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HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityLet me repeat to the House that any allegation of crime or sexual assault—including by individuals in the asylum system—is incredibly serious and is to be treated so by the…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityI sat on the Select Committee on Home Affairs with the hon. Gentleman for a number of years and I think he attended the visit to Manston when we were both on the Committee.…21 Jul 2025HANSARDForensic Science Regulator: AppointmentI am today announcing the appointment of the Forensic Science Regulator. Following an open competition conducted in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, I…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityThe Government have been taking action over the past 12 months to deal with the issue of illegal working. There have been 10,031 illegal working visits, leading to 7,130 arrests—a…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityI say again that we absolutely believe that peaceful protest is part of our democratic process. Unfortunately, as my hon. Friend will know, there are always people who will seek…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityAs the House will be aware, on Tuesday 8 July an arrest was made by Essex police following incidents that took place in Epping earlier that day, and a man was subsequently…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityAs I have said a number of times, this Government are committed to closing all hotels by the end of this Parliament. Fewer hotels are open now than when we came into power last…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityWhat I can tell the hon. Lady is that we inherited a huge backlog of claims for asylum. One of the important parts of dealing with the backlog is processing those claims and…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityThe number of hotels has come down. The aim is to reduce the overall bill by £1 billion, but the number of hotels has come down since we came into power.21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityIt is not nonsense; it is facts. Now we are trying to go further in all these areas, but it is clear that the Conservatives and their friends in Reform are the ones trying to stop…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityAs I said at the outset, whoever perpetrates a crime will be held to account, and there will be consequences. I hope I have been clear that that includes people who are making…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityI totally disagree with what the hon. Lady said. Violent disorder is not a symptom—it is criminal. It is thuggery; it is attacks on our brave police officers. There is no reason…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityThe right hon. Lady says that there is no plan. First, we are working with source and transit companies to stop dangerous journeys before they begin. Secondly, we are stepping up…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityExcuse, excuse, excuse. I would say that the same pattern is true of illegal working—but actually it is even worse. In the first quarter of this year, we delivered more raids,…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityThe hon. Lady raises an important point. Over the past few years, the online space in particular has been used for misinformation and downright lies. It is important that we all…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityAgain, that is a matter for each individual Opposition Member to explain to their constituents. I know that this is an issue that people care about. Opposition Members will have…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityThere was no proper management of public safety risks posed by individual asylum seekers, and migrants could work illegally in the gig economy with few sanctions for the companies…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityYes. My hon. Friend puts it very well. Within this, there are people fleeing persecution in other parts of the world. This country, as we all know and have heard many times in the…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityTo the right hon. Gentleman’s specific question, this is about not granting asylum to those who are convicted of a registered sexual offence, so it is not recognising that they…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityI thank my hon. Friend for those comments. It might help the shadow Home Secretary if I say that the number of hotels has gone down under this Labour Government. [ Interruption. ]…21 Jul 2025