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HANSARDIllegal MigrationI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s kind words and for the leadership she has shown in arguing on behalf of her constituents for that migrant hotel to close. Her argument was…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIllegal Migrationindicated dissent .24 Oct 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationFirst the hon. Lady wanted us to clear the backlog; now she does not want us to do that because of the consequences of clearing it. Perhaps it would be better if she just…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationThe two hotels; my right hon. Friend corrects me. I would obviously like them to be closed at the earliest opportunity, but today we are setting out the beginning of a phased…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationIt will be an interesting conversation with the leader of Glasgow City Council, because as I recall the council does not want to take any more of our refugees. It put out a…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationI wish to put on record the Government’s thanks to the French authorities for the work they have done over the course of this year. Of course, there is more to be done. We are…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationI am delighted that the hotel to which my hon. Friend refers is in the first tranche. He and I visited it with his colleagues from Stoke, and it was clearly a classic case of why…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan RefugeesI will in a moment. If I may, I will just finish this point. The Home Office is granting or rather is deciding visa cases every week, and those individuals will then have the…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan RefugeesI will give way to the hon. Gentleman, as I know he is very keen, and this was his debate. Then I must wrap up.17 Oct 2023HANSARD Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan RefugeesI will answer, if I may, my hon. Friend’s first question. On pathway 3, I am pleased to share that we will now consider for resettlement all eligible, at-risk British Council and…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan RefugeesI can assure my hon. Friend, and indeed all right hon. and hon. Members here, that we are considering that with great urgency. Those who are in Pakistan are supported by the…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan RefugeesWe do have a family reunion policy. I appreciate that the hon. Member for Brent North feels that it is insufficient, but it has enabled more than 40,000 people to come to the UK…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan RefugeesThe case that the hon. Lady raised was brought to my attention today, but I will certainly ensure that my officials look into it and revert to her with a full and proper answer.…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan RefugeesNo, I think the hon. Gentleman misheard me. I am happy to restate for the record that, once in operation, this will allow eligible individuals to refer one spouse or partner, and…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan RefugeesLet me make some progress, if I may, and I will return to those colleagues who wish to intervene. To address the hon. Member’s point, we sympathise deeply with the situation that…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan RefugeesOn the question of non-dependent children, that is not in our proposal, but I am happy to revert to the hon. Gentleman with more detail on that.17 Oct 2023HANSARD Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan RefugeesI will finish this point and then I will give way, to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) first. All Afghans relocated to the UK through ACRS and the ARAP…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan RefugeesI will be very happy to do that. I appreciate that all those represented here today, and in fact most Members of this House, are working with constituents in this situation. I…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan RefugeesIn a moment, I will come to the specific question around the numbers and how they relate to both British Council workers and GardaWorld employees. If time allows, I will come on…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan RefugeesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I congratulate the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner) on securing the debate. I am grateful for his…17 Oct 2023