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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Fourth sitting)Does the hon. Gentleman agree with what Rob Jones, the director general of operations at the National Crime Agency, said in his oral testimony last Thursday? He said: “We are not…04 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Third sitting)I am wondering about the intent behind that question. Is the hon. Member concerned about the availability of prison spaces?04 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Third sitting)I have two quick points. First, the hon. Member talked about whether the Border Security Commander could somehow command or direct the activities of our international partners. I…04 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Third sitting)It is not about Martin Hewitt’s professional competence or his ability as a person to do the role; it is about the role itself. Based on how the role has been configured, does the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Third sitting)This is my third Bill Committee, and so far I am really enjoying it. In all three Bill Committees, I have sensed something interesting; my understanding of what the Conservative…04 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to speak under your chairpersonship, Dr Murrison. I want to take on a principled point that I have heard levelled by the hon. Member for Stockton West and other…04 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q Would you feel cautious about Members of Parliament emphatically assessing that there would be a fiscal burden of £234 billion over the lifetime, as your report concludes, based…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q My question is for Mr Williams. In a previous panel, I asked Dr Walsh whether he thought it was difficult to make emphatic assessments of the fiscal burden of migration, given…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)I forgot the name of it. The “Here To Stay?” report? Karl Williams: Yes, that is the one. That is purely about the fiscal impact. There is some analysis, which I can go into in a…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q If I reframe the question, then, have you seen any evidence to suggest that it may be a pull factor? Sarah Dineley: There is nothing that I have read in any interview provided…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q My question is regarding the asylum decisions backlog that the country faces, which we are now starting to move through. As a consequence, of course, some people will have their…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for all of your work. In April 2023, you wrote to the then Home Secretary requesting information about children accommodated in hotels. Seven months later, when you…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (First sitting)I can. It says: “If only a few hundred asylum seekers were sent to Rwanda each year (as suggested by the Deputy Prime Minister and the Home Office’s modelling) and unauthorised…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (First sitting)Q We hear that, because the so-called Rwanda deterrent never actually happened, it is hard to assess whether or not it was a deterrent, but in a Q&A you published on 25 July, Dr…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (First sitting)Q Part of the aim of the Bill is to minimise opportunities for crossings, which involves targeting the criminal smuggler gangs that are enabling small boat crossings to take…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q In that case, I will use the rest of my time. Are you familiar with the—27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q So it is not entirely appropriate to compare the Australian offshoring approach to the Rwanda scheme? Professor Brian Bell: I would not have thought so.27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q My questions are speculative. First of all, are you familiar with a report by the Centre for Policy Studies called “Here to Stay?” Professor Brian Bell: Yes.27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q Could you comment on that? There is a headline figure that says that, in its analysis, the fiscal cost of those who might be granted indefinite leave to remain in the next four…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting)Q I am going to smuggle in a very quick question. Could you comment on the validity of the comparison between the Australian offshore processing immigration approach and the…27 Feb 2025