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HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsWithout going into operational details, we discuss all options. We absolutely do discuss all options. Whether it is naval patrols or alternative patrols, we are constantly…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsI categorically reject that notion and the right hon. Lady’s points. She mentioned wave machines; I have never ever suggested or recommended them. I say that for clarity and on…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsI am not going to provide any commentary at all in terms of other countries that we are negotiating with. It is for the Government to go away and do this work, which we are doing,…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsI thank my hon. Friend. First, I think Labour Members have made their position clear, not just on legal migration but on illegal migration, with their resistance to everything we…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsIt is important to restate, for the right hon. Lady’s benefit and that of all colleagues, that, as she will know, through the new plan for immigration and the work we are doing…22 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker. The answer to the right hon. Gentleman’s question is no, throughout.22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsIt is the EU Commission.22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. No one can dispute the fact that those who are seeking to claim asylum should do so in the first safe country. That is a long-standing…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsMy right hon. Friend makes some important points. First, as a country we always stand by our international obligations when it comes to people who are fleeing persecution and in…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsWe have been very clear that we will table an amendment on Report on the specific point that the hon. Gentleman has made. What I would also say about the Bill— [ Interruption. ] —…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Hotel AccommodationIf my hon. Friend has read the new plan for immigration and the Nationality and Borders Bill, it will be abundantly clear to him that changes will be coming forth that will…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. He speaks with passion and conviction on this issue for a very good reason, which of course is that the British public are sick to death of…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsI will be very happy to drop the hon. Gentleman a line with the full facts about the amendment, rather than responding to the rhetoric that he has just given.22 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst and foremost, on the public inquiry that I have announced on the murder of Sarah Everard, I restate for the record and for the right hon. Gentleman that I will work with…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsOn the hon. Lady’s ultimate point, the Nationality and Borders Bill is an important piece of legislation to fix the broken asylum system. This is not just about the Conservative…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsThat is a great question, and Frontex in particular has an important role to play. I have travelled across certain EU countries and seen Frontex in operation, but not in France,…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsMy hon. Friend has made a very important point about returns agreements, in particular with France. France assumes the presidency of the European Council next month, and this is…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsFirst, I stand by the claim, as do my colleagues in Europe—the French Minister of the Interior and I speak about this frequently—that 70% of those coming across France’s borders…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and there must be some honestly about what is happening with asylum seekers transiting through EU member states and coming to the United…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsI thank my hon. Friend and all hon. Members from Stoke-on-Trent in particular who have been very clear and engaged with me and the Department on the whole issue of asylum…22 Nov 2021