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HANSARDImmigration UpdateI am very mindful that my right hon. Friend’s community in Chelmsford has been incredibly generous. The UK Government have been delivering work in conjunction with communities to…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateThe Chairman of the Select Committee, for whom I have enormous respect and admiration, will understand why I am not going to get into operationally or commercially sensitive…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateI will not get into the operational specifics of the work that is ongoing to operationalise the Rwanda policy. We are clear that there is a basis on which we can send people to…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 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 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 UpdateI am exceptionally proud of the work that this country, supported by the Home Office and its teams, has done as part of the enormous resettlement efforts we have taken forward in…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateThere has been no change to the way that the various family visa requirements can be met, through savings and the like. We had a good debate last week in Westminster Hall on the…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateMy right hon. Friend knows that this Government are resolutely opposed to a hard border on the island of Ireland. I understand that the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateThe situation he describes would not be appropriate. That is a matter for the Minister for Countering Illegal Migration, who leads on that work within the Home Office. We have…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 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 distinguished former Home Office Minister who had responsibilities in the immigration space, and I would argue that a lot of the measures that we have…01 May 2024HANSARDImmigration Updaterose —01 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 UpdateI am sure the hon. and learned Lady has followed the position closely. Through the Illegal Migration Act 2023, we made a commitment, which was reflected in the legislation, to…01 May 2024HANSARDDraft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2024I think it is fair to say, and the House acknowledges, that the EU settlement scheme has been a great success. We continue to work constructively at the Home Office to make sure…30 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2024. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…30 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2024If I may, I will write to the hon. Member about the equalities approach to this instrument. On the Border Force point, guidance is in the process of being updated, and we intend…30 Apr 2024HANSARDPartner and Spousal Visas: Minimum IncomeI will take a couple of interventions early. I am conscious that there is a lot that I need to respond to, but I will gladly take the hon. Gentleman’s intervention.23 Apr 2024