Everyone wants children to be safe: nobody wants a child to be living in a hotel; and, fundamentally, nobody wants a child to make a very dangerous crossing in a small boat. The safest place for a child is not to make that crossing. There are safe and legal routes, which we should try to focus on, rather than encouraging people smugglers to take children on the channel. Does the hon. Lady agree that that is the worst thing for a child?
Illegal Migration Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Alexander Stafford
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 28 March 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Illegal Migration Bill.
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