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HANSARD Illegal Migration BillLast Tuesday, this House voted 18 times —more times than on any other day on any other piece of legislation—and 18 times it voted to support this Bill.17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI will first make a few opening remarks. This House sent back to the House of Lords its 20 amendments to the Bill, many of which simply drove a coach and horses through the fabric…17 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2023I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for meeting with stakeholders. I do not want to represent their views, because they remain deeply concerned about this. However, my point was…12 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2023I do not have those exact costs to hand, but my point is that it is not right for the taxpayers of this country—with taxes at their current level—to pay yet more to fund our…12 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2023. It feels like only yesterday that we were talking about…12 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2023I am grateful to the shadow Minister for his support for many of the measures in this package—in particular, the ETA, which is an important long-term project for the United…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI will set out in a moment how that age-appropriate accommodation is determined in law today. I give way to my right hon. Friend one more time.11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI will give way, but then I really must make progress, or else other Members will not have an opportunity to speak.11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillThat is correct. The law today is that a child can be detained for eight days for the purpose of examination—that is not routinely done by the Home Office. Today, a child is…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillMy right hon. Friend is right. We take age assessment extremely seriously. As he knows, there are some young adults and individuals who abuse the system. Indeed, some are not so…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillIf I may make some more progress, I will happily come to the hon. Gentleman later. I want to conclude the point that I was making to my right hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillThe rules are related to 2001, as my hon. Friend says, but as I understand it they have been updated since then. They have also been tested on a number of occasions in the courts,…11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI thank my hon. Friend for giving me advance notice that he planned to raise the interaction of clause 12 and clause 10. If I may answer his point briefly, the amendment in lieu…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillIt is our intention that the statutory guidance will be provided and in place for the commencement of the Bill. I hope that that also answers the question of my right hon. Friend…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI understand my right hon. Friend’s position, but I hope he will accept that we intend to bring forward the statutory guidance and that it will set out the points I have just…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillFirst, I am grateful to my right hon. Friend and to my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead for their advice and wise counsel. We have sought to make changes and to listen…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillWe do not need that power, so the amendment is superfluous; we already have the power to bring forward statutory guidance. It was our intention to do that. The guidance is being…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI have been clear in answer to the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) that we provide very high quality care at all the centres in which we support unaccompanied…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillLet me answer my hon. Friend’s questions by setting out what will be contained in the statutory guidance. The operation of the exception for potential victims of modern slavery to…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI will; then I will need to bring my remarks to a close.11 Jul 2023