Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill Debate

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Department: Home Office

Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill

Munira Wilson Excerpts
Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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I have already made it clear, in terms of the visa application centre that has now been set up en route to Calais, that we have staff in Calais, and, importantly, people have been coming to the UK from Calais. I am afraid that there has been a lot of misinformation about all this, and I have clarified our position today.

Munira Wilson Portrait Munira Wilson (Twickenham) (LD)
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Will the Secretary of State give way?

Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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I will not; I need to make progress and I have been generous with interventions. In addition, on the point that my right hon. Friend the Member for North Thanet (Sir Roger Gale) made, I did say that we would cut away process, but he has already heard me say that there are security concerns and considerations—[Interruption.]