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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are committed to bringing down legal migration. We will do so by making sure that British workers are upskilled in key sectors, with new requirements for employers…21 Oct 2024HANSARDHongkongers in the UK: Visas, Security and ServicesI thank the hon. Gentleman, and will come on to that point. I will deal first with questions around the expansion of the BNO route, in particular to people born between 1979 and…17 Oct 2024HANSARDHongkongers in the UK: Visas, Security and ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Altrincham and Sale West (Mr Rand) on securing the debate, which has given…17 Oct 2024HANSARDHongkongers in the UK: Visas, Security and ServicesI am conscious of time and I want to make a couple of final points before wrapping up. A concern was raised about whether there were plans to shut down the Hong Kong Economic and…17 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2024I am grateful to the Opposition spokespeople for their comments. I gently say to the shadow Minister that the Government now have a much clearer plan for how we tackle irregular…08 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2024. It is a pleasure to serve…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationI thank the right hon. Member for his intervention. I shall be coming on to some of these issues in my remarks, but let me first talk briefly about the regional visa schemes that…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationI am happy to meet the hon. Gentleman, who is a long-standing campaigner on these issues. I make the point that it is important that we work closely across Westminster and with…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationThe hon. Gentleman can come back to me later, but I need to continue my remarks, because I want to make the point that it is important for us to learn what has and has not worked…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationI will come back to the hon. Gentleman, but I may answer his question with my next point. Those bodies will also look at pay and conditions, economic activity and the role that…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Torcuil Crichton) on his successful securing of this…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationI need to conclude in a couple of minutes. A point was raised about the English language. The English language requirement is fundamental to successful integration into British…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. I was pleased to visit Australia very briefly in May to talk about the work that is being done on skills there. I think it would help…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationI have to make my remarks, and the right hon. Member has spoken. I will come back if I have time. On the vision of developing more sustainable alternatives to labour market…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationI thank my hon. Friend for making that serious point, one that I will draw on in my remarks. I will continue to work with him and others on how we tackle that serious issue.…11 Sept 2024HANSARDImmigration Rules: Statement of ChangesMy right hon. Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a statement of changes in immigration rules. Introduction of a visa requirement on Jordan We are today…10 Sept 2024HANSARDAfghan ResettlementIn August 2021, following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the UK undertook a military evacuation from Kabul. This evacuation is known as Operation Pitting. During Operation…30 Jul 2024HANSARDRetail CrimeI commend my hon. Friend for raising this issue. It is true that the steps we are taking owe much to the work of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, the Co-op, the…29 Jul 2024HANSARDEuropean Entry/Exit SystemI want to update the House on the work by the UK Government to maintain border fluidity with the European Union throughout the implementation of the new Entry/Exit System,…29 Jul 2024HANSARDRetail CrimeLevels of violence and abuse towards retail workers are unacceptably high, with a shoplifting epidemic plaguing our high streets across the country. That is why this Government…29 Jul 2024