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HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityNo, I do not think that is the right thing to do. We need to clear the backlog, speed up decision making and ensure that those who do not have the right to be here are swiftly…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityEnforced returns for those with no right to be here were up 19% this summer, and voluntary returns are up 14%. We think that those should increase. On the overall immigration…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityWe have been very clear about the importance of working with other countries, both on tackling gangs and on addressing some of the wider issues that we face. We have always said…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityOne of the things we are doing is cracking down on illegal working and the exploitation by employers of people coming to the UK who are often not here lawfully and as a result are…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityI say to the hon. Lady that we are establishing new co-operation and networks not just across Europe, but beyond. We know that significant Iraqi-Kurdish gang networks operate in…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityMy hon. Friend is right. We need a complete overhaul of the way that training and support for work takes place to get UK residents back into work and give them the training they…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityI agree about the importance of supporting our armed forces, including housing for armed forces families. That will always be important. The number of asylum decisions had dropped…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityMy hon. Friend makes an important point. I thank the Kurdish Regional Government for their hospitality and welcome, and the Iraqi Government for their welcome and support for my…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityWe are clear that net migration needs to come down after the huge increase. We also need to restore order to the asylum system. Part of that is going after the criminal gangs who…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityMy hon. Friend is right. It was a total, shocking waste of money to send just four volunteers—and the Government had 1,000 people working on the Rwanda scheme. That was 1,000…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityMy hon. Friend makes important points, because countries do need to work together and to look far more at some of the causes of migration. That is why we set out at the European…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityI know that the Immigration Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Wallasey (Dame Angela Eagle), has already answered some of the questions that the right hon. Gentleman has…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityAll I would say to the hon. Gentleman is that there are some deep and fundamental problems in the UK labour market that we have inherited. He is talking about workforce shortages…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityClearly the Rwanda scheme failed, and the Leader of the Opposition knows that it failed. That is why she does not want to reinstate it, contrary to the views of the shadow Home…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityObviously, each individual case needs to be decided on a case-by-case basis. It has been agreed through the courts that, for example, some people could be safely returned to Iraq,…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityI completely agree. Spending £700 million just to send back four volunteers was the most astonishing, shocking waste of money. My hon. Friend is right. The criminal gangs operate…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityI welcome many of the points that the hon. Member has made. She is right to point to the lack of trust and confidence in the system as a result of the chaos of the last few years,…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityMy hon. Friend is right. If we go back just six years, there were barely any boat crossings. This criminal infrastructure was not in place along our borders, but we have seen it…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityIf anyone had believed that flights were going to go off to Rwanda this summer, the Conservatives would not have called the general election when they did. They would have hung on…02 Dec 2024HANSARDBangladesh: Attacks on Hindu CommunityLet me apologise, Mr Speaker. I did check that it had been sent at a quarter to, to make sure it was here with 45 minutes to go. If it did not reach you, I apologise, but that was…02 Dec 2024