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HANSARDVisa Scheme for Palestinian RefugeesThe hon. Lady will appreciate that the security of the system is imperative. We must act in accordance with the requirements, which we put front and centre. I will not comment on…15 Apr 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodated in HotelsMy right hon. Friend will recognise that value for money is a critical consideration that informs hotel closure decisions, as are operational deliverability and the notice periods…15 Apr 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodated in HotelsWhat I cannot do on the Floor of the House is make commitments about specific hotels, but I would be very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss this. What he could do to…15 Apr 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodated in HotelsMy right hon. Friend is a strong supporter of the work the Government are doing to get a better grip on the flow of people coming across to our country, who inevitably need…15 Apr 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodated in HotelsI thought it was interesting that a Labour insider said to The Times last week: “We need a viable answer to what we’d do differently other than just ‘smash the gangs’” and that…15 Apr 2024HANSARDImmigration Rules ChangesMy right hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a statement of changes in immigration rules. As announced by the Prime Minister and Home Secretary on 4…14 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft General Aviation (Persons on Board, Flight Information and Civil Penalties) Regulations 2024The reason is that there is clear accountability around an individual piloting a plane. The hon. Lady will appreciate that the legislation is relevant to a number of different…05 Mar 2024HANSARDBritish Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill: InstructionI beg to move, That it be an instruction to the Committee on the British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill that the Committee have leave to make provision for the acquisition of…05 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft General Aviation (Persons on Board, Flight Information and Civil Penalties) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft General Aviation (Persons on Board, Flight Information and Civil Penalties) Regulations 2024. It is a pleasure to serve…05 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft General Aviation (Persons on Board, Flight Information and Civil Penalties) Regulations 2024I appreciate the broad support for the measure from colleagues from across the Committee. On the point about year-to-year staffing in Border Force, I will happily write to the…05 Mar 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationI am afraid that the hon. Member is yet another Opposition Member with no credible alternative to speak of—just lots of complaints about the work that the Government are doing. We…04 Mar 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationI am afraid that what is right is that the hon. Lady consistently votes against the strategy to end the use of hotels, as do her colleagues on the Opposition Front Bench and Back…04 Mar 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationThe hon. Member always goes about his business in the House diligently, and he speaks with great passion about Northern Ireland; I am delighted that we now have Ministers back in…04 Mar 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationThe Government are making progress. We are living up to the commitments—04 Mar 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationThat is an interesting observation, but what sits behind it, I am afraid, is a lack of policy and a lack of an alternative, credible approach to borders and immigration. Mr Neal…04 Mar 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationWe recognise that independent scrutiny, such as that provided by the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, plays an important role in ensuring that we have an…04 Mar 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationThat was a contribution to the House full of soundbites, as ever, but light on policy substance. We hear time and again from the right hon. Lady and her colleagues a lot of…04 Mar 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationMy hon. Friend is a diligent member of the Home Affairs Committee. It is fair to say that where recommendations are made, we engage with them constructively, and progress will…04 Mar 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationIn his usual way, my hon. Friend comes to the House with constructive suggestions for how the Government can go about their work. I am happy to put that suggestion to the Minister…04 Mar 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationOn my hon. Friend’s final point, I will go away and check, and I will write to him. This is clearly an important function. The recruitment process was restarted the day after Mr…04 Mar 2024