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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Nov 2022
Asylum Seekers Contingency Accommodation: Belfast

"I will call Claire Hanna to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention with 30-minute debates...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Oct 2022
Cross-Channel Migrants: Manston Facility

"I welcome my right hon. Friend the Minister to his post. I expect him to be both tough and compassionate in dealing with immigration. Many of my constituents go to France on holiday because it is safe, and a nice place to go, and they are perplexed at these people …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 May 2022
Preventing Crime and Delivering Justice

"I support the Queen’s Speech and the programme unveiled by the Government. One can see politics getting back to normal and I am sure that the contest in the House today will be watched in the next two years as we glide to the likely date of a general election. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 May 2022
Preventing Crime and Delivering Justice

"That is absolutely so. The original design teams for British nuclear power were taken apart. To have a productive nuclear power industry, we need continued investment in new plants. The good thing about what has happened at Hinkley C, Sizewell and Rolls-Royce is that we are getting design teams together …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Jul 2021
Nationality and Borders Bill

"When this country voted to take back control, clearly it had immigration in mind. As we all know—many of us deal with a lot of casework on it—this is an extremely complex and difficult area. Over the years, I have always felt that the Home Office has never got on …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Mar 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

"I agree with my right hon. Friend—it is a big issue for my constituents and I am glad he has brought it up...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Mar 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

"I am particularly pleased to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mr Francois), because I intend to address virtually the same subject. Poole is a beautiful place. We attract people, and, unfortunately, we attract people with unauthorised encampments. Last summer, in Poole Park, the cricket …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Mar 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

"I will...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Mar 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

"My right hon. Friend makes a very good point. What used to happen until recently was that people would turn up, and others would phone the local council, which would say that it could not do much about it. They would then phone the local police, who would say that …..."
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Written Question
Migrant Workers: Visas
Tuesday 12th January 2021

Asked by: Robert Syms (Conservative - Poole)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were relocated into the UK using the intra-company visa system in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Kevin Foster

The available published data shows the numbers of visas granted in each work route but does not provide any information on where the applicant resided (inside / outside the EU) or if the individual was “relocating”. There is also no guarantee these visas are used.

Data on visas granted by category can be found in Vis_D02 at:

entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-sep-2020.xlsx