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HANSARD Illegal Migration BillNo. As I have already said, we take our treaty obligations very seriously and the Minister who exercises this discretion would have to do so. This discretion would be exercised…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration Billindicated dissent .26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillLet me make my remarks on this and then I will come to the hon. Gentleman. That issue is clearly of interest to many hon. Members on both sides of the House. In particular, I wish…26 Apr 2023HANSARDPoints of Orderrose—26 Apr 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. I have always taken my responsibilities to the House seriously,…26 Apr 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker—26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI will give way to the hon. Lady, and then I should make more progress.26 Apr 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderI am indeed going to correct the record in one respect. My officials have helpfully told me that in regard to the written parliamentary question tabled by the hon. Member for…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI do not want to see pregnant women placed in a difficult or compromising position. The scheme is structured in such a way that a suspensive claim can be brought where there is…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI am not able to give that assurance today, but I will give it careful consideration and come back to the right hon. Gentleman. We must ensure that we give this careful…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI am not going to give way to the hon. and learned Lady. I will give way one last time to my right hon. and learned Friend; then I must make some progress.26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI apologise to my hon. Friend for not praising his long-standing interest in this issue and the very good conversation that he and I had recently, in which he made exactly the…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI find that rather unconvincing, given that so many were able to turn up earlier. It does rather reinforce the point that the Scottish National party’s approach to these issues is…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI am happy to answer that question. We have consistently said that those seeking sanctuary should do so in the first safe country. On the developing situation in Sudan, the United…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillThe key element at the heart of the Bill is deterrence. We want to deter individuals, families or adults from going into these dinghies, putting themselves at the behest of people…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillThat provision ensures that where an individual has presented to the authorities and the police may have opened an investigation, the police would then make a submission to the…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration Billindicated dissent .26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillSo far, we have been calling individuals and families forward in order of priority; those in Sudan should check the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s published advice…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI do, and I commend that arrangement wholeheartedly. I took part in what is, in one sense, a successor to that scheme, the Homes for Ukraine scheme, and it was an incredibly…26 Apr 2023