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Oral Answers to Questions

Barry Sheerman Excerpts
Monday 5th September 2022

(2 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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My hon. Friend is well aware of the Government’s work to deal with illegal migration. That continues to be robust, with our removals policies and the removals agreements that I have with countries around the world—not to mention Albania, which I have touched on. He mentioned the lack of bus drivers. If I may, I suggest that he makes representations to the Department for Transport, because that clearly requires more training and the issuing of more bus driver licences.

Barry Sheerman Portrait Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op)
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Will the Home Secretary look at my ten-minute rule Bill on joint enterprise, which I will present tomorrow? Is it not a scandal that thousands of young people are in prison without a route for anyone to look at their case?

Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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I will, and I am happy to have a conversation with the hon. Gentleman about that.