Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Karen Buck Excerpts
Monday 4th June 2018

(6 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Hurd Portrait The Minister for Policing and the Fire Service (Mr Nick Hurd)
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We have taken steps that have led to an additional £460 million of taxpayers’ money going into the police system, including another £9.9 million for West Yorkshire, where the police and crime commissioner has said that he will use it to recruit more than 140 police officers and staff—and that is on top of an increase in 2016. I am sure that my hon. Friend will do a great job in holding him to account to make sure that those additional resources are used to the benefit of her constituents.

Karen Buck Portrait Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab)
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T4. A few weeks ago, the Government’s chief inspector of borders and immigration said of the right to rent policy that it“is yet to demonstrate its worth as a tool to encourage immigration compliance”,that“the Home Office has failed to coordinate, maximise or even measure…its use”,and that“externally it is doing little to address stakeholders’ concerns.”Is it not time to listen to the wide range of concerns about this failing policy? What is the Secretary of State going to do to review it?

Caroline Nokes Portrait The Minister for Immigration (Caroline Nokes)
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The right to rent is an important component of the Government’s policies to make sure that those who are living here illegally do not find it easy to access the services and facilities that those who are here legally access. It is really important that we draw a clear distinction between legal and illegal immigration. The Government are determined to make sure that we implement our policies in an effective but humane way.