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HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. I must emphasise that every single crisis requires a bespoke and unique response. There are two very big calls coming from the region and…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillThe hon. Member makes an important point. Having been to Poland myself and seen the processes—I am also due to speak to my Romanian counterpart later today—I know that they have…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillAgain, for clarification, as I set out in the House last week, we are surging capacity across our VACs to ensure that as many people as possible are getting access. Let me— […07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI am grateful to the hon. and learned Lady for her question, because it gives me the chance to clarify what is happening in a fast-moving picture. As my right hon. Friend the…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The United Kingdom is united in opposition to Putin’s horrific, unjust war on Ukraine. The depth of that feeling was seen…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI think the right hon. Lady did not hear what I said earlier. I said that I can confirm that we are setting up another VAC en route to Calais—I made that quite clear in my remarks…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillThe hon. Gentleman has clearly been occupied elsewhere, and we did cover this point earlier on.07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy right hon. Friend has hit the nail on the head, and I am going to come to some of that in my remarks shortly. If he will just bear with me, I would like to make some progress.…07 Mar 2022HANSARDTransparency Report: Disruptive Powers 2020I have today laid before both Houses the fifth iteration of the Government transparency report on the use of disruptive powers (CP 621). Copies of the report will be made…03 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineYes, of course. I will need to see the case, as well, because the hon. Lady is raising it for the first time. I will pick that up.01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThe hon. Lady has just made the case that I constantly make across Departments when it comes to accommodation. We do not want people in hotels. There is estate and Government…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineIt is an important point. Discussions have taken place; the Immigration Minister started discussions last week with Neil Gray. Those discussions must take place on a near-daily…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineNo, and my hon. Friend is right to say that. I have said it already during the statement, but the situation is deteriorating—that is just a fact. We have been able to turn cases…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineAbsolutely. I would like to pick up both cases, and what I would say is please send the information to us, so that we can advise people of where they can go and save time in this…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words and comments. He is absolutely right that we will hear many more cases of elderly relatives and grandparents—that is a fact—which is…01 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillFollowing the announcement made by the Prime Minister in his statement on Thursday 24 February in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Government are today introducing…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI am sure that can be done, because that will be documents of permission to travel.01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Infiltration is one aspect, but there is much wider security and intelligence information that points to why we need these checks. We know—I…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineIf I may, I will clarify a couple of things to the hon. Gentleman. First, in terms of what I said about casework yesterday, Members raise casework on the Floor of the House, and…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI absolutely reject the hon. Lady’s comments about round the Nationality and Borders Bill, because this is the equivalent of a safe route and it is a Government-sponsored scheme.…01 Mar 2022