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HANSARD Asylum-seeking Children: Hotel AccommodationI will not give way. What I saw when I visited the hotel was security guards, social workers, and team leaders who previously worked for the police and the military all doing a…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Asylum-seeking Children: Hotel AccommodationThank you, Mr Hollobone. It is important that we approach this debate in the spirit not of posturing but of seeking to find solutions to this difficult problem. Obviously, the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDBritish Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. If only all Home Office Bills were as smooth as this one. It is a pleasure to speak on Third Reading and to use this…06 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Travel AuthorisationThe Government’s No. 1 priority is keeping the UK safe. In order to further strengthen our border security, the Government are launching an electronic travel authorisation (ETA)…06 Jun 2023HANSARD British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) BillWe have not considered that, and I do not think it is necessary. We are of course sorry that those individuals have been inconvenienced; that was never the Home Office’s…06 Jun 2023HANSARD British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend. She has raised the case to which she referred with me to represent her constituent. As she says, being a citizen of this country is an…06 Jun 2023HANSARD British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. This is an issue that I am aware of and I would be happy to have a further conversation with him and to give it further thought. We want a…06 Jun 2023HANSARD British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point, and he is right to make that point. I will restate it for him, if that would be helpful. I want to be clear that the Bill is not about…06 Jun 2023HANSARD British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) BillI am grateful to the hon. Members for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock) and for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss) for their support for the Bill. Hopefully, this spirit of unity will be…06 Jun 2023HANSARD British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The Bill seeks to address a technical legal issue identified by the Home Office with a long-standing policy that operated…06 Jun 2023HANSARDBritish Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) BillGiven the short nature of the Bill, I will not delay the Committee unduly, but I want to explain briefly the nature of the clauses. Clause 1 amends the British Nationality Act…06 Jun 2023HANSARD British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) BillI strongly agree with the hon. Lady. The Home Office would argue that her constituent has always been British and should be considered so, but there has been a degree of legal…06 Jun 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasI was coming to that point. I was not going to conclude my remarks without addressing it properly.25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasNo, it is not. As with any sector of the economy, there is a role for Government in producing an immigration system that enables access to foreign labour on a pragmatic basis…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasI appreciate the urgency of the issue, but it is important that the sector plays its part in considering the long-term future of training and recruiting new individuals. The funds…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasMy Department has told me that stake- holders have welcomed it, and I think it is a good package. We are already starting to engage with firms and representatives who are…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing the debate and for the constructive…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that ask, and I will certainly relay the feedback to the Secretary of State for DEFRA. I will turn to the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, and…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasThe hon. Member’s knowledge of the fishing sector is superior to mine. I do not know the exact definition, but I will happily get my officials to write to him and we will place on…25 May 2023HANSARD Asylum Seeker Accommodation Off Wirral PeninsulaI am grateful to the hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mick Whitley) for securing this debate. The concerns of Members of this House and their constituents should be taken seriously,…25 May 2023