Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mike Tapp and Peter Prinsley

Monday 9th February 2026 Commons Chamber

[Mike Tapp]

When migrants enter the UK on economic routes, it is expected that they will be able to support their families. We are maintaining that principle, and it is right that we look into how we can do so better in response to circumstances. We will continue to ensure that migrant children are considered when we make decisions on requirements for settlement. As for the bigger picture, we saw an unprecedented influx of migration under the last Government that will put a massive strain on public services, so it is right that we extend the period from five to 10 years. That is what the British people expect, that is what we hear on the doorsteps, and that is what the hon. Lady’s constituents are saying as well.

[Peter Prinsley (Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket) (Lab)]

6. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the EU’s decision to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group.