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HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)Again, I am grateful to the hon. Member for setting out his case for the amendment. We know that, given the nature of modern slavery and human trafficking, many individuals often…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank hon. Members for their genuine interest in these matters and for bringing forward their amendments. By introducing a statutory requirement to provide information before a…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)Will the hon. Lady give way?28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)In terms of schedule 5, let me just say that clause 42 is one of the six drafted as placeholder clauses, as indicated in the explanatory notes and memorandum for the Delegated…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I do not accept that depiction. We are requiring decision makers to take into account co-operation with removal proceedings and immigration processes when considering applications…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I apologise if that is so, Ms McDonagh. The groupings on the selection list are not clear, because they are talking about schedule 5. I am happy to leave that there and return to…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)All I can say in response, is that I refer the hon. Member to what I have just said. There is an established position in relation to this; these protections are nothing new.…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)For too long, individuals with no right to remain in the UK, including foreign criminals, have been gaming the system in order to get released from detention and frustrate their…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that point, and I will come on to it imminently. To finish the point I was making, the Government amendments will remove text from the Bill…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I recognise the sincerity of the hon. Gentleman’s concern about this. What I would say to him, as I have now said many times, is that I expect appropriate decisions to be taken on…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I apologise for interrupting the hon. Lady in mid-flow. I just want to provide some clarity on this point. If there are reasonable grounds to believe that someone is a victim,…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank the hon. Members for setting out, through the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, their case and for putting forward their amendments. I appreciate their…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I have made this point several times now, but it is certainly worth repeating: there is a real willingness and desire to engage thoroughly in relation to the development of the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)What I would say to the hon. Member is that if he makes contact with my office in the usual way, with information about who he would like me to meet alongside him, I will…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 47 sets out the consequence if an individual who has been served with a slavery or trafficking information notice as discussed under clause 46 provides information relating…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I recognise the invitation to write with more detail around this and I am happy to do that. That would be advantageous to the Committee. Given that time is getting on and we want…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank hon. Members for their interest and valuable contributions to the debate. They have raised important issues around identifying victims who have faced the most heinous…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 110, in clause 37, page 36, line 4, at end insert— “(C1A) A person who— (a) is required under immigration rules not to travel to the United Kingdom without…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)Amendment 110 will add to the other offences in the clause the additional offence of knowingly arriving in the UK without an electronic travel authorisation where that is…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clearly, any such cases would be referred to the Crown Prosecution Service or the relevant prosecuting authorities. They must make a judgment as to whether it is in the public…28 Oct 2021