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HANSARD ImmigrationWill the hon. Member give way?21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationWhen I worked in the Home Office, for the first couple of years net migration fell—after that, it rose. The Conservatives, like the Labour party, have failed the public on…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationNobody ever voted for mass immigration. The country has repeatedly said that it wants border security, very little immigration and deportations for those who break the law, yet…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationI will in a moment. That fallacy is now enshrined in Whitehall policy through the Office for Budget Responsibility, which insists that immigration creates fiscal headroom without…21 May 2025HANSARDDraft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Dr Murrison. I am pleased to respond to the draft regulations on behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition. This…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-India Free Trade AgreementI note that the Chancellor did not actually address the point of the cost to the Exchequer of the double contributions convention, which the Government has agreed with India.…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-India Free Trade Agreement6. What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the double contributions convention in the UK-India free trade agreement on levels of tax revenue.20 May 2025HANSARDImmigration SystemIn answer to the hon. Member for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green (Florence Eshalomi), the Home Secretary refused to say whether her proposals to reform indefinite leave to remain,…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillAnd Afghans.12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillDoes the hon. Lady accept that, despite what she has just said, under the last term of the Conservative Government, record numbers of people came here through resettlement…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI want to go through the differences between what the Government told the newspapers, and the reality of this Bill and the amendments that have been tabled. Ministers said that…12 May 2025HANSARDFlooding: Protecting Vulnerable CommunitiesNext month, a planning application for a biodigester near Haverhill and Withersfield in West Suffolk will be decided. It is the wrong location for many reasons, not least the risk…08 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsThe Minister just admitted that this agreement means the expansion of some visa schemes. The Indian Government say that the agreement “eases mobility for professionals” such as…06 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAccording to reports in The Guardian , Government sources have said that issues around visas have been resolved as part of the Government’s free trade agreement negotiations with…01 May 2025HANSARD Prisoners of ConscienceI declare my interest as an unpaid trustee of the Index on Censorship. Thinking specifically about regimes such as that in Russia, and the importance of allowing journalists,…01 May 2025HANSARD Prisoners of ConscienceI was pleased by the Minister’s answer to my right hon. Friend the Member for Tonbridge (Tom Tugendhat). If we are talking about freedom of expression internationally, we have to…01 May 2025HANSARDExports: Small BusinessesLast year our trade deficit was £32 billion and, apart from during the pandemic, we have run a deficit every year since 1998. Does the Minister agree that the trade deficit brings…01 May 2025HANSARDDomestic Energy Bills: TransparencySeveral times now, I have asked Ministers to rule out aligning the British carbon price with the European one and each time they have refused to do so. They have already abandoned…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionOne of the consequences of mass immigration and radical diversity at home is that we see foreign conflicts play out among diaspora communities in Britain. We should all do…29 Apr 2025