Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Debate between Mike Martin and Angela EagleMonday 12th May 2025
(5 months, 2 weeks ago)
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Mike Martin (Tunbridge Wells) (LD)
Does the Minister find it strange that in a debate on a Bill so important to Reform UK—indeed, it is the party’s raison d’être—80% of Reform UK MPs have left the Chamber and are, presumably, in the pub?
Dame Angela Eagle
I think they probably call that campaigning, but it is up to them to justify how long they spend in the pub, or indeed in this Chamber.
Moving to serious crime prevention orders and interim serious crime prevention orders, Government amendments 14 to 19 will remove Scotland and Northern Ireland from clause 48, which allows electronic monitoring as a condition of serious crime prevention orders and interim serious crime prevention orders in terrorism-related cases. The amendments will ensure that the devolved Governments retain full legislative competence over their existing electronic monitoring regimes.
For now, I commend all the Government amendments to the House and look forward to contributions from other right hon. and hon. Members on the gargantuan group of amendments we are dealing with tonight.