Immigration: DNA Tests Debate

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Department: Home Office

Immigration: DNA Tests

Luke Graham Excerpts
1st reading: House of Commons
Thursday 25th October 2018

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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That is an important point. I think it is already the situation that where someone chooses to provide DNA evidence, it generally speeds up their case, because DNA is pretty straightforward to analyse and to make a determination about compared with cases involving paperwork that sometimes goes back and forth between the applicant and the Home Office. In cases where people choose to do this, the matter should be dealt with as quickly as possible.

Luke Graham Portrait Luke Graham (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Con)
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I welcome my right hon. Friend’s announcement that he will review the immigration system. Can he assure the House that concerns raised in cases from across the United Kingdom will be taken into account when forming these new structures to ensure that our new policies and system will provide not only clarity, but consistency across the UK?

Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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My hon. Friend is right. As we review our immigration system and consider any changes, it is crucial that they will apply clearly and uniformly in exactly the same way throughout the United Kingdom.