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Debate between Anneliese Dodds and Nick Timothy
Tuesday 26th November 2024

(3 weeks, 6 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Anneliese Dodds Portrait Anneliese Dodds
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this. We have incredible facilities in Norwich working on agricultural innovation, and they are important not only for global food production but for UK farmers. The research is used intensively by our local farmers as well as by others globally.

Nick Timothy Portrait Nick Timothy (West Suffolk) (Con)
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It is ridiculous that Britain should even contemplate taking some of the 61 Sri Lankan asylum seekers on Diego Garcia as part of its agreement with Mauritius. There are serious concerns in Whitehall that some of those Sri Lankans have criminal records, and there are allegations that some of them may be involved in child abuse. I have raised this with the Home Office to no avail. Will Ministers in the Foreign Office make sure that all records are checked in Sri Lanka and in Diego Garcia to ensure that no such criminals or abusers are allowed into Britain?