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HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeI have already pointed out exactly the issue with declaratory schemes. They sound good in theory, because everyone gets a status; the problem is that if no record is taken and…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeI can reassure my hon. Friend that we have already published some quite significant guidance on the exact position for people who have had to go home to their country. To be…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeWhat I would say is that the EUSS itself is the lesson learned from Windrush. Granting people status via an Act of Parliament, with no record taken and no document to prove it,…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I shall start with his last point first. We are working hard with local authorities. The figure I gave was from the end of April. We are…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeThe promise of absolute clarity is exactly what the EUSS is there to deliver: the absolute clarity that a person will be able to prove, demonstrate and have recorded their rights…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeI am afraid that the right hon. Gentleman is not correct. Those who have an application— [ Interruption. ] I am not sure why we have Wimbledon on the screens, but anyway—29 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeI am delighted to have this opportunity to mark and update the House on the huge success of the EU settlement scheme. As of the end of last month, more than 5.6 million…29 Jun 2021HANSARDDraft British Nationality Act 1981 (Immigration Rules Appendix EU) (Amendment) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft British Nationality Act 1981 (Immigration Rules Appendix EU) (Amendment) Regulations 2021. It is a genuine pleasure, as…21 Jun 2021HANSARDDraft British Nationality Act 1981 (Immigration Rules Appendix EU) (Amendment) Regulations 2021I thank my shadow for his overall constructive commentary and for the official Opposition’s support for the changes. To give the hon. Gentleman the confirmation he seeks—I…21 Jun 2021HANSARD European Union Settlement SchemeThank you for the reminder, Sir Gary, which I greatly appreciate. Perhaps it is appropriate to come to the subject of children in care. Across Government, we are looking to ensure…16 Jun 2021HANSARD European Union Settlement SchemeOnly yesterday, I was in Northern Ireland talking to two of our grant-funded organisations: the South Tyrone Empowerment Programme, whose chief executive Bernadette Devlin, as…16 Jun 2021HANSARD European Union Settlement SchemeIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I hope Members realise that, in the short time I have, I will not be able to cover every issue that has been…16 Jun 2021HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigative Powers of Prosecutors: Code of Practice) Order 2021
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2021
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order 2021
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations: Code of Practice) Order 2021
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Recovery of Listed Assets: Code of Practice) Order 2021It is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. Taking wide-ranging action to crack down on crime and make our communities safer is top of the…26 May 2021HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigative Powers of Prosecutors: Code of Practice) Order 2021
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2021
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order 2021
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations: Code of Practice) Order 2021
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Recovery of Listed Assets: Code of Practice) Order 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigative Powers of Prosecutors: Code of Practice) Order 2021.26 May 2021HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigative Powers of Prosecutors: Code of Practice) Order 2021
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2021
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order 2021
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations: Code of Practice) Order 2021
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Recovery of Listed Assets: Code of Practice) Order 2021As always in such debates, I begin by thanking the Official Opposition spokesperson, the hon. Member for St. Helens North, for his constructive approach to such matters. As he…26 May 2021HANSARD Asylum Dispersal Scheme: Stoke-on-TrentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Ms Bardell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) for securing this…25 May 2021HANSARDSupport for Asylum SeekersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I thank the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle) and my hon. Friend the Member for Ruislip,…27 Apr 2021HANSARD UK Asylum System and Asylum Seekers’ Mental HealthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles, and I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) for securing this debate on the UK asylum…13 Apr 2021HANSARDImmigration and Nationality Application FeesI appreciate that, as a former Home Office Minister, the hon. Lady might think that “soon”, “nearly” and “shortly” can have different meanings—I can see you smiling as well, Mr…25 Mar 2021HANSARDImmigration and Nationality Application FeesIt is not that far distant. We are already allowing people to reuse biometrics, and we are looking to lay some regulations fairly soon. In fact, we had a briefing the other day. I…25 Mar 2021