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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (First sitting)Q I would like to pick up on that point, because it is very important. I think I saw somewhere that you commented that there is a lack of evidence about the long-term effects of…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (First sitting)Q Welcome; thank you for coming along and giving your evidence, and for your written evidence. I think you are absolutely right to focus on the new criminal clauses that are…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (First sitting)Q I commend you for the work you do. I think what you do is amazing, and I pay tribute to that. You are absolutely right to raise some of the issues about the age assessment…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Yes, but that is gone. Dame Angela Eagle: And very expensive they turned out to be. We have inherited such a mess, with huge backlogs and very long waits for appeals, that we have…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q I was actually very excited when I found out that there was a professor of demography coming to this panel; I have a particular interest in population demography. Using your…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q Would you be able to supply the Committee with evidence of that? Rob Jones: People have been convicted of those offences, so that has passed an evidential test. Our role is…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q I know that we do not have much time, but I have two quick points following the compelling evidence we have heard today. It has been a very good session. One of the things that…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q I can sense your enthusiasm for the new criminal clauses in the Bill. To a certain degree, I get it, but it is going to keep you busy, is it not? There will be a lot of asylum…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q You could say what proportion of asylum seekers compared with gang members you think you will secure with the new powers under the Bill? Jim Pearce: I am not sure I am going to…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)And were they gang members? Sarah Dineley: I cannot break that down, but that would include gang members. That is the total number of prosecutions.27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q You need two to one. You need two children per woman to sustain it—I am not telling a professor that. David Coleman: Yes, or 2.1. That is true, although there is a risk of…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q Does the panel agree that there will be increasing demand to come to the UK from right across the world? We are not going to deal with war-torn situations, oppression and…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q That is fine. I am just wondering: have you even the slightest scintilla of sympathy, compassion or concern for these poor wretched souls who end up on our shores with…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q We all know. Professor, you must know. David Coleman: I can do my best. The present situation, as you are obviously suggesting, is rather dire from the point of view of domestic…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q That is not what I said. I was just asking for your response to the people who arrive on our shores, and whether you feel empathy, compassion and concern about them. Alp Mehmet…27 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]That is a very interesting contribution from the hon. Gentleman. It would be a useful exercise to find out who is speaking on behalf of certain companies, if they are reluctant…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Far be it from me, who am on my feet, to get in the way of a conversation between the right hon. Gentleman and the Minister. I was interested by that little exchange. The right…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I have probably not explained exactly what my fears and concerns are, and that is probably typical of me. What we currently have in the Bill is a guarantee that we will respect…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]rose —12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Of course the creative industries are excited about the inclusion of clauses 135 to 139, which they see as their guarantee and protection against the ravages of generative…12 Feb 2025