Immigration Bill

Indeed. I am grateful. I had not received intelligence as to who was going to speak for the SNP, ...

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:

New clause 17—Residential Tenanci...

I am unashamedly moving lots of amendments, and there are several others that we on these Benches...

If I heard the hon. Gentleman correctly he does not like the Bill, and his amendments and new cla...

We have done our best to make the Bill slightly more palatable, but even with all our amendments ...

The hon. Gentleman talks about looking tough and effective. Does he not agree that that is the ch...

I agree that we need to enforce the immigration rules and laws that we have put in place, but the...

My hon. Friend will be aware that the immigration detention inquiry panel heard evidence from a c...

I agree entirely. That is one of a huge number of reasons that were highlighted during the Backbe...

Does my hon. Friend share my concerns for the wellbeing of the migrants being detained—an experie...

My hon. Friend makes her point powerfully. The issue is not just a time limit going forward, but ...

As I have had cause to mention previously in the Chamber, immigration was the single most importa...

I am conscious that we are covering ground that we covered in Committee. The hon. Lady will recog...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but the Home Office is undertaking three separat...

I appreciate my hon. Friend’s point about the need for those reviews to inform the debate. Does s...

I recognise the frustration of my hon. Friend and others about that, but properly conducted revie...

I shall speak to the amendments in my name. I hope it will be helpful to the House if I indicate ...

The hon. Gentleman just said that new clause 13 did

not pres...

I apologise. I meant that it proposes a review of the time limit rather than a time limit itself,...

Does the hon. and learned Gentleman agree that one of the values of a time limit is that it provi...

I completely agree with the hon. Gentleman. There is the fact of detention in the first place, co...

As somebody who served with the hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer)...

I represent a constituency that has a significant proportion of people who have come from other c...

This is noteworthy for Hansard—the hon. Lady and I have found something on which we agree. What w...

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Let me address the hon. Lady’s first intervention and then I will be happy to give way to her aga...

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Before I give way to my hon. Friend I must first take the intervention from the hon. Member for G...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that rather than shooting UKIP’s fox with this Bill, the Government...

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Order. We are venturing into much broader aspects of the principles of the Bill rather than the a...

I have fallen into my usual trap, Madam Deputy Speaker. I always like to set a backdrop to my rem...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

With the most enormous pleasure, as always.

I rather think the hon. Gentleman is missing the point about the amendments and new clauses. The ...

I hear what the hon. Gentleman says. All I would say to him in reply is that the Bill has been br...

Can the hon. Gentleman tell the House anything that any SNP Member said that leads him to believe...

Unlike Lord Green, I had no difficulty understanding what she and the hon. Member for Paisley and...

I want to go back to our thoughtful discussions in Committee, in which the issues were well debat...

Order. The hon. Lady is hoping to catch my eye later in the debate. I suggest that she saves her ...

The good folk of Eastleigh, many of whom I got to know during the by-election, will no doubt brea...

In defending the pivotal role of immigration detention centres, will my hon. Friend defend the de...

To answer my hon. Friend’s questions in reverse order, no and yes. Whether or not a woman is preg...

I, too, think that the people we ask to manage detention centres do a good job in general. On a p...

I do not wish to test your patience, Madam Deputy Speaker, or indeed that of the House, by strayi...

My hon. Friend said that the Bill was about fair play. The question of fair play is also at the h...

My hon. Friend makes an apposite point. This must all be about fairness, about robust regulations...

I spent five long weeks on the Immigration Bill Committee. It was an interesting experience, but ...

Does my hon. Friend agree that the right to rent is a good example of the problem that she is hig...

My hon. Friend has taken the words right out of my mouth. I was about to say that the right to re...

We discussed this matter in Committee. The hon. Lady refers to asylum seekers. Does she mean fail...

I thank the Minister for giving me the opportunity to make a point about the language that we use...

The hon. Lady uses the phrase “asylum seekers”. Does she accept that the Bill focuses on a range ...

I absolutely am aware of that, but we have limited time so I have to focus on the most important ...

Does the hon. Lady believe that any asylum seeker should be failed?

I would not use that language about anyone, but I understand that people come here seeking asylum...

The hon. Lady’s party has often repeated the call for a more relaxed approach to asylum. In fact,...

There are a number of countries across the world, if the hon. Gentleman cares to read up on this,...

The hon. Lady makes her points with the same eloquence and passion that she showed in Committee. ...

The hon. Gentleman, and his Government, know full well that some people simply cannot go home. In...

It is a pleasure to take part in this debate, and I will speak to the new clauses to which my nam...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that what unites the parties is the principle that there should be ...

I agree, and I look forward to hearing from the Minister about that abiding principle. Home Offic...

To pick up on the point made by the hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Star...

I agree, and it is important to get the first principles right. We can have lots of debates and d...

Before I speak to three of the amendments, I wish to make some brief points. The hon. Member for ...

Just for the record, I served in Committee as a Welsh Member.

I am sure the people of Wales are delighted. Among the three main parties, whether or not SNP Mem...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the UK not only abolished slavery but took full advantage of t...

I am focusing on anti-slavery because we have a proud tradition of standing against those who exp...

I wish to speak to the new clauses and amendments dealing with immigration detention. New clause ...

I thank my hon. Friend for his contribution, as well as my hon. Friend the Member for Enfield, So...

I am very pleased that the Shaw review will be available for their lordships to review in tabling...

Is this not more about the integrity of the system and how it is supervised, rather than introduc...

My hon. Friend makes a very good point. Part of the evidence built up in this Parliament, in case...

I am delighted to follow the hon. Member for Bedford (Richard Fuller), whose contribution represe...

I thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions on a range of issues, which have ...

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If I may, I would like to finish this point and then take interventions. I want to set out the fa...

Does the Minister agree that the reviews he has summarised deal with the issues raised in paragra...

As I have said, the current Home Office policy is to use detention sparingly and for the shortest...

I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion.

Motion and clause, by leave, withdrawn.

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:

Government new clause 4—Duty to p...

In this part of the debate we turn to amendments and new clauses concerning the asylum system and...

Does the Minister agree that the children of parents who will not return—to my mind, mostly becau...

We had detailed and considered debate about this in Committee, to which the hon. Lady was party. ...

The Minister has talked about making regulations to extend provisions to Wales and about skills r...

I am afraid that I do not, on the basis that immigration is a reserved matter. The hon. Lady may ...

Does the Minister not accept that the definition of a family is drawn incredibly tightly and is v...

I recognise the manner in which the hon. Lady advances her point, but our judgment is that the po...

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I am delighted to give way to the right hon. Lady, who tabled new clause 1.

May I press the Minister on the people who are currently excluded by the rules? For example, a ca...

As the right hon. Lady knows, the current regulations are framed in a way that allows the resettl...

What is the option for that 19-year-old and so many other similar cases? Where does she go—should...

We think that the Dublin arrangements are the right way to provide consistency of approach across...

Does my right hon. Friend accept that, in 2013, the latest year for which I have statistics, ther...

I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the way in which he has advanced these issues and underlined ...

May I take my right hon. Friend back to new clause 2, which relates to the deportation of non-Bri...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. The issue of prison conditions is relevant, for example,...

Will the Minister clarify his position on the rules that prevent potential income from a non-EEA ...

As I have indicated, it is about creating a long-term stable position on what may be considered a...

Is it not the case that many of the frictions between immigrant and settled communities relate to...

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. That is what we have done. We must also ensure publi...

I start by confirming that we see the sense in the Government new clauses—I think they are Govern...

I rise to speak to my two new clauses. In so doing, I want to thank the Minister for telling me a...

I wish to speak to new clauses 1 and 11, which focus on the response that we should have to the r...

I am sure that my hon. Friends and Opposition Members who served on the Public Bill Committee wil...

Like the hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer), we believe that the p...

My hon. Friend will be aware that Home Office statistics state that only 24% of appellants remove...

I am grateful for that intervention and entirely agree with my hon. and learned Friend.

The...

I appreciate the opportunity to address the House again on Report, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is a ple...

I share the hon. Gentleman’s surprise that there is not already such a requirement. Does he share...

It is a wonderful tenet of our democracy that if people wish to choose an individual to represent...

It may help the hon. Gentleman to say that, as I indicated in my speech, certain drafting issues ...

I am grateful to the Minister for his comments.

While we are on that topic, may I suggest t...

On Second Reading, I described the Bill as heinous. My experience as a member of the Bill Committ...

As my hon. Friend says, the Bill proposes the removal of support from those who are due to be dep...

I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. In Committee we tabled an amendment to try to ensure ...

In view of the time and our keenness to hear the Minister respond, I will just raise a couple of ...

Again, we have touched on several important themes in the Bill that were debated and examined in ...

Will my right hon. Friend accept that to remove somebody one first has to apprehend them, and tha...

Obviously, powers of arrest do reside. Issues of detention came up in the previous debate, and I ...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

We have heard considerable debate ...

As the Home Secretary said, we have had a lively and thorough debate, if not a genuine dialogue, ...

Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Government are focusing on the wrong party in the Bill? ...

My hon. Friend has more experience than anybody in the House of the workplaces that might be most...

Last Thursday, I attended Yarl’s Wood having spoken to a number of charities that are assisting p...

I do agree with my hon. Friend, who puts her point very well. There are obviously concerns about ...

I, too, place on record my thanks to all the organisations that have supported and advised MPs du...

Week after week at my constituency surgeries, I am left speechless as I try to explain to people ...

I could never imagine the adjective “speechless” being applied to the hon. Gentleman.

I agree with my hon. Friend.

Such an honest debate must include discussion of how we assist...

I will speak only very briefly. Unfortunately, the Home Affairs Committee sitting has prevented m...

The hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald).

I knew you would remember, Mr Speaker. The hon. Gentleman did tell me that he would be in the Hou...

I am grateful to you for calling me to speak, Mr Speaker, particularly as it was not possible for...

I am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, for allowing me to speak briefly in this important debate.