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HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingWhat an optimistic effort by the hon. Gentleman! He invites us to believe that he and his colleagues have worked out in 14 months how to fix a system that they broke over a period…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingMy hon. Friend has made an important point about the global nature of this challenge— [ Interruption .] It is like being at a party you were not invited to at the moment, Madam…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingAs I have set out, we have had significant discussions with local authorities. They challenge our assumptions, and they challenge scale and location, as is always the case.…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingMy hon. Friend will know that in the spending review, £500 million was set aside for working with local government to try to identify those exact sites that she is talking about…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingI recognise the spirit with which the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues speak, and I share their zeal. Indeed, I think we can demonstrate it through our actions to speed up…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingI am grateful for those questions, and recognise the anger that the hon. Gentleman has conveyed. I am sorry that he heard in the way he did, and of course I will have that meeting…29 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationThe hon. Gentleman knows as well as I do that these journeys take a very long time, so those are lagging indicators. He also knows that the number of people in hotels currently…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationI appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s heroism in asking for regards and laurels for housing merely 30,000 people in hotels as opposed to 56,000, but I do not think that will wash. The…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir John. I assure hon. Members that I will leave more than just a moment of the time remaining. I want to start by thanking my…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationI would certainly never seek to mischaracterise the hon. Gentleman. I cannot commit to never misunderstanding him, but I certainly would never mischaracterise him. I understood…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationCounterfactual cases can be challenging, but we see that already: it is well reported, well documented and well evidenced that work in the illicit economy already acts as a…20 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2025Charnwood—gosh, it does seem like a thousand years ago. The right hon. Member for Melton and Syston was an excellent and helpful Minister when I shadowed him during the pandemic,…14 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2025I am grateful for those constructive and thoughtful comments from colleagues opposite. I share the positivity that the Opposition spokesperson feels around the progress made with…14 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2025In an increasingly interconnected world, where crime knows no borders, international co-operation that promotes justice and helps keep the British public safe has never been more…14 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2025. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr…14 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the view of the Home Office, the most important safeguard is the right-to-work checks. That is why we will strengthen them under the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration…15 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI share my hon. Friend’s important interest in that issue. I would never miss a chance to meet her and I would be very glad to do so.15 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman heard the Home Secretary’s point on the convention, but it is clear that gimmicks such as Rwanda do not work—£700 million for merely four volunteers to go. What…15 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI look forward to working with the right hon. Lady and her Committee in its important work. We have made a significant commitment to the closure of asylum hotels, which is crucial…15 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for harking back to the 2010-to-2015 period—it truly felt like we were back in other times—but I will address his points as I go along. My…08 Sept 2025