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HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationIf the hon. Lady can provide the specifics of that case, I will happily ensure that that is looked at quickly. It is also fair to say that the number of caseworkers dedicated to…25 Apr 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationThe hon. Gentleman clearly did not pay much attention to the statement last week and the responses given. The British people deserve to know what his alternative is. I would…25 Apr 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his support for the policies we are bringing forward. He recognises the gravity and importance of the issues we are dealing with. We will not…25 Apr 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI have huge respect and admiration for my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May). The bottom line here is that there is no single intervention that will resolve the…25 Apr 2022HANSARDRefugee Convention 1951Part 2 of the Nationality and Borders Bill defines the key provisions of the refugee convention. In developing this policy we have considered factors such as the law in other…25 Apr 2022HANSARDRefugee Convention 1951I thank the hon. Lady for raising that point. Under the Vienna convention, it is for Parliament to interpret our international obligations. We will always act in accordance with…25 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to raise this point. I can give her the reassurance that at all times a trauma-based approach is taken when dealing with these matters, and…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am always grateful to my hon. Friend for his considered interventions and for the thought and care that he takes in making his arguments. I respectfully disagree with him on…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI profoundly disagree with the hon. Gentleman. He and I debated these matters many times in Committee and it is fair to say that the approach he advocates is in essence a charter…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am concerned that the evil criminal gangs miss no opportunity to try to market a vision of coming to the United Kingdom, and I think there is a powerful dynamic to the issue of…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his intervention and long-standing interest in this issue. He and I, along with other Ministers, share a common goal in wanting to bring…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI disagree with the hon. Gentleman’s suggestion about allowing people to claim asylum at embassies and consulates around the world. We would find that very considerable numbers of…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am conscious that I need to make some progress and that time is short, but I will give way to my hon. Friend, and then to the hon. Gentleman.20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI will give way to my right hon. Friend, but I am very conscious of the time.20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI must make some progress, as I am conscious that quite a lot of hon. Members want to speak in this debate. I will try to take my hon. Friend’s intervention later if I can.…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy hon. Friend is right to say that the evidence that we heard from the Australian representatives advocated the policy approach that was taken in that country. I would argue that…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI thank Members across the House for their contributions to this afternoon’s debate on issues that are of the utmost importance. I would argue that there is a moral imperative to…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIn terms of various schemes, as I say, we have a rich and proud history in this country of providing sanctuary to people from around the world who require it. That has included…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI will not say any more over and above that which I have already set out this afternoon. Moreover, my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary provided further detail on this…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI agree with my hon. Friend in the sense that that is one intervention we need to make to improve matters considerably. We all want to see cases considered more quickly and to…20 Apr 2022