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HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsI know time is brief, but can we take it that there is a presumption against development on prime agricultural land—certainly grades 1, 2 and 3a? I take the point about 3b, but…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillEdmund Burke said that what matters “is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.” In considering the Government’s…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI will not give way because I wish to finish promptly, as you would expect me to do, Mr Deputy Speaker. The great Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli said: “The secret of…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI will not, because of the time—I apologise to the hon. and learned Lady. As the Minister has made clear, the Government’s response to Lords amendments 1B, 7B and 90D is rooted in…17 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy hon. Friend is making a well-made argument, and she is right about those amendments from the Lords that are designed to undermine the principle and practice of this Bill. Would…11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe right hon. Lady is right about processing being a key part of dealing with the backlog, but Lords amendments 7, 90 and 93 would allow for further legal challenges, create more…11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillSurely, the hon. Gentleman recognises that the point of Lords amendment 1 is to incorporate a whole range of international obligations into our law. It may well be that those…11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI know that the hon. Gentleman takes these matters very seriously and he will remember that I was very complimentary about him in various ways in a debate in Westminster Hall.…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI am immensely grateful to my right hon. Friend for all the work he has done on the Bill and these amendments. He will understand that the matters he is discussing bring age…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration Billrose —11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWill my hon. Friend give way?11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI do not understand the hon. Gentleman’s argument. On the one hand, Opposition Members say that the Government are not doing enough, that they need to deal with the backlog, take…11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am astounded to hear the hon. Gentleman’s speech. I sometimes come into this place and think that I am in a parallel universe. I do not know whether he gets out much, but if he…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Population Growth: Impact of ImmigrationHuge, vast population growth may be seen by out-of-touch bourgeois liberals as a quick fix for our economy, but what the vast majority of the public know is that it fuels a…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Population Growth: Impact of ImmigrationThat is entirely true. Indeed, there is a huge gulf between the expectations and the sentiments of the vast bulk of the British population on this subject and those of that awful…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Population Growth: Impact of ImmigrationYes, of course I accept that and I will say a bit more on that later on. Of course it is true that people come here and make remarkable contributions to our communities and to our…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Population Growth: Impact of ImmigrationOf course, when people arrive in the country, there is no accounting for where they choose to go. They will typically go to places where there is work, understandably; we would,…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Population Growth: Impact of ImmigrationI will be happy to do so in a second, but I just want to illustrate my point. My hon. Friend may have been about to intervene to tell us this, but last year, we built around…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Population Growth: Impact of ImmigrationPeople come with an economic need as well as providing an economic benefit. There are costs and benefits to every individual in this room and every person who arrives in the…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Population Growth: Impact of ImmigrationWill the hon. Lady give way?27 Jun 2023