Written Question
Monday 24th April 2023
Asked by:
Ben Everitt (Conservative - Milton Keynes North)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions Border Force has had with Trading Standards on tackling the importation of illegal e-cigarette devices.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
Building on an already close relationship, Border Force is working with Trading Standards at a number of locations around the UK, agreeing processes and ways of working that help ensure illegal e-cigarettes are prevented from entering the UK.
Written Question
Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Asked by:
Ben Everitt (Conservative - Milton Keynes North)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to ensure that accommodation sites for asylum seekers will be distributed equally across the UK.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The enduring solution to this challenge is to stop the illegal, dangerous and unnecessary small boat crossings that are overwhelming our asylum system. Not only is every crossing attempt a potential tragedy, as we have seen far too often, but the people arriving via these small boats have travelled through, and have left, safe countries with fully functioning asylum systems to reach the UK.
The former Minister for safe and Legal Routes announced a move to full dispersal on 13 April 2022. The new system of full dispersal accommodation allows the Home Office to move from using hotels to less expensive and more suitable dispersed accommodation. Under full dispersal plans, all Local Authorities in England, Scotland and Wales are considered a dispersal area and are required to to take part in asylum dispersal. This will lead to a more equitable distribution of asylum seekers across the UK and reduce pressures on the minority of Local Authorities which previously participated.
To support full dispersal, delivery plans have been developed in partnership with local government across all UK regions. Plans were designed to ensure a more equitable spread of dispersed accommodation across the UK. Regional Governance Boards will monitor performance against plans.
Written Question
Monday 6th February 2023
Asked by:
Ben Everitt (Conservative - Milton Keynes North)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the Skilled Worker visa system.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
By embracing technology, we are delivering a streamlined, simplified and modern visa system.
The system is working well, the Skilled Worker route is attracting the brightest and best, making a positive contribution to our economy.
We have simplified the employer sponsorship process and by 2025 will have a fully digital end-to-end application system providing greater efficiency for our customers.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 02 Dec 2022
Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill
"It is easy to say that the best security advice for farmers and ATV owners is to take the key out, but when I was farming, every key seemed to fit every vehicle. When I went home at the end of the day, I would take my key home; it …..."Ben Everitt - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 02 Dec 2022
Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill
"The frustrating thing is that the technology is here. Millions of dollars’ worth of John Deere machinery stolen by Russian Federation forces from a dealership in Ukraine was subsequently shut down remotely by John Deere. Will my hon. Friend join me in commending John Deere for its use of technology …..."Ben Everitt - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 02 Dec 2022
Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 02 Dec 2022
Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill
"My hon. Friend is very generous. I know he wants to make progress, but will he join me in commending Thames Valley police’s rural crimes taskforce? It has made fantastic progress in tackling rural crime—not just theft of farm machinery, although a significant amount of stolen farm machinery has been …..."Ben Everitt - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 02 Dec 2022
Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill
"That is an important point, and I hope my hon. Friend will agree that people who are not from rural communities need to understand how food is produced. If as a nation we are to make the transition to producing, growing and selling our food much more sustainably, the public …..."Ben Everitt - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 02 Dec 2022
Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill
"Often when I come to the House on a Friday, I look at the Order Paper and do not really have a clear position on a Bill. I sit here and listen to the debate and try to work out what the key points are and what position I am …..."Ben Everitt - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 02 Dec 2022
Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill
"Sorry, I did my hon. Friend a huge disservice. He was number 3 in the private Member’s Bill ballot.
I was going to say that many Members on both sides of the House take rural crime incredibly seriously, but it is disappointing to see the lack of numbers on the …..."Ben Everitt - View Speech
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