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HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Would “misleadingly soothing” work?17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillSorry, I meant to let the hon. Gentleman in earlier.17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI will come to that in my comments, but as the right hon. Gentleman will know, any negotiation requires give and take, quid pro quo. As I said in response to one of his hon.…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI suppose the answer to the hon. Gentleman’s question is that if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it probably is a duck, and the Rwanda plan is so clearly and utterly…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillIt beggars belief that the Immigration Minister says that, when he speaks for a party that has allowed our backlog to get to 180,000, costing £7 million a day in hotels. He should…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillThe Minister is talking absolute nonsense. I am proud of the fact we have many Syrians in our constituency. We have Ukrainians in our welcome centre. Discussions are ongoing…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI completely agree with my hon. Friend. There are real concerns about the safety and security of those Afghans now in Pakistan. It is possible that they will be sent back. It is…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that the only people who benefit from the small boat crossings are the people smugglers and human traffickers—that has to be brought to an…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillNo. Well, there we have it. This whole sorry episode really was a new low for this Minister and for the shameful, callous Government he represents. We also support Lords amendment…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillAs always, Madam Deputy Speaker, you are very gracious. The late, great Denis Healey famously advised that when you are in a hole, you should stop digging. [Hon. Members: “Quite…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillSir Robert Chote of the UK Statistics Authority said clearly that the figure is only 20%, not 70%. I do not know whether we want to invite Sir Robert to clarify those points…17 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2023The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee noted that the actual cost to the Home Office of processing the visas is less than half of what applicants have to pay. So that we can…12 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2023I thank the Minister, and I am reassured to hear that a great deal of thought has been given. I have also met with members of the Northern Ireland tourist board, and they have…12 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Robert, and I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. Following the passage of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 and…12 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI thank the Chairman of the Justice Committee for that intervention. Let us not forget that page 1 says the Government cannot confirm that the Bill complies with international…11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but I think he misunderstands the basic psychology here. We are talking about people who have already risked life and limb…11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I simply note that the Immigration Minister was on his feet for one hour and 15 minutes. There was plenty of context and…11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillHere we go again: another day, another Bill designed to chase headlines and manufacture controversy, rather than tackle the asylum crisis that has been caused by the incompetence…11 Jul 2023HANSARDFreeportsThe Celtic freeport bid is based on floating offshore wind. The floating offshore wind manufacturing investment scheme is a vital programme to get the infrastructure in the port…05 Jul 2023HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind: Supply ChainThe development of floating offshore wind in the Celtic sea is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for my Aberavon constituency, for Wales and for the entire United Kingdom. Last…04 Jul 2023