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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI had a helpful and constructive meeting with my right hon. Friend and his constituents. No decision has been made with respect to RAF Scampton, and we will consider all of the…20 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Billindicated dissent.13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Billindicated dissent .13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThis has been a passionate debate characterised by many excellent speeches, and I commend among others on my side my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillNo, I will not. Nor could the shadow Home Secretary explain what these migrants, the overwhelming majority of whom are young men, fleeing through Greece, through Italy, through…13 Mar 2023HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesMy right hon. Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a statement of changes in immigration rules. The Government’s No. 1 priority is keeping the UK safe. In…09 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023I certainly do. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who was my predecessor and played a critical role in the passage of the Nationality and Borders Act. He is right to say that the…01 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023I have not heard any suggestion that there are insufficient judges. This type of case would be heard by the most experienced judges in SIAC, as the right hon. Lady would expect,…01 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023. It is a pleasure, as always, to serve under…01 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023I am confident. It is the duty of the Home Secretary of the day to read the evidence that is presented to him or her by the security services, consider it carefully, ask…01 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023Happy St David’s Day to you, Sir Robert, and the other Members present. I will answer some of the questions that hon. Members asked. I am grateful to the Opposition for their…01 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023That is absolutely right. Individuals who are subject to one of these orders will be able to appeal. We may well not have been able to serve on that individual, so a degree of…01 Mar 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentThe Home Office works very closely with non-governmental organisations, including the Refugee Council, and takes their views into consideration. I have been clear that no one in…20 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentI will take the hon. Gentleman’s question away and ask the Security Minister to write to him with a fuller reply. I have always taken extremism seriously. For example, I worked…20 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentI would be happy to meet the hon. Gentleman, and I apologise if there has been any delay. He raises a broader point of concern to us, which is the leafleting by far-right groups…20 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentIt is, just as a matter of fact, a criminal offence to cross the channel in a small boat, so those who enter the UK in that manner are in breach of our laws. The broader point…20 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentThe Prime Minister set out a plan at the end of last year and I am working every day to implement it. We are already seeing significant progress on the asylum backlog, with cases…20 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentI am aware of the site in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency and the protests around it. I spoke to officials earlier today regarding it and they gave me an update. I would be…20 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentWe have reviewed the security at these hotels and other asylum accommodation centres. The national police co-ordination centre will be issuing updated guidance to our providers…20 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentI usually have great respect for the hon. Lady, but it is wrong to equate the actions of far-right groups with the comments of the Home Secretary. The Home Secretary has condemned…20 Feb 2023