies to eradicate poverty, job creation, housing policy and an end to the nuclear power and weapons programmes of successive British Governments.
