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HANSARDIndependent 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 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationI am grateful to the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee not only for asking those various questions but for the opportunity to respond to today’s urgent question. It is rather…04 Mar 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationI hear a lot of criticism there, but no constructive suggestion on what the hon. Gentleman would do in the absence of the Rwanda policy. As I have said, we engage properly and…04 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 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 ImmigrationThe Government are making progress. We are living up to the commitments—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 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 ImmigrationIt is rather ironic that the hon. Gentleman argues for due process on the one hand, and says that we should dispense with it on the other. The contract of the chief inspector of…04 Mar 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationI am very grateful to the SNP spokesman for that variety of questions. I too, actually, want to place on record my thanks to Mr Neal for the work that he did— [ Interruption. ]…04 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2024. It is a pleasure to serve under your…28 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2024I thank colleagues from across the House for their various questions, which I will gladly respond to in winding up the debate. The first was from the hon. Member for Nottingham…28 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2024It is fair to say that we as the Government have reflected on the conversations that we have had, and the regulations we are debating reflect those conversations. As I say, the…28 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2024I have already sat down, I am afraid.28 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that the hon. Lady will welcome the improvements that we are making in the processing of asylum claims, which are reflected in the way in which the legacy backlog has been…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think the hon. Gentleman knows that we Ministers are always approachable and accessible, and I would be happy to speak to him about that matter.26 Feb 2024HANSARDLegal MigrationWe will publish the equality impact assessment associated with the policy in due course. The hon. Lady will appreciate that the Government’s position is clear that the current…26 Feb 2024HANSARDLegal MigrationThe hon. Lady will appreciate that I do not have the specifics of the case to hand, but if she kindly shares them with me, I will look into the case as a matter of urgency.26 Feb 2024HANSARDLegal MigrationThe hon. Member will recognise that, in an answer to one of his hon. Friends, I said that I would be willing to meet him and his Glasgow colleagues to discuss some of the…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman makes no mention of the fact that one of the hotels in his constituency is being closed, but he might like to welcome that. He should actually be backing the…26 Feb 2024