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HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillConservative Members can continue to try to upset local authorities in Scotland and achieve absolutely nothing in doing so, but on the more substantive—22 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living6. Whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of the spring statement on tackling the rise in the cost of living.21 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI thank the Secretary of State for that illuminating answer. Jack Monroe was right that this cost of living crisis could be fatal for some, and that is not a term to be used…21 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI beg to move, That this House once more condemns President Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and the war crimes being perpetrated by the Russian state there; reiterates the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his question. What we have seen in Ukraine, and the response to it, raises all kinds of questions about the Government’s approach to…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Every Member of this House will almost certainly have constituents who have faced similar battles. Newspapers report people speaking of “A…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineThat is a very good question, and one that we touched on in the Home Affairs Committee this morning, but it would be useful to hear again from the Minister, from the Dispatch Box,…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI apologise to the Minister, because in a sense I am making a point to the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman) rather than to the Minister. We do checks on thousands…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI agree with much of what the shadow Minister has said, but can he be clear that Labour’s position is not to waive visa requirements altogether? How can he be so certain that the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineWill the Minister give way?16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI agree with my hon. and learned Friend. I know that she made a similar point in Monday night’s debate, and that she is still waiting for a response to those concerns. We expect…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineWhat I do not understand is why this is any different for the many thousands of peoples who come into this country every single day without a visa. People will try to present…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I think that a lot of this is tied up with Home Office culture. She is right to raise the Irish example, which I will come to in a…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineNobody on these Benches is suggesting that no checks should be required. I will come to that later in my speech. The Irish carry out checks on people coming in, although I do not…16 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeI, too, start by thanking people across the UK who have come forward with incredibly generous offers of accommodation and support for Ukrainians. Of course, we will do what we can…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsI agree with the right hon. Member for North Thanet (Sir Roger Gale): it is time to stop messing about with the broken bureaucracy and to scrap it altogether, with no more visas…08 Mar 2022HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeOne of the recommendations that the Committee made—I think Wendy Williams recommended this too—was that the historical case review process that was conducted for Caribbean…03 Mar 2022HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeHave I understood correctly that there has been an increase recently in the number of people who have been offered zero compensation? Is the Minister aware of why that might be…03 Mar 2022HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI am grateful that that change was made; I thank the Minister for that. What has he done to assure himself that that is actually making a difference in practice? There was a…03 Mar 2022HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI congratulate the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee, the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson), on securing this vital debate and on the eloquent…03 Mar 2022