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HANSARD Net Migration FiguresI strongly agree with the Father of the House. We have made two very significant interventions in the last two years. The first was to provide sanctuary here in the United Kingdom…25 May 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresThe Labour party feigns interest in cutting net migration, but I can assure the right hon. Lady that nobody is buying it. Last week, the chair of the Labour party, the hon. Member…25 May 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresNet migration to the United Kingdom is far too high. That was already clear from the previous set of official data. The Office for National Statistics has today amended its…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasI was interested to hear the point that the right hon. Gentleman made in his speech. As I understand it, the Home Office has simply taken the standard definition of 12 nautical…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasI would be happy to make further inquiries and come back to the right hon. Gentleman. As I understand it, 12 nautical miles merely represents the standard definition of UK waters.…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasI do not want to overstate it, but I know from my conversations with officials in the Department that they believe there is evidence of abuse. If I am able to put any of that in…25 May 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresWe would not have the tools to tackle net migration had we taken the hon. Gentleman’s advice and remained within the European Union. It is only as a result of our new freedoms…25 May 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresThe hon. Lady is entirely wrong about that. The Illegal Migration Bill creates a fast and simple scheme whereby those who come here illegally, in small boats or otherwise, will…25 May 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresI would be happy to discuss that issue in the spirit in which the hon. Gentleman has raised it today. I am not persuaded that it is practical to create an immigration system…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: 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 would be pleased to meet the right hon. Gentleman and his constituents. I have met the hon. Member for Strangford and representatives from the Northern Irish fishing sector, and…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that. I assure him that I will take that request away and give it careful consideration. If there is any further information that he or the…25 May 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresThe case I was making was that we sustainably increase productivity by encouraging our employers to invest in their workforce and in technology, rather than simply by reaching for…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasWe do not have a timetable at present, but we are working with the relevant stakeholders, such as the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, which deals with abuses onshore,…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasI am grateful for that. The point is registered. I will make inquiries and revert to all hon. Members present who are interested. I turn to the point raised by the hon. Member for…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasI understand that, and I apologise if I gave the impression that this affects a small part of UK waters. Either way, the Home Office has taken a standard definition of UK waters…25 May 2023HANSARDStudent VisasNothing could be further from the truth. It is this Government who established the international education strategy that led to 600,000 international students coming to the UK…24 May 2023HANSARDStudent VisasIf the hon. Lady is referring to pressure on school places, that would be a good argument for reducing the number of dependants coming to the UK, because the children of the…24 May 2023HANSARDStudent VisasI said that we take a pragmatic approach to this issue. We are balancing our strong desire to bring down net migration with the needs of the economy. That is why we have taken the…24 May 2023