Debate on bill on Friday, 17 January 2014, in the House of Commons, led by Christopher Chope. The answering member was Lord Harper.

Illegal Immigrants (Criminal Sanctions) Bill

Second reading. Motion and Bill, by leave, withdrawn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 573 cc1158-1174
Session: 2013-14
Department: Home Office
Legislative stage: Second reading
Procedure: Private members' bills proceedings
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Illegal Immigrants (Criminal Sanctions) Bill 2013-14
Monday, 24 June 2013
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Proceeding contributions: Christopher Chope | 573 c1159 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
Flushed by my success on the previo...; Philip Davies | 573 c1159 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way and I very much support his Bill. Does he agree th...; Christopher Chope | 573 c1159 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Let me give a bit of background. I discovered that when a bys...; Philip Davies | 573 c1160 (Link to this contribution)
Did my hon. Friend consider a more draconian measure for his Bill, such as saying that anybody wh...; Christopher Chope | 573 cc1160-1 (Link to this contribution)
I do not think I can comment on that, particularly because the right hon. Member for Leicester Ea...; Julian Lewis | 573 c1161 (Link to this contribution)
It is unusual for my hon. Friend to reach this stage in the presentation of any of his multifario...; Christopher Chope | 573 c1161 (Link to this contribution)
Without having researched that in detail, and based upon my experience as Chairman of the Committ...; Julian Lewis | 573 c1161 (Link to this contribution)
So we cannot blame it for this one.; Christopher Chope | 573 c1161 (Link to this contribution)
I think that responsibility for this rests solely with the United Kingdom. While wearing the hat ...; David Nuttall | 573 c1161 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making a compelling case for his Bill. Since it was given its First Reading, ha...; Christopher Chope | 573 c1162 (Link to this contribution)
The short answer is no. This Bill, like the Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill, was the subje...; Philip Davies | 573 cc1162-3 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to put on the record my support for the Bill promoted by my hon. Friend the Member for Chr...; Steve Reed | 573 cc1163-4 (Link to this contribution)
It is right, of course, that those who seek to enter the country illegally should face criminal s...; David Nuttall | 573 c1164 (Link to this contribution)
On the points made by the Opposition Front Bencher, the hon. Member for Croydon North (Mr Reed), ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 573 c1164 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way.; David Nuttall | 573 c1165 (Link to this contribution)
Certainly.; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 573 c1165 (Link to this contribution)
Did I hear my hon. Friend correctly? He said that the United States is the most developed nation ...; David Nuttall | 573 c1165 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is, as ever, quite right. It is perhaps more accurate to say that the US is one of...; Lord Lilley | 573 c1165 (Link to this contribution)
The largest.; David Nuttall | 573 c1165 (Link to this contribution)
It is certainly the largest developed nation.
I do not want to detain the House for too lon...; Lord Harper | 573 c1165 (Link to this contribution)
I will be brief, but I cannot resist intervening, because I do not often have the chance to put r...; David Nuttall | 573 c1165 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 573 c1165 (Link to this contribution)
I was excluding those that are basically still colonies.; David Nuttall | 573 c1165 (Link to this contribution)
That is the solution, and we now have agreement on that issue.
My hon. Friend the Member fo...; Lord Harper | 573 cc1165-6 (Link to this contribution)
I have listened carefully to the debate. Although the Bill is not enormous, a wide range of issue...; Christopher Chope | 573 c1166 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister says that 11,000 people were prevented from coming, but how many of them have subseq...; Lord Harper | 573 cc1166-1170 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend asks an unanswerable question, but it is also worth considering the checks that ou...; Christopher Chope | 573 c1168 (Link to this contribution)
I asked the Minister a question about the incidence of offences. Can he tell us how many people h...; Lord Harper | 573 c1168 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend anticipates what I was about to say. He refers to a question he asked me a few Hom...; Philip Davies | 573 c1171 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister talks about the cost of throwing these people into prison, but he was also bandying ...; Lord Harper | 573 c1171 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend will know, because he follows criminal justice matters intently, how much it costs...; Philip Davies | 573 c1171 (Link to this contribution)
Has the Minister not considered the fact that being much tougher on illegal immigrants might dete...; Lord Harper | 573 cc1172-4 (Link to this contribution)
Not only do 40,000 people a year leave, but in addition to those who leave voluntarily we enforce...; Christopher Chope | 573 c1174 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the Minister for his thorough response. I shall look at it in great detail, alon...
Subjects: Immigration controls Undocumented migrants Migrants Prosecutions
Legislation: Illegal Immigrants (Criminal Sanctions) Bill 2013-14
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Illegal Immigrants (Criminal Sanctions) Bill

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