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HANSARD Deportation Flight to JamaicaI think it is extraordinary to see people wanting to conflate a group of foreign national offenders who have been sentenced to a total of 300 years’ imprisonment with a generation…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Deportation Flight to JamaicaI will not get into individual cases or numbers, but I am clear that all those due for deportation meet the legal threshold supported by the House in 2007.10 Feb 2020HANSARD Deportation Flight to JamaicaAbsolutely. Those committing criminal offences in this country should have no doubt that I and the Home Secretary will ensure that they face the penalties prescribed by law, and…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Deportation Flight to JamaicaAs I have touched on, they have all been through the criminal justice system. Many have had quite extensive legal provision afterwards, and they have been assessed on everything…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Deportation Flight to JamaicaIn the criminal process, there would have been opportunities to access legal aid. We have met our legal duties, and we have met the appropriate assessment around whether any of…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Deportation Flight to JamaicaI repeat that there is no British citizen on that flight, and the potential eligibility for Windrush protections has been checked. As a Minister I remember that not so many months…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Deportation Flight to JamaicaWhen matters have been raised around family or dependent children, they have been professionally assessed before the decision has been taken to put someone on a deportation…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Deportation Flight to JamaicaLet me be clear about the facts of tomorrow’s flight, which are: a total of about 300 years of sentences of imprisonment for those on board, the nature of the offences committed…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillI will keep it brief, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am more than happy to make a commitment to put out a “dear colleague” letter of the nature my hon. Friend describes.10 Feb 2020HANSARDOperation AugustaI thank the hon. Member for her intervention. I am sure that my ministerial colleague will be happy to hear her response and discuss it, perhaps at greater length, if there are…05 Feb 2020HANSARDOperation AugustaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I want to thank the hon. Member for Blackley and Broughton (Graham Stringer) for securing this debate on the…05 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2019I will keep my conclusion brief. I very much welcome the support of the shadow Minister. I agree with many of his comments, although not necessarily all of them. I emphasise that…24 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2019I thank the hon. Gentleman for the interesting intervention. He may want to look at the main canvass reform orders that will be laid, which look at how DWP data could be used to…24 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2019. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. The…24 Oct 2019HANSARDUK Elections: Overseas FundingI appreciate the constructive tone with which the hon. Gentleman has put his question. We look to publish the consultation itself over the coming months. We will be engaging with…23 Oct 2019HANSARDUK Elections: Overseas FundingWe certainly welcome any moves being taken by the social media giants to try to remove those who are looking to distort information or inappropriately influence elections. As part…23 Oct 2019HANSARDUK Elections: Overseas FundingI must say that perhaps it would have been better to ask that supplementary on the next question, but I will just say that in building confidence in our electoral system, it is…23 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI appreciate my right hon. Friend’s concerns. We will be launching the consultation on electoral funding next year, as I have already outlined in this Session, and we are looking…23 Oct 2019HANSARDUK Elections: Overseas FundingThe Cabinet Office regularly engages with the Electoral Commission on a range of issues, including strengthening the integrity of the electoral framework. We have committed to…23 Oct 2019HANSARDCabinet OfficeI am happy to clarify that there will be a tick box for Sikhs under the religion section but not under ethnicity. There have been 55 requests for new ethnic group tick boxes on…14 Oct 2019