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HANSARDIllegal MigrationI am grateful to my French counterpart in the French Government for their very good co-operation on this challenge. It is clear that we have a common challenge. The illegal…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Unlike the Opposition, we will not grant an amnesty to people in our system. It is important that all cases are considered on their individual…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationThe new sites that are being rolled out will obviously meet all the requisite standards for accommodation for asylum seekers. The asylum seekers will be provided with the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationHaving visited Rwanda very recently and having met some of the migrants who have been resettled successfully in Rwanda from countries in the region, I have confidence in our…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationWhat I can confirm is that the taxpayer is currently paying £3 billion a year to service this problem—£6 million a day—and therefore I know that our Bill, combined with our…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationI put on record my gratitude to everybody in the local community of RAF Scampton. I understand that it is a challenging situation for those communities and, indeed, the local MPs…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationI am very disappointed by the tone that the hon. Lady adopts when talking about Rwanda. I have been to Rwanda and met our partners there. I am very grateful for, and encouraged…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationOur goal is to significantly reduce the use of hotels for asylum seekers. That is why we have announced several sites around the country where we are rolling out bespoke…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationWith respect, the hon. Gentleman really needs to pay more attention. When the Prime Minister set out our plan, he made the goal clear: to reduce the initial decision backlog,…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationI thank my hon. Friend for all her work for her local constituents in handling this challenging matter. I am cognisant of the fact that there is a very high number of asylum…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationAs I announced, we are making progress on delivering alternative and more appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers. Those under our care are made appropriate offers of…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationMy right hon. Friend makes a powerful point. That says it all about Labour party policy: quick to campaign against common-sense measures to deport dangerous foreign criminals;…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationI disagree. I am very proud that a high number of Afghans have been resettled in and welcomed to the United Kingdom between 2015 and 2022. Almost 50,000 people have been resettled…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that the processing of asylum claims is fundamental to bearing down on the backlog and reducing the number of people accommodated in hotels,…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationAs I said, we have set out the progress that we have made on all aspects of the plan. I say gently to the hon. Gentleman that he should consult his constituents, because the vast…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationThat is why I am encouraged by the progress we are making on our initial decision backlog, cases preceding last summer where people have been waiting for many months and in some…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationEvery application for asylum is determined on its own merits, in conjunction with consideration of human rights laws, international conventions and our domestic laws. Depending on…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationI will look into the incident to which my hon. Friend refers, but on the whole we are seeing improvement and very positive collaboration with our colleagues in France. For…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationI can give the hon. Lady some advice for free. The best way to stop the use of hotels is to stop the boats, and I encourage her to back our legislation, which will enable us to…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationI refute the characterisation the hon. Lady puts forward. I am proud of this Government’s track record of welcoming hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people from across the…05 Jun 2023