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Business of the House

As the hon. Gentleman well knows, this is an important, sensitive and difficult issue right across the country. It cannot necessarily be dealt with on a devolved basis because it affects the whole United Kingdom. It is important, as the Government have repeatedly made clear, that we balance an appropriately sympathetic and understanding position in relation to those who are genuinely seeking asylum, as against those who are simply coming here as economic migrants. I am sure that if I came to his constituency, his constituents would take exactly that view.