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HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersI thank the shadow Minister for her question. I should take this opportunity to welcome her to her place, and I look forward to many exchanges across the Dispatch Box in the…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersI thank my hon. Friend for his question, and he is right. Some asylum claims are meritorious—obviously, many are—and we should work quickly and humanely to grant those…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersI thank the hon. Lady for those questions. She started by asking about the move of 321 people in Glasgow from serviced apartments into hotel accommodation, which occurred around…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersMy thoughts and those of the Home Secretary and, I am sure, the entire House are with the victims of the appalling knife attack that happened in Glasgow on Friday afternoon. I…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersThat varies a great deal, depending on the circumstances of the individual and the circumstances in their home country. I think it is fair to say, however, that the majority, as…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersI look forward to meeting Glasgow MPs next week and the leader of Glasgow City Council shortly.29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersI know that my hon. Friend has done a great deal of work in this area. The best way to make sure that people are safe and secure is to ensure that the situation in their home…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersMy hon. Friend is right. The system is too slow. It is too slow to grant meritorious claims, but it is also, I am afraid to say, open to abuse with repeated unmeritorious appeals,…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersI do not for one moment accept the hon. Gentleman’s suggestion that there has been anything hostile in the environment extended to asylum seekers. As I have said several times,…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersMy hon. Friend is right. Every pound that we spend helping vulnerable people in a conflict zone can help far more people, and often those people are more vulnerable than those who…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersI say again that the cash amount, which went up by 5%, is only one small part of the support package, which includes free accommodation, council tax paid for, utilities paid for,…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersI congratulate my hon. Friend and the fine city of Wolverhampton on their work. It sounds as though they are setting an example to the rest of the country in how to manage this…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersThere is currently a police investigation under way, so the right thing is to wait for the outcome of that investigation by Police Scotland before making any further comment. On…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersLooking after unaccompanied asylum-seeking children is extremely important. As a Member of Parliament representing Croydon, which has either the highest or second highest number…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersThe hon. Lady asked about moves at the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic and, as I have explained, that was done for reasons of public health and public safety. I will not…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (First sitting)Q Finally, a moment ago you posed the question, “If it ain’t broke, why fix it?”, and you said you were not aware of any cases where a lower burden of proof would have been…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (First sitting)Q You mentioned the original control orders set up in 2005 by the then Labour Government, which had reasonable suspicion as the burden of proof: precisely the same burden of proof…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Second sitting)Q I am extremely grateful to you for the undertaking to think about it further. That shows very commendable flexibility in response to the clear evidence. To give you further…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Second sitting)Q I have a couple of follow-up questions on the TPIM matter that you spoke about, Mr Clancy. In your oral evidence a few moments ago, you described the change in the burden of…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (First sitting)Q But it is about risk; not all risks actualise. A risk may exist, but no consequence may follow. What we are trying to prevent with TPIMs is the risk itself. It is fair to say…25 Jun 2020