Refugees (Family Reunion) (No.2) Bill

I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, which succinctly sums up what I have to say in a rath...

My hon. Friend is making an exceptionally powerful and compelling speech. Does he agree that his ...

That is absolutely correct, and I am making this speech because, unfortunately, some people look ...

Does my hon. Friend agree that we should focus on our common humanity? In January, I presented a ...

My hon. Friend makes a compelling point. We could think about our children and grandchildren, and...

I just want to thank the hon. Gentleman for mentioning my fantastic constituency and all the wond...

The hon. Lady is very welcome, and she is welcome, too, to intervene again if I make any further ...

Central Ayrshire.

I am sorry that I cannot pronounce Central Ayrshire, but in my own constituency of Na h-Eileanan ...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Certainly.

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on both his Bill and his powerful speech. Does he agree that th...

The right hon. Lady is absolutely correct. Later I will quote from a speech that my hon. Friend t...

I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman has brought forward this Bill, which follows the Bill intr...

The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. I have seen a blog post from the Government, under ...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on bringing forward this important Bill. Governments are often ...

I thank the hon. Lady for making that stellar point. She is absolutely correct. We know that from...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman—my fellow bilingual island MP—on bringing forward the Bill. He ...

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. While I was listening to Yohannes’ story on Wednesday, I ...

Will my honourable cousin give way?

Nepotism looms large in this place.

There is compelling evidence that diasporas enrich all parts of countries, and indeed Chambers. P...

My honourable cousin makes a fantastic point. We have to see this in multi-dimensions, because se...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing forward the Bill. He mentioned the connection between h...

I absolutely agree. Also, I can assure the hon. Member for Canterbury (Rosie Duffield) that menti...

The Bill has widespread support in our communities across the United Kingdom. Will my hon. Friend...

It would be a privilege to meet the young people of Hermitage Academy, because what they have don...

I commend my hon. Friend for bringing forward the Bill, and for the way he is introducing it. I a...

Absolutely. The Bill would enable refugees here to sponsor their family members. They would be th...

I think that the way the hon. Gentleman has brought the element of humanity into this debate is v...

The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct about that, and I hope we see him in Stornoway soo...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his work on this Bill, but I would not want him to leave Car...

I am pleased to join the hon. Gentleman in congratulating Carmarthenshire’s council, which brings...

First, let me say that I enjoy a sail to Stornoway. May I also say that this debate comes 46 year...

The hon. Gentleman asks a good question. From the information I have directly, I can tell him tha...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on the support he has gathered for his Bill and on the powerful spe...

Absolutely. This is also a loss for the host countries from which these people have had to flee, ...

I am here to support the hon. Gentleman’s Bill wholeheartedly, on behalf of many of my constituen...

The hon. Lady makes a fantastic point. It is to Committee that people should take their concerns,...

The hon. Gentleman is making many valid points. Like everybody in this House, I have been lobbied...

Let us hope we see that support coming to fruition, and I look forward to seeing the hon. Gentlem...

First, I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on introducing this Bill. Does he agree that as one of t...

The hon. Lady is absolutely correct about that. Sometimes our thinking is limited and we think, “...

I, too, congratulate the hon. Gentleman on introducing this Bill. I absolutely support it, as I r...

The hon. Lady is absolutely correct. When we look at history with the benefit of hindsight, we th...

UNICEF reports that a majority of unaccompanied child migrants have been subjected to sexual abus...

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct. There is a judgment call about how much we talk about t...

Does the hon. Gentleman share my concern that legal aid is not available for refugee family reuni...

The hon. Lady makes a good argument about the pounds, shillings and pence that will inevitably co...

I might be a long-lost relative from Somerset, connected somehow, Mr Speaker.

Is it not rig...

Legal aid is already available in Scotland. I am glad to hear what the hon. Lady says, but the ap...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his Bill, which I support wholeheartedly. He reminds me of a...

Absolutely. Everybody will be a winner if the unnecessary bureaucracy that has been created aroun...

The hon. Gentleman makes a really important point about how other European countries regard this ...

The right hon. Gentleman raises an important point. Some people feel—it is an excuse, actually—th...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his important speech. Is he aware that this issue is cited i...

I thank the right hon. Lady for her intervention; I was not aware of that point. It is absolutely...

It is a privilege and a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Angus Brenda...

My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Will he reiterate the point about the refugees whom w...

Absolutely. My hon. Friend reads my mind; he has obviously been looking ahead at what I am about ...

If these children have been accepted as refugees, does the hon. Gentleman not see that the cost t...

That is a very good point. I appreciate the hon. Lady’s intervention. Cost is not really a materi...

My hon. Friend is making a very powerful speech, a great deal of which I agree with. I recognise ...

There is a lot to be said for what my hon. Friend says. As he knows, exceptional compassionate ci...

The hon. Gentleman asks the very legitimate question about what will be the impact of change. As ...

No, I am not entirely comfortable with that. We need to look closely at how the Dubs scheme is no...

Just to be clear, what we are doing is putting under-18s in the same category as over-18s. They a...

As I am sure no one would disagree, it would only be in the interests of people traffickers—no on...

Has the hon. Gentleman had the benefit of reading the Human Trafficking Foundation’s report of la...

I have not read it, but I would be extremely interested to do so, so I will look at it. I thank t...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Let me get to the end of my speech.

I am very pleased that, as we heard from my hon. Friend...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Angus Brendan MacNeil) on introducing th...

I know of the great work that the Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network has done in our borough. W...

I thank my hon. Friend and absolutely agree. We have so many wonderful organisations in Lewisham ...

My hon. Friend points out the case in Lewisham. Does she acknowledge that that is the case with L...

I agree with my hon. Friend. As I said, that is completely unacceptable. We have a council that i...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Somerton and Frome (David Warburton), wh...

If the hon. Gentleman has doubts, the best place to take them is to Committee. I will happily esc...

The hon. Gentleman escorts me all around the world as we build positive trade relationships with ...

I urge my hon. Friend to consider that this Bill is about refugees—not economic migrants, with wh...

I respect my right hon. Friend’s contributions and her right to make them to the House, but as sh...

I speak for the fairies, as far as this is concerned. Logic would dictate that when refugees are ...

I thank my hon. Friend for his contribution. I think that he supports my point—[Interruption.] Th...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I will give way in a moment.

When assessing asylum claims, Home Office officials must alrea...

My hon. Friend has made brief reference to the ECHR. Does he share my concern that while it sound...

My hon. Friend anticipates my argument. I set rights in the context of rights and responsibilitie...

Since the hon. Gentleman is giving us a history lesson, does he not agree that the best example i...

If the hon. Gentleman had been paying attention from the back of the class, he would have heard m...

On the point about national responsibility, does my hon. Friend recognise that Britain is one of ...

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Again, he pre-empts my remarks, for I will talk a little...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

No. I must make some progress.

The UK’s commitments under international law—

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The hon. Gentleman’s speech is not addressing the Bill...

That is not a point of order. The hon. Gentleman will continue his speech.

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.

The UK’s commitments under international law, which we cle...

I gently say to my hon. Friend that this is not one of his greatest contributions. The Conservati...

I respect my right hon. Friend and her position as a sponsor of the Bill. It is entirely her righ...

Shame!

Order. Can we calm it down, please? I am sure that the hon. Gentleman is returning to the Bill.