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HANSARDImmigration SystemI thank the Home Secretary for advance sight of her statement—not that it was necessary, given the extensive leaks and pre-briefing. The Prime Minister claimed all of a sudden…12 May 2025HANSARDImmigration SystemI will try anyway. If the Home Secretary is really serious about controlling immigration, will she vote later today for the immigration cap, and will she vote to repeal the Human…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI will give way in a minute. There are more complicated techniques these days, such as testing DNA methylation, and other less intrusive tests. We are the only country not to use…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillNo, I will answer the question first. The Government cancelled the Rwanda scheme before it even started. The first flight had been due to take off on 24 July. Everybody, including…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI agree with both my colleagues, and that is why we have tabled amendments and new clauses to address this issue. I will come on to those in a moment. It was a Labour Government…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillAs I said already, the plan was never started. The first plane was due to take off on 24 July, but the Labour Government cancelled it within days of coming to office. The money…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThe Minister mentioned the provision to prevent certain sex offenders from claiming asylum. While that is a welcome step, what will happen in practice is that the sex offender…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI rise to speak to new clauses 14 and 18, and to various other new clauses and amendments that stand in my name and those of my right hon. and hon. Friends. Let me start by paying…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI certainly agree that the hon. Gentleman has had long enough, and his constituents may well agree in a few years’ time. I gave the figures very clearly: since the election,…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMadam Deputy Speaker, I will follow your injunction to wind up. Of course, we need to pay attention to the rights and protection of children, but having people smuggled across the…12 May 2025HANSARD Irish Republican Alleged IncitementOur thoughts today are with our dear friends Sir David Amess and Jo Cox. They were brutally murdered on a surgery Friday doing their job on behalf of their constituents.…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Child Rape GangsThe whole nation is shocked by the rape gangs scandal. Thousands of young teenage girls were systematically raped over years by men of predominantly Pakistani heritage—girls such…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Child Rape Gangs(Urgent Question): To ask the Home Secretary to make a statement on the child rape gangs scandal.28 Apr 2025HANSARD Child Rape GangsWhen?28 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeI start by thanking the Security Minister for advance sight of his statement, which he provided with his customary professionalism and courtesy. We on the Conservative Benches…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsHas the Home Secretary seen the police’s anti-racism commitment that was published last week, which says that the police do not have to treat everyone the same regardless of race…31 Mar 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I want to make it clear that in the first question I asked, the number I intended to ask about was the 30,000 people who have illegally…31 Mar 2025HANSARDSyrian Asylum ClaimsMany seeking asylum, including from Syria, enter the UK by illegally crossing the channel, which is, of course, completely unnecessary, as France is a safe country with a…31 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI completely agree with the Home Secretary that people should stand equally before the law and be treated exactly the same, regardless of their race or identity. I agree with the…31 Mar 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels and Illegal Channel Crossings(Urgent Question): To ask the Home Secretary to make a statement on asylum hotels and illegal immigrants crossing the channel.25 Mar 2025