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HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Have you had any notification from the Home Secretary, the Minister for Crime and Policing or the safeguarding Minister, the hon. Member for…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from Ukraine(Urgent Question) : To ask the Home Secretary if she will make a statement about refugees from Ukraine.10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineI have to ask the Home Secretary, why does it always take being hauled into the House of Commons to make basic changes to help vulnerable people who are fleeing from Ukraine? A…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The hon. Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller) suggested that the Opposition Front Bench had said that we should throw away security…10 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsIt is deeply disappointing that the Home Secretary is not here to respond, given the gravity of the issue—especially after she gave wrong information to the House several times…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillWill the Home Secretary clarify whether the Home Office has set up a visa application centre in Calais, or are people still being sent on journeys of hundreds of miles back to…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI welcome the Bill before us today, at a time when rocket attacks are continuing, when homes, community centres and even kindergartens are being hit, and when families fleeing…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI agree with my hon. Friend that action should have been taken much earlier to address that, which should mean that there is an even greater imperative on us all now to ensure not…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Unless we have the ability to use the powers we have and the powers we are discussing in this Bill, in practice nothing will happen. We…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillGiven the seriousness of this matter and the seriousness of the allegations that security advice from our intelligence agencies was dismissed, and given the importance of the…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI will take one final intervention.07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy hon. Friend is right that we need clarity about how the legislation will work in practice and be used to make a difference. It raises questions about individuals, and we are…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillClearly we need updated figures, but my understanding is that 50 visas is the figure issued by the Home Office yesterday. I hope we will have a further update, but the problem is…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. If we in this House are so confused and cannot follow this chaos, it must be devastating for families who are desperately trying to be…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI am grateful, Mr Speaker, because there are some very serious questions. The Home Secretary has just said that elderly aunts are included, but that is not what the website says.…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillThank you. Mr Speaker. The concern for the House is that the Home Secretary has provided information today that does not yet seem to be accurate, and we urgently need accurate…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI think the public want to see us doing our bit, and that is not what is happening. What people are seeing time and again is families having to leap over additional…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillThat would be very helpful. But we also need to know when this visa application centre will be set up and operational, because right now this means that people are being turned…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI will give way to the Home Secretary to clarify.07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. For example, there is discussion as part of this Bill about shell companies and ensuring that action is taken on economic crime. However,…07 Mar 2022