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HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI will give way one last time, but then I really must make progress.07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillIt is a pleasure to follow the excellent speech by the hon. Member for Crawley (Henry Smith) in proposing new clause 2. I pay tribute to his commitment to this cause, which has…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillAs I mentioned, any reasons to strip people of citizenship are given on notice, but this deprives people of the right to—07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI do not agree with the principle of it: it should be done on notice. Clause 9 means that individuals will not be able to challenge deprivation of their nationality as they will…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillWe have already had that debate—in the last Parliament. As is proposed in the Dublin III amendment—new clause 49—our safe and legal routes need to be replaced now that we have…07 Dec 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeSince mid-August, Germany, a country that has not had the military and overall engagement of the UK in Afghanistan, has flown more than 6,000 Afghans to Germany and provided them…22 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsIs that not the nub of the point: the fact that Ministers are using WhatsApp messages to make contracts is a way of circumventing the procurement process, which is there to…17 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The Opposition urge the Government to adopt a mandatory dispersal and asylum accommodation scheme that will require all local…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 1 would lift the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme’s limit of 5,000 people per year. The Labour party wants to…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I want to put on the record my thanks to the Clerks, in particular Sarah Thatcher and Rob Page, for their amazing work in getting our new clauses and amendments into some form of…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will not press new clause 52 to a vote, but I do hope that the Government will keep monitoring the system and provide the protection for young Hongkongers that I outlined. I beg…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I am not convinced by the Minister’s arguments, which clearly amount to a new cap on immigration. I will repeat the number for the benefit of the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I look forward to having that conversation with the hon. Gentleman after the debate, because we need a fairer system; too much of the burden is clearly being put on some local…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifteenth sitting)As I mentioned in my speech, the Government chose who came into the UK through the voluntary resettlement scheme and they will do so under this scheme as well. Remarks about…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. This new clause could be a silver bullet to solve a lot of the ills in the immigration and asylum system. We believe that,…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an excellent point and I hope beyond hope that hon. Members will support our new clause. In December 2018, the then Home Secretary stated that a Home Office…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)There is so much to respond to in that. I question the hon. Gentleman’s facts first of all, but clearly we are talking about the situation as it is now, which has been built up…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I am not convinced by the Minister’s response, so I will be pushing this to a vote. Hopefully, we will be joined by other Members across the Committee. Question put, That the…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)There is not enough scrutiny, so we wish to press the new clause to a vote. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Through new clause 49, we hope to shed light on some of the murkiness that has existed in the Home Office in relation to…04 Nov 2021