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HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Seventh sitting)I have absolutely no problem with measures that go after the people smugglers. We all share the goal of disrupting their model. We draw the line at punishing the victims and going…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Seventh sitting)Great, because the purpose of the amendments is to probe exactly how these very broad powers will be used. It will be useful if he could talk about some of what the Government…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair again, Ms McDonagh. I will also speak to the other amendments in the group. We have now come to one of the most fundamental clauses of one…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Seventh sitting)I agree with the hon. Gentleman. That is exactly why the Government are embarking on a dangerous slippery slope. If the case is that the UK cannot cope with the number of asylum…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Seventh sitting)I am slightly frustrated—actually, pretty frustrated—that we have not managed to tease out more about what the Government intend. We will no doubt come back to the point about…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful for that clarification. I had thought that the Minister was saying that the powers in clause 10 would be applied on a case-by-case basis depending on individual…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 87, in clause 10, page 13, line 40, at end insert— “(10) Before this section comes into force, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Seventh sitting)You will be sick of the sound of my voice pretty soon, Ms McDonagh—[Hon. Members: “Never!”] I am reassured by hon. Members. I will speak in opposition to what I regard to be a…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)I am quite happy to say that all Members are doing what we think is right, though of course we might think each other misguided. I am concerned that the Minister is not going to…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 98, in clause 11, page 14, line 26, at end insert— “(3A) In section 16 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Establishment of centres), at…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)It is good to see you in the Chair again, Sir Roger. I rise to speak in support of amendment 98 and the other amendments in this group, but against the clause standing part of the…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)It gives me reassurance that children will not be housed in such accommodation, and I think all hon. Members will welcome that. However, we are again being asked, essentially, to…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Seventh sitting)That point was made repeatedly on Second Reading, but the big problem with the right hon. Gentleman’s question is that the language of the Bill itself recognises that such people…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Security UpdateMay I associate myself fully with the remarks of the Home Secretary and the shadow Home Secretary? I thank and pay tribute to all those involved in work to keep us safe. I thank…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I am grateful for your refresher course. We are all rusty and I ask for your forgiveness for the mistakes that I…19 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifth sitting)The Minister is being generous with his time, but I regret that the Home Office appears to have dusted down the same old briefing and he is making the same points that have been…19 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifth sitting)I have a quick question on the fee waiver. Why is registration for citizenship just about the only thing where there is no fee waiver scheme at all? There is a fee waiver…19 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifth sitting)To echo the point made by the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, no big profits are made on passports. Of course, people still have British citizenship even without a…19 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifth sitting)My understanding, from the briefing I was given at the weekend, is that in July the Home Office sent a letter to nationality experts stating that the intention was not to charge a…19 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful to all Members for taking part and the Minister for his response. There have been two separate issues. First, on the new registration provision in the Bill, he has…19 Oct 2021