Contributions
816 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting)We have processes in place that determine this, and they do come with a cost. However, the cost to the British taxpayer of allowing this to go on unabated is that much greater.…18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting)There is huge cost. I will come to what the cost will be in the next few years of the number of people who are about to gain indefinite leave to remain.18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting)No, I will not give him the name of the report. Applying the 10-year rule, rather than the five-year rule as now, would prove commitment. As the shadow Home Secretary, my right…18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting)The principle here is that we are saying, “You will get indefinite leave to remain, not after five years but after 10 years.” We have already had the debate about British…18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting)The details and the need for people to engage with the authorities are already in place. This new clause is literally about saying “10 years” instead of “five years”. No part of…18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am stunned—shocked. In fact, I cannot believe that the SNP is less than enthusiastic about our new clause. The Minister and the hon. Member for Bassetlaw were keen to talk about…18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am sure the Minister will agree that a large part of those are voluntary returns. I am sure a large part of them may also benefit from some of the agreements made by the…18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting)The Bill repeals sections 57 and 58 of the Illegal Migration Act, which concern scientific age assessment methods. The Conservative party completely disagree with that decision.…18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Twelfth sitting)The public are appalled by these cases. The hon. Member for Perth and Kinross-shire does not want us to change legal frameworks over chicken nuggets: if the Human Rights Act…18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting)Two quarters is a significant amount of time. This is a record. The hon. Gentleman might not be comfortable with it, but the number of people who have arrived here illegally being…18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am sure that the Minister must disagree with some of the examples that we have seen, and agree that they undermine public trust in the judiciary, legal institutions and the…18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting)New clause 26 does not specify the method to be used; it commits the Government to coming back within six months with a statutory instrument. How long does the Minister think it…18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting)I welcome the fact that the Government will come back with scientific age assessments that also do not require consent. But if six months is too long, at what point would the…18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Twelfth sitting)We allow our domestic courts to use it. We have created the framework and put it in place, and they do what they can with what is in front of them. I am concerned about the way in…18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Twelfth sitting)I think if we allowed first-tier tribunals to go public, we would see a lot more. These things undermine public confidence in the legal framework and the institutions that uphold…18 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)The new clause would require the Secretary of State to change current Home Office guidance stating that people who entered the UK illegally, regardless of how long ago, will…13 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)Liberal Democrat new clauses 8, 9 and 10 attempt to establish a joint taskforce with Europol and provide annual reports to Parliament to reduce levels of people smuggling and…13 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)The Liberal Democrats’ new clause 14 would require the Government to publish a report on the impact of implementing a carers minimum wage on levels of net migration. It requires…13 Mar 2025