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HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationLet me assure the hon. Lady that this is not just a Home Office policy. This is a policy across Government. She will already have heard me speak about the Ministry of Justice and…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationAs I have outlined already for my right hon. Friend, this proposal is a long-term plan and it needs to be addressed in the component parts that I have outlined. For example, the…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationI suggest that the hon. Lady reads the “New Plan for Immigration”, because it is spelt out in there.24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right on this. This is a very significant part of the frustrations with the system, and in fact, far too many predecessors in the Home Office have…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationThe hon. Gentleman makes some valid points about not just age assessments, but the categories of vulnerability that we are speaking about. We are launching a consultation today…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I know he has raised concerns about this issue in the past. We have to break up the criminal trade in human misery. We will continue to do…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationThe hon. Lady will be well aware of the rules in place for asylum seekers currently in the UK. I remind the House that we are in a pandemic, so there are restrictions in terms of…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. This is absolutely the point: France and other countries across the EU member states are safe countries. People are not fleeing persecution in…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationI am quite surprised by the hon. Gentleman’s comments, bearing in mind that he has not even had a look at the plan itself—that is quite clear to see—because to do nothing is not…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationAs I have said, I am simply not going to take lectures about the lack of compassion from the hon. Lady or the Labour party at all. I have been abundantly clear about the reasons…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationMy hon. Friend raises such an important question. It is sobering, because over the years we have seen too many cases of adults posing as children. That is unscrupulous behaviour,…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationI am always interested in the hon. and learned Lady’s comments, particularly in the light of the way in which she caucuses and campaigns against flight removals, for example, as…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and this is why we have to fix the system. We are currently not able to safeguard and protect those who absolutely need that help and support.…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right; I thank him for his question. People should claim asylum in the first safe country they arrive in. That is the point that we are making again…24 Mar 2021HANSARDOperation in 2019 of Terrorism Acts: Report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism LegislationJonathan Hall QC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, has prepared a report on the operation in 2019 of the Terrorism Acts. In accordance with section 36(5) of the…23 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has tapped into my affection for Stoke-on-Trent and done so with great flair. He is right: his constituents are brilliant individuals, and I have been to…22 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman disparagingly dismisses the end-to-end rape review that is taking place. [ Interruption. ] Yes, it has taken time, and once the right hon. Gentleman reads…22 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with the right hon. Gentleman’s remarks about the tragic attacks here in Westminster. I refer him to the comments I made earlier to the shadow Minister for Policing and…22 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right that the right to protest peacefully is a cornerstone of our democracy, and it is one that this Government will always defend. He…22 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement following the incidents over the weekend, and particularly the anarchic and violent scenes that we saw in Bristol…22 Mar 2021