"At the weekend, I had the pleasure of joining Cleveland scouts and seeing at first hand the fantastic work that scouting does to give young people confidence, practical skills, friendships and opportunities they might not otherwise have. Can the Minister reassure those young people and their families that this Government …..." Matt Vickers - View Speech
"Q56 Dr Sumption, looking at the evidence rather than at the Government’s intentions, which provisions in the Bill are likely to reduce arrivals or increase removals, and which have the weakest evidence base behind them?
Dr Sumption: I will take those separately, starting with removals and then talking about …..." Matt Vickers - View Speech
"Q From your experience of running Border Force, what actually deters an illegal channel crossing? Will anything in the Bill materially strengthen that deterrent?
Tony Smith: I served in the Home Office from 1972 until 2013, at all levels, from immigration officer up to director general, when I retired. …..." Matt Vickers - View Speech
"Q What is the single biggest border control measure missing from the Bill?
Tony Smith: It is more what it does not do, which is exclude people coming from safe third countries, such as France, from claiming protection. That was the intention of the Illegal Migration Act. There is …..." Matt Vickers - View Speech
"Q In your view, what is the single biggest reason why the UK fails to remove more people who have no right to remain? Does the Bill actually address the issue?
Guy Dampier: The fundamental issue that we face, as we do in this entire crisis, is human …..." Matt Vickers - View Speech
"Q What effective measure would the IRC support to deter people from paying smugglers to cross the channel? Should deliberately entering illegally from a safe country carry any immigration consequence?
Angela Afzal: We would say that we do not want people to be making dangerous journeys in order to …..." Matt Vickers - View Speech
"Q If you could make one amendment to the Bill to increase the distinction between people coming to Britain legally and those entering illegally, what would that be?
Guy Dampier: That is a very difficult one, because one of the big problems that the Bill does not tackle …..." Matt Vickers - View Speech
"Q Is there any evidence that expanding safe and legal routes would reduce the number of small boat crossings, rather than simply increase the overall number of people coming to the UK?
Angela Afzal: To reduce small boat crossings, there will be a range of interventions. Our position would …..." Matt Vickers - View Speech
"Q As a practising immigration lawyer, where in the Bill do you anticipate the greatest volume of new litigation? Could any of those challenges actually increase delays to removal?
Jacqui McKenzie: Sorry, I cannot actually hear the question.