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HANSARDWindrush Day 2025I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes) for securing this debate and all Members who have spoken in an incredibly powerful and…16 Jun 2025HANSARDWindrush Day 2025I thank my hon. Friend for her comments, and I am very happy to talk about these issues further. She will know that the Migration Museum documents history through some very…16 Jun 2025HANSARDLicensing Hours Extensions BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wrexham on promoting a Bill that has been greeted so warmly by the House,…04 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhile Border Force does not routinely disclose information of a port-specific nature, in the calendar year of 2024 it seized approximately 300,000 e-cigarettes and vapes at the UK…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Visas and Immigration: Processing TimesI thank the hon. Member for her question. I would be happy to look at that case. The personal details on the document associated with that person’s e-visa may well have not been…02 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: UK Nationals Visa SchemeI know that we are all desperately concerned about the intolerable humanitarian situation in Gaza. The UK, along with France, Germany and many others, continues to call for an…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Visas and Immigration: Processing TimesThis is yet another example of the Opposition wanting to rewrite history. The Conservatives quadrupled net migration to record levels. I think the hon. Member will want to correct…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Visas and Immigration: Processing TimesI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He will be aware that visa processing times can vary based on the type of visa and where people are applying from. However, for most…02 Jun 2025HANSARDQualifying Period for SettlementIndeed, carers, including those who have come from overseas, do important work to support us, our families and our communities. My hon. Friend will recognise that, as I have said,…02 Jun 2025HANSARDQualifying Period for SettlementThe changes are indeed important. We recognise how important they are to people and will listen to what people tell us in the consultation. After that we will provide details of…02 Jun 2025HANSARDQualifying Period for SettlementI thank the hon. Member for her question. She will know that in the immigration White Paper we have referenced that we will be looking at reform of the family rules, and we will…02 Jun 2025HANSARDQualifying Period for SettlementSettlement in the UK is a prerequisite for becoming a British citizen, and it is also an important step in integrating and contributing to local communities and the country. The…02 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: UK Nationals Visa SchemeI will be very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman.02 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: UK Nationals Visa SchemeThe statement that we recently issued with France and Germany, calling for Israel to immediately restart a rapid and unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, was vital. We…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Visas and Immigration: Processing TimesUK Visas and Immigration processes millions of visa applications each year. Most of them are processed to the published customer service standards, which is a huge tribute to our…02 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this matter, and I am very happy to meet her. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is working to ensure that those who need to leave…02 Jun 2025HANSARD ImmigrationI will make some progress first. There is also the issue that the UK has come to be seen as an easy target by criminal smuggling gangs, who relentlessly undermine our border…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationThat is indeed an issue that the Minister for Border Security and Asylum is working on with local authorities, so that there are caps and we have a well-managed process.21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationIt is a pleasure to respond to this important debate, which I welcome, because it is time to restore control over the UK’s immigration system. Coincidently, that is the title of…21 May 2025HANSARDHome DepartmentMy hon. Friend will be aware that the consultation on the draft updated code opened today. [ Official Report, 19 May 2025; Vol. 767, c. 259WH.] Written correction submitted by the…21 May 2025