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HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on the United Kingdom’s approach to the global migration challenge. The United Kingdom has a long and proud history of…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeThat response to my statement was, if I may say so, wholly predictable. It is important to say to everyone in the House that we cannot put a price on saving human lives, and I…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeI am happy to meet my right hon. Friend to discuss this further, and to give her further information — [ Interruption. ] Calm down and listen. First and foremost, the policy is…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeJust for the record, I think the hon. Gentleman’s latter comment was absolutely unacceptable. It does a great disservice not just to this Government and the officials who have…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeIt is an important point. Of course, there is a lot of work that takes place with immigration enforcement and our operational teams. I should just add that for those who go…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeWhen it comes to safe and legal routes, I hope that the hon. Lady will vote with the Government on the Nationality and Borders Bill, because that is exactly what this Government…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeAbsolutely—we can—and that was part of our negotiation with the Rwandan Government. It has been made very clear in the legal agreement that we have between us.19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeThere are a number of things— [ Interruption. ] If the right hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) were less hysterical and actually listened, she might…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeWe are doing both. My hon. Friend will know that the legislation for the new plan for immigration does exactly that by introducing the one-stop shop for immigration courts and…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeI think it is fair to say that my hon. Friend has made a very powerful and compelling case for the dispersal policy, but equally for why doing nothing is no longer an issue when…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It goes without saying that it seems to be fine, depending on your political persuasion, to say it is fine for the EU, it is fine for the UN,…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeWell, of course, tackling people smugglers at source is exactly what our country and Government are leading on right now. We are leading on that work with our intelligence and…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeThat is exactly why we are proposing safe and legal routes, as we have done with Syria and Afghanistan. These are bespoke routes that help those fleeing persecution. There is an…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeAs I said earlier, there is a difference between trafficking cases and those who have been smuggled through the people smuggling routes. When it comes to cases of trafficking, we…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeMy hon. Friend makes some very important points, particularly about the country of Rwanda. Those of us in this House who know Rwanda well—I put that in the context of some of the…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeI thank my hon. Friend for his support and his comments. As I said earlier, I think the Opposition should just be honest about their position. They clearly stand for open borders;…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I pay tribute to Stoke Council and to all parliamentary colleagues from Stoke-on-Trent who have made representations over a long period of time…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeI would be delighted to tell the hon. Lady how accommodation facilities in Kigali in Rwanda will be scrutinised. That is part of the monitoring work the Home Office and technical…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeAs we have as well. The hon. Lady will also be aware of the facilities that have been put in place—all the recreation, leisure, legal and accommodation facilities that UK…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeI refer to the comments I made earlier on the legal and legislative basis, which was all put in place under the previous Labour Government. Indeed, this scheme and proposal were…19 Apr 2022