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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will give way in a moment. First, such a provision would bring legal certainty; secondly, there are operational reasons for it. I have met no one who really understands the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWith all due respect, I will not give way, because I only have a few minutes left. We need to use the time that we have left in government before the general election. Of course,…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillTwelve hundred.12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThere has been a tenfold increase in the pace of asylum decision making, so we have absolutely transformed the decision-making system. We have massively increased the number of…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Refugee Family Reunion Routes: SudanIn most cases, unfortunately, individuals will have to make a journey to leave Sudan, as it is very unlikely that they will fly directly from Sudan. Most of the cases that I have…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Refugee Family Reunion Routes: SudanBefore I give way to the hon. Gentleman, I will reply directly on the biometrics point, which is an important question. Fundamentally, we believe that biometrics are extremely…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Refugee Family Reunion Routes: SudanI will be happy to look into that and come back to the hon. Gentleman. We both agree that biometrics are important. We want to ensure that they are compromised only in the most…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Refugee Family Reunion Routes: SudanI thank the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald) for securing this Adjournment debate. We share his deep concern about the situation in…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Refugee Family Reunion Routes: SudanThe hon. Gentleman makes a valid point, which I am happy to take up with my officials. Our policy is one of non-discrimination, so individuals are treated equally, regardless of…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresWe do control the levers of our immigration system, so we have the ability to make determinations on individuals who come from different countries around the world. We do not…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresI have made an open offer to local authorities that want to provide asylum accommodation. None have come forward so far, but if the hon. Lady’s local authority wants to provide…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresThe great reform that this Government have achieved is taking back control of the levers of migration by leaving the European Union. Now the task falls to us to use those in a…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresI am grateful to my right hon. Friend and agree with everything he says. It is absolutely critical that we get a handle on this issue. The points he makes about social care are…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresFirst, I would say politely to the hon. Gentleman that it is only because we left the European Union that we have the levers at our disposal to control net migration. It is…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresI do not think anyone listening to the debate will be fooled by the damascene conversion of the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper) and her…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresIn recent years we have given thought to the concept of creating a more regional system, but it is difficult to create in practice—I would welcome ideas from the right hon. Lady’s…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresMy hon. Friend speaks for my constituents as well as his—he represents a constituency near mine—in saying that the British public want us to get on with the job and bring down the…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresI do not think fiddling the figures is the answer to this challenge. The public want to see us delivering actual results and bringing down the numbers. Of course, universities and…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresMy right hon. Friend and I are at one on this issue. He is right to say that there are two challenges: the sheer number of people coming in, and the types of people coming into…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresI will keep that as a secret, Mr Speaker. The only policy that the right hon. Lady articulated is something that is barely used and would have a de minimis effect on net…28 Nov 2023