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HANSARDReforms to the Process of Certifying Claims as Clearly UnfoundedOn 13 December 2022, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister made a statement on tackling illegal migration and a clear plan to bring the system back into balance. Under our…17 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateI understand and acknowledge that that is a legitimate point of view. It is not one I agree with, because I believe that we have to suffuse our approach with deterrence, and if we…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on illegal migration. Three months ago, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister set out a comprehensive…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateTo answer the second point first, we want to see anyone crossing the channel moved into this rudimentary accommodation immediately. That is why it is critical that we build…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateI am confused by the hon. Gentleman’s question, because he does not support the Bill in the first place. However, it is our intention once we have secured the passage of our Bill…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateIt is a pity that the hon. Gentleman always campaigns against the building of new homes. That might have been the easiest way to fix the housing crisis. We are going to work…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateI now meet very regularly with exactly those firms, our Home Office providers. The hon. Lady can be assured—in fact, I think I have said this to her privately—that I have been…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateI share my hon. Friend’s desire to close that hotel as soon as possible; I know how hard he has been representing his constituents in that regard. Today is the critical first…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateI refer the hon. and learned Lady to the comments that I made earlier. We know that the Scottish Government used ferries. I pass no criticism of the Scottish Government for their…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateWe of course take the wellbeing of the illegal immigrants—the residents of these new sites—seriously. I think they will be better cared for in this bespoke accommodation than in…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateI would be pleased to meet my hon. Friend and her colleagues. Again, I am acutely aware of the pressures that face Kent and the local authorities there. This policy will not only…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateThe hon. Gentleman and I may disagree on the fundamental point here, but I believe in borders, in national security and in national sovereignty, and those people who choose to…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateIt is not my intention to house minors on those sites. It is right that we ensure that minors and families are properly supported. Those sites will be used for single adult males,…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateI know that my hon. Friend has been tenacious in campaigning on behalf of her constituents, who, as I said more broadly in my statement, are extremely concerned about the impact…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateFirst, my hon. Friend has my total assurance that although this policy is tough, it will also be decent and legal. The work I did in the autumn in making reforms to the Manston…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateThe conversations I had with the right hon. Gentleman and his local authority leaders informed the decisions we have taken, because it was clear from his constituency that that…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend, who began this good work with her new plan for immigration—an incredibly important step forward. Among other points, it recognised that it…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateMy right hon. Friend raises exactly the concerns that have motivated us to bring forward these proposals. We want to make sure that the interest of his constituency and his…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateWe will always treat people with decency and compassion, but it is correct that we have to address the very significant pull factor to the United Kingdom. This approach is being…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateI can only pay tribute to my right hon. Friend—my friend and constituency neighbour. He is representing his constituents forcefully, in the way that he has always done in this…29 Mar 2023