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HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)I will, but I will say more on this in due course.28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)Before turning to part 4, which deals with modern slavery, I would like to make a declaration of interest. In October, prior to my appointment as Minister, I ran the London…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)Again, I thank the hon. Gentleman for tabling the amendment. I reassure Members that the clause already has safeguards built in, and it is clear that decision makers will consider…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)As I said—I will come on to this in more detail—it is for the prosecuting authorities to decide whether it is in the public interest to pursue a particular case. On amendment 188,…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)I hope I will be able to provide the hon. Member with further reassurance by going on to say that, of course, the decision on whether prosecution is in the public interest rests…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)Notwithstanding what I have already said about the prosecution services taking a case-by-case approach, the hon. Member inquired about aggravating factors not being added to the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)I will pick up on a few points in concluding our deliberations on the clause. The hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East spoke about costs. We are working…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)We believe that this measure is required so that we can take appropriate action to deal with the sorts of circumstances I have just set out. I have made that clear on several…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Members for Enfield, Southgate and for Halifax for providing the opportunity to explain the difficulties involved in securing convictions for an odious…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, of whom I am very fond, for tabling the amendment. When I referred to him in a previous sitting as a crafty parliamentarian, I meant that in…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)In response to numbers of migrants using dangerous maritime routes to enter the UK illegally, this Government are committed to providing Border Force with the tools and…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank the hon. Members for Enfield, Southgate, and for Halifax, for tabling the amendment, and the hon. Member for Halifax for setting out the case for it. Clause 46 forms part…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)There are a few points that I briefly want to address in concluding the debate on this clause. The first is the training that immigration officers have to undergo. I clarify again…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 126, in schedule 5, page 73, line 23, at end insert “24B,”. This amendment and Amendments 127 and 128 are consequential on NC20.28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)It might assist the Committee if I say a little more. I am not concerned about covering ground that we may have already covered if it helps to clarify matters further and to put…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I think the hon. Gentleman may have misunderstood my point. I was not saying there was any intention to impose a requirement on the sector to work with Government to develop the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)As you noted, Ms McDonagh, I have spoken to various aspects of the grouping in my earlier remarks, so I do not propose repeating what I said. Amendments 126, 127 and 128 are…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I disagree with the hon. Gentleman’s broader interpretation of the situation. We want to identify and help genuine victims as quickly as possible. I would expect cases to be…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)It may be easier if I explain that the power in amendment 137 already exists—albeit for 10 days—in published policy that is available on gov.uk. The purpose of putting the policy…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank hon. Members for raising these important issues. Amendment 143 aims to prevent the deportation of a foreign national offender where they arrived in the UK before the age…28 Oct 2021