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HANSARDSafe Streets for AllI am actually grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention, because she gives me the opportunity to speak about the success of the EU settled status scheme, which has now given…17 May 2021HANSARDLegislation to Counter State Threats: Government ConsultationI am today publishing the consultation on the Government’s legislative proposals to counter the evolving and full range of state threats posed to the United Kingdom. The threat…13 May 2021HANSARDTerrorism Prevention and Investigation MeasuresSection 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIM) Act 2011 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably…20 Apr 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationI will not take any lectures from the hon. Gentleman about resettlement schemes, when this Government have successfully resettled 25,000 people through that resettlement scheme— […24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationFirst of all, I advise the hon. Lady to actually read the immigration plan, because she will see that it is in line with international obligations, including the refugee…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationI thank my hon. Friend for his constructive tone and comments. The plan is subject to consultation. It should be a people’s consultation. The British public, with the publication…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationThe right hon. Gentleman will know that today’s paper, the new immigration plan, is a consultation document. It is a Command Paper, so we are consulting and we will work with…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. She is well versed in this, in fact, and I thank her for the way she has worked with Ministers, and with me and the Home Office, on this issue…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationIf the right hon. Lady had heard my statement, she would have heard some figures about those who are being trafficked right now. They are predominantly single men. She makes a…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I commend him for the work that he has been doing with the Council of Europe. In the past, we have had many conversations about this issue…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationFirst, I refer the hon. Lady to my statement. If she had bothered to listen to it, she would have heard a compelling case for stopping people trafficking, stopping illegal…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We are a compassionate nation, and we stand by everything we do when it comes to providing humanity and protection to individuals who are being…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right; as I have said in my statement, we need to break this trade. That is vital, because people are being used in such an appalling way and human…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationFirst, let me take the right hon. Gentleman’s distasteful comparisons to Windrush head-on. Members of the Windrush generation came to the UK lawfully to help rebuild Britain, and…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationI wish to make a statement on our new plan for immigration. The Government have taken back control of legal immigration by ending free movement and introducing a points-based…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationI would be more than happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss that further. We need to get this right in terms of safeguarding children, and there is no one-size-fits-all solution.…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationThe hon. Lady will absolutely know that in terms of the contingency accommodation that we have had to use because of the pandemic we have looked at all sorts of options. On…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct, because we have to have the right sanctions and deterrents in place so that these people smugglers’ model is broken up. Of course, that will…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationThe hon. Gentleman makes such an important point about vulnerability, and children in particular. We need to find the right way in which we can safeguard them, and that is exactly…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. When he looks at the new plan, he will see a chapter in the policy paper on the judicial reset that is required when it comes to the…24 Mar 2021