Contributions
2,781 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationMy hon. Friend will be aware that the Home Secretary met Mr Castaner earlier this year. Indeed, I accompanied him back to Calais to visit the joint co-ordination centre. There are…04 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationThe right hon. Lady is absolutely right to say that we should not seek just to make big announcements, which is why I am not making a big announcement on resettlement today,…04 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationWe will seek to return those who have registered on Eurodac because they have previously claimed asylum in a safe country. However, it is my understanding that everybody else who…04 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationI thank my hon. Friend for that question. As I mentioned earlier, Immigration Enforcement and the National Crime Agency have made a total of 24 arrests in relation to the small…04 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationI thank my right hon. Friend for that question, and I have indeed noticed that there is much interest from Kent MPs this afternoon. He is absolutely right to talk about the levels…04 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationI reassure the hon. Lady that this cohort is being treated no differently from any other.04 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationI am sorry, Mr Speaker, but this might be a somewhat lengthy response. I reassure my hon. Friend that gold command still meets on a weekly basis and continues to do so, because we…04 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationThe English channel is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Every crossing attempted by migrants, often in unsuitable and very small boats, is life-threatening for…04 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationI reassure the hon. Gentleman that the Dubs scheme is not being wound down and that transfers continue. He will be aware that we have removed the date criteria, and we continue to…04 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationMy right hon. Friend will know that we always seek to deport foreign national offenders when possible. Our emphasis continues to be on returns and on ensuring that those who have…04 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationThe right hon. Gentleman will be aware that, at the beginning of last year, we changed the qualifying date for Dubs children in an endeavour to make sure that we could meet the…04 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationI hope the right hon. Lady is content that she has not heard reactionary grandstanding from me this afternoon, and that I have sought to focus on the efforts that are being made…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Immigration Applications: Fee StructureIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I thank the hon. Member for Arfon (Hywel Williams) for securing this debate on the fee structure for immigration…14 May 2019HANSARDUnaccompanied Asylum-Seeking ChildrenFollowing a review of the existing funding arrangements, I have decided to make more funding available to local authorities supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children…08 May 2019HANSARD Overseas Students: English Language TestsIt is important to reflect that this was a fraud perpetrated in 2014. It is not new. The Government responded then to a systematic fraud, took action and we have seen criminal…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Overseas Students: English Language TestsIt is really important that this is a matter not simply for the Home Office but for the Foreign Office and for Government Departments across the whole piece. We want to encourage…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Overseas Students: English Language TestsAs I have said, we are going to wait for the findings of the NAO. However, it is important to confirm that the Home Office is looking at a range of options as to how we can find a…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Overseas Students: English Language TestsIt would be wrong to prejudge the NAO report, but I would like to reassure the right hon. Lady that Home Office officials have worked closely with the NAO, providing it with…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Overseas Students: English Language TestsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to point out the brilliance of UK universities. I would like to point to the increasing numbers of Chinese and Indian students at the university…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Overseas Students: English Language TestsI thank the hon. Lady for that question. At the current time, there have not been any policy decisions that I am aware of with regard to the English language test. However, it is…30 Apr 2019