Western Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing Centres Debate

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Department: Home Office

Western Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing Centres

Peter Bone Excerpts
Monday 31st October 2022

(2 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Suella Braverman Portrait Suella Braverman
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Of course, I am not going to comment on the particular details of this case. It is a very sad case and a very worrying case, and I am very concerned about the safety and security of the sites at Western Jet Foil and Manston. We evacuated the people from Western Jet Foil to Manston, and they are now back at Western Jet Foil. There has been a huge amount of effort by the authorities and I am very grateful to them.

Peter Bone Portrait Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)
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Does the Home Secretary agree that anyone listening to these exchanges could only conclude that Opposition Members are more interested in illegal economic migrants than in law-abiding British people?

Suella Braverman Portrait Suella Braverman
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As my hon. Friend will know, one of the promises in the 2019 manifesto was to reduce overall numbers when it came to migration, and also to fix the problem of illegal migration. He and I both campaigned to leave the European Union, and 17 million people voted for control over their borders. That is what this Government will deliver.