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HANSARDWest Midlands EconomyEighty years ago, Parliament listened in stunned silence as the truth of the holocaust was spoken in this House for the very first time, so it is absolutely right that you, Mr…14 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Midlands EconomyI would be delighted to visit the National Memorial Arboretum again, and to see my hon. Friend and the fantastic Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, to discuss his plans to…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend will know that transport in London is devolved to the Labour Mayor of London. It is disappointing that the Mayor, backed by the Leader of the Opposition, is…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe have consistently spoken to all the unions involved in all the pay disputes that there are, but I am glad the right hon. and learned Gentleman has raised our nurses, because…14 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI thank my hon. Friend for his support. As he knows, this problem is complicated—it is not easy, and it will not be solved overnight—but I believe the plan that we have outlined…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationThe hon. and learned Lady will know that the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and the Dublin agreement all consider the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationThat is what our new legislation will deliver. It will make it unambiguously clear: if you come here illegally, you will have no right to stay and will be removed either back to…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationWe have in fact safely settled more than 23,000 people from Afghanistan in this country. The hon. Member talks about safe and legal routes and actually, in the last year, we…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationMy hon. Friend asks an excellent question and the answer is yes: that is what we have done over the past few weeks and what we will continue to do, and our Albania deal builds on…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationUnder the Development Assistance Committee OECD rules, the first year of resettlement costs for asylum seekers is actually covered by international agreements on aid. The…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationMay I thank my hon. Friend and pay tribute to his local community and the local council in Stoke for what they do? They go above and beyond to provide support. He is right that…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI thank the hon. Gentleman for his suggestion; I am sure that is something the Home Secretary will discuss with her counterparts. As for his broader point, he is right. For the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We want not only to process people swiftly, but to have the ability either to integrate them in the community, where required—we have done that…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI am confident because, in the Home Secretary and the Immigration Minister, we have a crack team. I know they will work tirelessly with their team to drive through the reforms…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for all the work that she does on this issue in her constituency. She is right. We want to get through the challenges that we face to have a system…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI thank my hon. Friend for his support. He makes a good point. As I said earlier, the vast majority of European countries already reject almost 100% of claims from asylum seekers…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationThe Immigration Minister, the Home Secretary and I are keen to deliver alternative sites as quickly as we can commercially negotiate and get them up and running. I want to see…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI share the frustration of my hon. Friend and his constituents that their local hotel, like so many others, is currently being used to house illegal migrants. That is wrong and we…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationMy hon. Friend makes an excellent and very clear point. At issue today is illegal migration, which has significantly increased in the past couple of years and is putting…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI thank my hon. Friend for his support of our approach. The new small boat operational command will bring together our civilian capabilities, our military and the NCA in a more…13 Dec 2022