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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Removal of Illegal Migrants

Monday 22 November 2021 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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At a glance

Answered 0 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Tom Hunt asked about speeding up the removal of illegal migrants.
  • Tom Hunt questioned whether the French agreement is necessary for controlling borders after leaving the EU.
  • The Minister expressed sympathy with Tom Hunt's views on border control.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Tom Hunt
Immigration
Context

The question arises from the need for faster removal of illegal migrants. The MP is concerned about the efficiency and effectiveness of current policies.

Question

What steps she is taking to speed up the removal of illegal migrants who have no right to be here?

Answer from Tom Pursglove

Our new plan for immigration makes it easier to remove illegal migrants who have no right to be here. The one-stop process that we are introducing through the Nationality and Borders Bill will be fundamental to delivering on that in future. The Home Secretary has also been setting up a mix of formal and informal returns agreements with other countries, in order to tackle the drivers of illegal migration.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The specific ask about speeding up removal was not addressed directly; instead, the response focused on plans for future processes and agreements.

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Q2 Tom Hunt
Immigration Brexit
Context

The question stems from public sentiment that voting to leave the EU was a desire for greater control over borders, including offshore processing. The MP references successful Australian policies as an example.

Question

Does the Minister agree that when millions of people voted to leave the European Union, they did so to take back control of our borders—no ifs, no buts—and on our own terms, not only if the French agree? Does he also agree that, in a spirit of taking back control, we need to intensify our movements towards offshore processing, which we know was successful in Australia where, when it was introduced, the numbers fell of a cliff straightaway?

Answer from Tom Pursglove

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is a passionate advocate for his constituents on this issue. I, too, was on the frontline of that campaign in 2016, and I am very sympathetic to the point that he makes. There is no one single solution to this problem. The measures that we are introducing through the Nationality and Borders Bill are comprehensive, but we also need that co-operation with our French partners, and to tackle this issue upstream.

Not addressed: The specific ask about offshore processing was not directly addressed; instead, the response discussed cooperation and tackling issues upstream.

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