Asked by: Earl of Sandwich (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for using the European Political Community as a forum for discussion and action on migration.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The Government is committed to working with international partners on migration. We must intensify efforts to stop migrant smuggling across Europe, over Europe’s external borders, and in source and transit countries. This requires a collective European voice on the global stage, including in multilateral fora.
Migration is a focus of all our bilateral and multilateral engagement with our European partners. The UK is clear that reducing illegal migration requires a coordinated approach across Europe. For example, the Prime Minister and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni chaired a small-group meeting on migration and organised immigration crime at the European Political Community Summit in Granada in October 2023, agreeing an eight-point plan to address growing levels of illegal migration to mainland Europe. We will continue to build on this work throughout 2024.
Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what decision, if any, was made by the Migration Advisory Committee on item 7 of their agenda as referenced in the minutes of their meeting of 14 July 2023; and, if so, when.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
In response to the request from the Home Secretary for all agencies and public bodies that are sponsored by the Home Office, including the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), to adopt and publish a statement adopting the IHRA’s definition of antisemitism, the MAC included a wider policy statement on discrimination in its 2023 Annual Governance Report: Migration Advisory Committee: annual report, 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Asked by: Earl of Sandwich (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what new opportunities they are considering for discussing migration in Europe, in particular (1) through the European Union or its institutions, (2) with European Union members, or (3) the Council of Europe.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The Government is committed to working with international partners on migration. We must intensify efforts to stop migrant smuggling across Europe, over Europe’s external borders, and in source and transit countries. This requires a collective European voice on the global stage, including in multilateral fora.
Migration is a focus of all our bilateral and multilateral engagement with our European partners. The UK is clear that reducing illegal migration requires a coordinated approach across Europe. For example, the Prime Minister and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni chaired a small-group meeting on migration and organised immigration crime at the European Political Community Summit in Granada in October 2023, agreeing an eight-point plan to address growing levels of illegal migration to mainland Europe. We will continue to build on this work throughout 2024.
Correspondence Apr. 17 2024
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)Found: Correspondence with DWP Permanent Secretary relating to Universal Credit managed migration readiness
Found: UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership
Correspondence Feb. 07 2024
Committee: Health and Social Care Committee (Department: Department of Health and Social Care)Found: Correspondence to Minister Pursglove on net migration measures 02.02.24 Correspondence
Correspondence Apr. 24 2024
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)Found: Correspondence with DWP officials relating to Universal Credit managed migration readiness criteria Correspondence
Written Evidence Jan. 19 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: HFU0011 - Homes for Ukraine Migration Yorkshire Written Evidence
Mentions:
1: Robert Jenrick (Con - Newark) all they are unfair on the law-abiding British public who face the real-world consequences of illegal migration - Speech Link
2: Robert Jenrick (Con - Newark) The Labour party’s strategy is to force the British public to grudgingly accept mass migration. - Speech Link
3: Robert Jenrick (Con - Newark) Friend for his support over the last year, in particular with our landmark Illegal Migration Act 2023 - Speech Link
4: Mark Pritchard (Con - The Wrekin) illegal migration routes that we are tackling? - Speech Link
Written Evidence May. 14 2024
Inquiry: Modern Slavery Act 2015Found: MSA0087 - Modern Slavery Act 2015 International Organization for Migration Written Evidence