If the hon. Gentleman was going to make that argument convincingly, he would be making the same argument about the 19-year-old, the 20-year-old, the 30-year-old and the 50-year-old. The problem is the evidence. We must remember that other countries across Europe have these rules about family reunion in place, and we do not see it becoming a pull factor to Hungary, Poland or all sorts of other countries.
Refugees (Family Reunion) (No.2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Yvette Cooper
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 16 March 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Refugees (Family Reunion) (No.2) Bill.
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