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HANSARD Emergency Summit on Knife CrimeOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. On 12 March, I asked the Home Office a written question seeking the time it takes for emergency travel document applications to be secured for a…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Gaza Border Deaths: UNHRC InquiryThe recent resumption of protests in Gaza and the preparation of the Israeli military for conflict scenarios inside Gaza are both highly worrying signs. Does the Minister agree…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Emergency Summit on Knife CrimeRecently in Manchester, 17-year-old Yousef Makki was stabbed to death by another teenager. Last week, the response time of Greater Manchester police rose from six minutes to 12…22 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I wholeheartedly agree with my right hon. Friend. We accept that leaving the EU will mean leaving Dublin III, but we would have liked continued co-operation on family reunion even…18 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson. Labour opposes the draft regulations on four grounds. First, they will make changes to 21 separate pieces of primary…18 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Immigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Order 2019Does the hon. Gentleman accept that when citizens came from the Commonwealth, it was also light touch? There were no restrictions and they were allowed to come, but we ended up…11 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Immigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Order 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Austin. This statutory instrument covers broadly two groups of people: EEA citizens who are already living in the UK, who…11 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Immigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Order 2019I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. It is right that there should be a reciprocal understanding that we should be given whatever rights they are given. We want EU…11 Mar 2019HANSARD KashmirI thank the Government for the steps they have taken to de-escalate the tension between Pakistan and India. The world cannot afford for these two nuclear countries to go to war.…07 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The amendment would ensure that the hostile environment was not applied to EU citizens until 3 million people had been…05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Tenth sitting)We support all these new clauses. I will speak briefly on new clause 38, which is in my name. New clause 38 has three distinct provisions. The first would ensure that EEA and…05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Ninth sitting)I will press the new clause to a vote. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Ninth sitting)Does the Minister not accept that judicial review or an internal review is no match for the right of appeal? Judicial review is narrow in how it is done, and internal review is…05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central, the shadow Minister, will speak to the new clause.05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central will speak to new clause 15.05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Tenth sitting)We wish to press new clause 15 to a vote. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Tenth sitting)I strongly agree with the new clause. I have been involved in campaigning on the TOEIC test issue. It is a burning injustice that is long overdue for resolution by the Home…05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Tenth sitting)We support these amendments. I make two brief comments. First, the EU settlement scheme will entail an enormous amount of data sharing between the Home Office and other…05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Tenth sitting)This is a sensible amendment. The independent chief inspector of borders and immigration plays a vital role in inspecting and reporting on Home Office activities. Where the EU…05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Tenth sitting)We support the new clauses. As has been set out by the TUC and Focus on Labour Exploitation, it is essential that migrants are able to claim their rights at work. That means not…05 Mar 2019