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HANSARDReducing MigrationI am not sure that the Government are able to compel such widespread disclosure—perhaps the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority might have a view on such things. Both…15 Jan 2024HANSARDNeighbourhood CrimeWe have a retail crime action plan. We have ensured that assaults against shop workers is an aggravating factor and we have made it clear to police forces across the country that…15 Jan 2024HANSARDNeighbourhood CrimeI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting that point. I am proud of the fact that, since 2010, neighbourhood crime is down by 51% because of the kind of interventions that she…15 Jan 2024HANSARDSafe and Legal Routes to the UKIn accordance with my obligations under section 61 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023, I am today laying before Parliament a report on safe and legal routes to the United Kingdom.…11 Jan 2024HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: UpdateI would like to update the House on the Government’s progress in implementing commitments made in response to the recommendations of the independent inquiry into child sexual…10 Jan 2024HANSARDSerious and Organised Crime StrategyAs Home Secretary, my first priority is to keep the public safe. Today I have published a new and updated serious and organised crime strategy. The strategy has been laid before…13 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am going to make progress. I have been generous, but I want others to have the chance to speak. Anyone removed to Rwanda under the provisions of this treaty will not be removed…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am nearly done; let me conclude. This is how we will overcome the intolerable pressure on taxpayers, public services and local communities that illegal immigration creates. That…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI have to make progress. The Bill gives effect to the judgment of Parliament that Rwanda is a safe country, notwithstanding UK law or any interpretation of international law. For…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right.12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will give way one more time, and then I will make more progress.12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe hon. Lady will know that we have committed to a reporting schedule that is completely consistent with other Government Departments and with the reporting schedule of the Home…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI intend to make further progress—this is Second Reading and there will be plenty of opportunities for colleagues to speak—but I give way to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe right hon. Lady has the chance to make a speech in just a few moments. The system of specialist asylum tribunals to consider individual appeals against any refused claim…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIn my former role, I had extensive conversations with the Governments of both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. We do not agree with that assessment of the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy right hon. Friend, who is an expert proceduralist in this House, will know that advice from the AG to Government is privileged, and I am not going to share it at the Dispatch…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe right hon. Lady is asking me to confirm figures that we have put in the public domain. Unsurprisingly, I am totally comfortable confirming what I have already said. Rwanda…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am going to make some progress. A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court upheld the judgment of the Court of Appeal, meaning that we cannot yet lawfully remove people to Rwanda. That…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am confident, and indeed the conversations I have had with the Government’s legal advisers reinforce my belief, that the actions we are taking, while novel and very much pushing…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am going to make further progress. Judges of course play an important role, but they are not policymakers and they should not be policymakers. When the courts find a particular…12 Dec 2023