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HANSARD 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 BillThe changes that we are proposing in the Government amendments in lieu strike the right balance, whereby we preserve the intention of the scheme that lies at the heart of the Bill…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI do not know whether the right hon. Member has been to any of the facilities, but we provide very high-quality facilities for families and children upon immediate arrival in the…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillIt is not normal practice to state that on the face of the Bill. It goes without saying that the Government obey our international obligations, as we do with all pieces of…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 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 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 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do not think I have given factually wrong information. They may not be the facts the hon. Gentleman wants to hear, but they are the facts. I did not mention North Lanarkshire,…03 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Plymouth, Moor View (Johnny Mercer) and I launched a programme that provides significant support to…03 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We want those individuals to leave the country as swiftly as possible. The published figures show that FNO returns increased following the…03 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be happy to look into the case for the hon. Gentleman.03 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend and I have discussed this on many occasions. She has doggedly campaigned for the closure of these centres as well as supported the steps that we are taking as a…03 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe take that report, as we do all others, very seriously. The right hon. Lady is right to say that there are lessons to be learned. However, returns are increasing as a result of…03 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be happy to look into the case for the hon. Gentleman, but I can say to him that we are processing applications in third countries within service standards. We have closed…03 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am disappointed by the hon. Gentleman’s remarks. He knows perfectly well that the proposition was not a prison ship. This is a ship that will be used in exactly the same way as…03 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question. We are disappointed by the judgment of the Court of Appeal, but we are determined to follow through. He is right to say that we…03 Jul 2023HANSARDAsylum Accommodation: HotelsI would be very happy to put on record my view of the good work being done by my hon. Friend’s constituents. He is right to say that there are voluntary and community groups,…03 Jul 2023HANSARDAsylum Accommodation: HotelsI am familiar with the hotel in my hon. Friend’s constituency and the concerns he has raised. I will take a look at that, but as I have said previously, the answer to this…03 Jul 2023HANSARDAsylum Accommodation: HotelsWe have been very clear that we and the police take extremely seriously any young person who goes missing from a hotel or any other form of accommodation. Local police forces and…03 Jul 2023