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Written Question
Visas: Overseas Students
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Nick Fletcher (Conservative - Don Valley)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that student visas are not used solely to gain residence in the UK.

Answered by Tom Pursglove

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Written Question
Hamas: Demonstrations
Tuesday 24th October 2023

Asked by: Nick Fletcher (Conservative - Don Valley)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to work with the police to identify Hamas supporters at anti-Israel rallies in the UK.

Answered by Tom Tugendhat

The Government takes proscription offences seriously. Investigations into the activities of proscribed organisations or individuals who may be members of or who demonstrate support for proscribed organisations are an operational matter for the police and intelligence agencies.

Following the terrorist attacks on Israel, the Home Secretary wrote to police chiefs in England and Wales urging them to step up patrols and use the full force of the law to tackle those inciting hatred towards our Jewish communities.

The Home Secretary and the Prime Minister have hosted a roundtable with police chiefs and the Community Security Trust (CST) to discuss the practical steps that can be taken to enhance the operational response to any potential disorder.

Public order policing has disseminated briefing materials to police forces covering hate crime and the proscription offences, including advice on the flags associated with proscribed organisations Hamas and Hizballah.

Written Question
Passports: Gender Recognition
Thursday 9th March 2023

Asked by: Nick Fletcher (Conservative - Don Valley)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what policy HM Passport Office has on allowing someone without a Gender Recognition Certificate to change the sex registered on their passport.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

HM Passport Office's gender recognition policy includes guidance for customers regarding the evidence required when someone is changing their passport sex marker without a gender recognition certificate. The policy can be found at Gender recognition policy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 31 Oct 2022
Western Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing Centres

"In the Secretary of State’s statement, she spoke of the successes of the UK-French joint alliance cell stopping 29,000 illegal immigrants from crossing. What are her thoughts on doubling those resources and finally eliminating these dangerous crossings?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 May 2022
Preventing Crime and Delivering Justice

"Preventing crime and delivering justice—surely if we get the first bit right, we do not need the second. That is wishful thinking, I know, but it is nevertheless true. Sadly, we do not live in a perfect world, so justice is needed, and the best justice is swift justice. Justice …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Apr 2022
Global Migration Challenge

"Does the Home Secretary agree that no one would spend thousands of pounds to go to one country and end up in another and that this policy will be a deterrent, which will save lives and save the taxpayer money?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jun 2021
Misuse of Drugs Act

"Politicians are often most criticised for sitting on the fence. While I am sure that Whips across the House like to believe they are skilled in the power of persuasion, there is no hiding the fact that, often, many MPs made up their minds on issues long ago. However, it …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jun 2021
Misuse of Drugs Act

"I thank the hon. Member for saying that, but I still go back to what I said before. If we legalise the cannabis we have talked about and make that safe, I still think the illegal or the criminal element would continue selling the cannabis—[Interruption.] It is …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 19 Oct 2020
Immigration

"I am pleased that this debate is taking place, especially as illegal immigration is an issue of particular concern to my constituents. The petition was signed by more than 270 individuals in Don Valley. Equally, dozens of constituents emailed me about the illegal channel crossings over the summer months. They …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Sep 2020
Fire Safety Bill

"I am pleased that the remaining stages of the Fire Safety Bill are being debated in the House today. Some hon. Members will know that, as an electrical engineer, fire safety is an issue that is of great interest to me. Having spoken on Second Reading, I was reassured that …..."
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