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HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipI can give my right hon. Friend the reassurance that we do not envisage that this will frustrate the Bill’s intent. It is important that claimants do have recourse, if only for…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipObviously, my plan is to make this work.06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipBecause what the statement on the front of the Bill says is clear—the words are unambiguous —but I am also absolutely certain that we are in accordance with international law. The…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipMy hon. Friend asks an incredibly important question. I have recently returned from Rwanda. I have had extensive dealings with the Rwandan Government—a Commonwealth partner, as…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipThe Supreme Court, when it handed down its decision, focused on two elements of the situation in Rwanda. One was about the capacity of its judicial system, in particular with…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipThe right is for Ministers to decide on our response to a rule 39 application. That is in the Bill. My right hon. Friend is right that this sets important precedents. The…06 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The people who are brought here on a false premise are victims of abuses of this system. We are already taking action to address those abuses,…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationI visited businesses in my hon. Friend’s constituency not long ago, and I could see the desire among the businesses that we met, whether they were traditional metalworking…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationThis is an incredibly important point, and it is why control of immigration is so important. We are a generous country. We have demonstrated that generosity time and time again,…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationThere we go again. As I have said, while the shadow Home Secretary says that immigration numbers are too high, each and every one of her Back Benchers disagrees with any action to…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationI recognise the contribution that medical professionals from the Philippines make to the UK; indeed, I was in Manila not long ago, just before I was appointed Home Secretary. I…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationWe asked the Migration Advisory Committee to look into these things—that it why it exists—however my hon. Friend makes a very important point, which speaks to why we are…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. Ultimately, the decisions that we make here affect the lives of others. We should always be conscious of the impact of our…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationMy right hon. Friend makes exactly the right point. Our promise to the British people was to take back control of our immigration system and our borders, a policy that was, at the…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationNo one is being forced to do anything. If people choose to come here, they choose to abide by the rules that we put in place. That is completely fair and appropriate. My mother…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationI have no doubt that the Immigration Minister, who is hugely experienced in this portfolio, will come fully armed with facts and figures at his fingertips.04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationAlthough I understand the calls for a cap, in practical terms, managing a cap is difficult. We want to ensure that we are being as generous as possible to the people who…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationWithout wanting to drift back into my old portfolio, I have, in close co-ordination with my right hon. Friend the Immigration Minister, negotiated a number of youth mobility…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationI thank my hon. Friend for her comments about these reforms, and I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Immigration Minister, who has been working on this for longer than the…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationI assure my hon. Friend that the Government remain relentlessly focused on those very issues. Increasing skills, increasing productivity and increasing investment in plant,…04 Dec 2023