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HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationThe judgment, as I said earlier, did not find that the conditions were inhuman or degrading, and it did not find that using dormitory or barrack accommodation was inherently…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationIf the hon. Lady would like to raise that case in writing, I would be happy to look into it to find out the details and circumstances. We are accommodating 60,000 people across…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationMy hon. Friend, as always, makes a powerful point. There is serious question to answer about why people who are in safe countries, such as France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twelfth sitting)I will just say that we are always happy to talk to the Opposition about a matter of this sensitivity, but I remain of the view that we should not single out murders involving a…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationI have already read the quote from the letter from Public Health England to the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee dated 1 June in terms of the work we have been doing with them,…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationI have explained that many aspects of the judgment found in favour of the Home Office, and I have also explained that improvements have been made subsequently. The contracts are…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationMy hon. Friend, as always, puts it exactly right. We intend to stand by those in genuine need with schemes like the resettlement scheme, which has taken vulnerable people directly…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationThe hon. and learned Lady refers to the letter of 1 June and says that it post-dates the Home Affairs Committee appearance on 24 February, which it does. However, the paragraph…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationJust to be clear, the court judgment found that there was no article 3 infringement. It did not find that the conditions amounted to inhuman or degrading treatment. Moreover, the…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationMy hon. Friend is making an extremely powerful point. The experience of his mother and his family illustrates the service that this country does in providing asylum to those who…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationI agree with the thrust of my hon. Friend’s point, which he makes powerfully. We have already changed our inadmissibility rules to enable the sort of thing that he is describing,…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationThere have been some delays with the new Aspen cards, which are in the process of being rapidly resolved. However, I categorically reject the allegation that the Home Office, the…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eleventh sitting)Well, I am afraid that in the case of Croydon, there is quite a lot of crime. I will add Cleveland to my communication. I turn to the large group of amendments starting with…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEEA citizens and Right to Work and Rent SchemesThe UK has left the European Union (EU), and the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 ended free movement law in the UK on 31 December 2020. On 1…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eleventh sitting)In that case, I will not speak to those now—I will hold back for a subsequent opportunity—and I trust that I have answered the shadow Minister’s excellent questions.10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles, and it is a pleasure, as always, to respond to the shadow Minister. Let me start by saying how glad I…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eleventh sitting)I will just finish the point, and then I will take the intervention in a moment. There are opportunities to take a more calibrated approach if police officers or the Crown…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eleventh sitting)Perhaps I should give way to the hon. Member for Enfield, Southgate first, and then I will give way to the shadow Minister.10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eleventh sitting)That is an extremely good point. That is the sort of issue that we should take up in the code of practice that accompanies the statutory framework. That is exactly the kind of…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eleventh sitting)Smiling as always, Sir Charles. I thank the shadow Minister for his speech. I made a number of the points that I would make in response in my comments a few minutes ago, so I do…10 Jun 2021