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HANSARD Passport e-Gates Network OutageAgain, I thank the hon. Gentleman for the way in which he puts his questions. Many passengers saw waits of two to three hours last night as they were processed at the border. As I…08 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Immigration: CostsIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Morley and Outwood (Dame Andrea Jenkyns) on securing…07 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Immigration: CostsI will gladly talk about that. Several speakers today have set out how expensive this is. Not only is illegal migration unfair, not only is it very dangerous, and not only is it…07 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Immigration: CostsI have enormous respect and admiration for the hon. Gentleman, and he always makes his case passionately. However, at every juncture when we as a Government have brought forward…07 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Immigration: CostsThe hon. Gentleman often speaks with real authority and takes a close interest in the issues. I will come to the French co-operation, but to answer his question directly, this…07 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Immigration: CostsAgain, the point about flow speaks for itself. The current volume of people coming to the United Kingdom, particularly via small boats, is unsustainable. The very best way of…07 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Immigration: CostsThat is not a policy conversation that I have had. What I will say is that when it comes to the Rwanda policy, to which I think the question is relevant and pertinent, the Prime…07 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Immigration: CostsI will gladly pick up that specific point. The hon. Gentleman raised an individual case that would not be appropriate for me to comment on, in the sense that I would never think…07 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateIt is fair to say that if we were to adopt the approach of the Labour Front Benchers, which the hon. Gentleman no doubt subscribes to, we would continue to have uncontrolled…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateWhat a quite extraordinary response! The fact is that this is a Government who have a credible plan to bring net migration down by 300,000, and all those measures are now in…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateI am a British citizen who is in this country legally. [ Interruption. ] If the hon. Lady will allow me to finish the point, it is entirely right and proper that people are…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration Updaterose —01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateWith permission, I would like to make a statement on immigration. The Government are committed to reducing immigration—both legal and illegal—into the United Kingdom. Legal…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateMy hon. Friend is right on the point about deterrents. He has been very supportive of our work that has seen Albanian arrivals fall by 90%. Again, that shows the value that…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateMy right hon. Friend is a tireless campaigner for his constituents. He knows that I am exceptionally sympathetic to trying to deliver this regeneration project for Lincolnshire. I…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateMy hon. Friend will appreciate that I cannot go into the granularity of the operational work that is ongoing to ensure that we can deliver on this policy, but I can say that an…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateI do not see it like that. Labour’s policy is a blank sheet of paper. This Government’s policy is a credible offering to get on and deliver on legal and illegal migration. The…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateThe hon. Member presents the Government’s position in, I would argue, an inaccurate and disingenuous light. The fact is that we want to see a balanced approach to migration. The…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about that. There is concerted effort going on across Government, building on the back to work plan. I am playing my part in discussions with…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateHistorically, the Government have been very generous and allowed the fishing and seafood processing sectors to have a privileged position within the immigration system, with quite…01 May 2024