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HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsI am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, as that gives me the chance to repeat that we know already that offshoring will cost a fortune, will not work, and will destroy lives and any…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAutomated External Defibrillators: Public AccessThank you, Mr Hollobone. I am very honoured to be a replacement for Mr Thomson— I do not know how able, but I will do my best. I am very grateful to have the opportunity to…18 Nov 2021HANSARDSupreme Court Judgments: Scottish Parliament Legislative ProposalsTo return to the original topic, perhaps the Attorney General should take this opportunity to congratulate the Scottish Parliament on voting unanimously to incorporate the…18 Nov 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I also pay tribute to the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) for her tremendously eloquent,…16 Nov 2021HANSARDFormer Offenders: Employment SupportI absolutely welcome the recognition that employment is pivotal to rehabilitation, but why then the obsession with short prison sentences? What is the point of locking somebody up…09 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I suggest the Minister goes away and does some investigations into just how frequently these types of application are granted. My recollection is that some of the thresholds are…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 53 is really just to probe the Government on a new issue that has started to arise this year: the significant…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move that the clause be read a Second time. The new clause would introduce an immigration health surcharge exemption for international volunteers. On this occasion, I am…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The Minister knows that I do not support the idea of an additional surcharge but, even if we accept his logic, the Government have exempted health and social care workers from the…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I am not entirely surprised that the Minister’s first point is about the lack of any limit. Would the new clause be more amenable to him if there was a limit on the degree of…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifteenth sitting)As the Minister said, we will consider what has been said before we revisit this issue on Report. In the meantime, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave,…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I would just gently say that the response is slightly tone deaf. First, the Migration Advisory Committee has asked the Government to revisit the financial thresholds the Minister…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I beg to move, that the clause be read a Second time. The new clause is on a cause championed by the hon. Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell) for many years: the 300 or so Hong…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I welcome the Minister back to his place. I do not follow the logic of the new clause at all. If somebody is trying to play the system—and I do not like talking in those…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Briefly, there are two reasons why I do not think this new clause makes any sense at all. First, there is the point that I just alluded to. The danger is that if someone who has a…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I have said a lot about asylum accommodation in previous years and months. I agree that there are huge problems with the asylum accommodation system, such as over-concentration,…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his response. I do think there are very specific reasons why this cohort should indeed be granted what this new clause is looking for, and I…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Everyone in this Committee has expressed concern at the loss of life in the channel when people make dangerous journeys to…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his answers. He is certainly candid, as he has been throughout Committee proceedings. I am bitterly disappointed about the answer in relation to…04 Nov 2021