▁time ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁minister ▁for ▁social ▁security , ▁disabled ▁people , ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁and ▁employ ment . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁▁ 1 9 5 6 - 1 9 7 0 ▁Scott ▁started ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁coun c ill or ▁on ▁Hol born ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁ 1 9 5 6 – 5 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 – 6 5 . ▁ ▁Scott ▁cont ested ▁Is ling ton ▁South ▁West ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁election . ▁▁ ▁Scott ▁was ▁made ▁national ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁Conserv atives ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁on ▁his ▁third ▁attempt , ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁general ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁the ▁P adding ton ▁South ▁constitu ency , ▁defe ating ▁Labour ' s ▁Con rad ▁Russell . ▁▁ ▁Scott ▁quickly ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁stand ▁out ▁liberal ▁T ory ▁MP s , ▁speaking ▁out ▁against ▁disc rim ination ▁of ▁foreign ▁students ▁and ▁demand ing ▁more ▁nur ser y ▁education . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁when ▁Labour ▁home ▁secretary ▁James ▁Call ag han ▁proposed ▁imm igration ▁limits ▁on ▁the ▁entry ▁of ▁East ▁African ▁A si ans ▁with ▁UK ▁pass ports , ▁Scott ▁sw am ▁against ▁the ▁t ide ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁shadow ▁government ▁in ▁supporting ▁the ▁limits