Proceeding contribution from Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 July 2023. It occurred during Debate on bill on Illegal Migration Bill.
Illegal Migration Bill
The point that my right hon. Friend made earlier is that, somehow, those people will be able to get into the UK and make a false claim. However, the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 already provides for that, so anyone found to have made a false claim will be disqualified, and disqualified quite quickly. The critical thing is to prosecute the traffickers. That way, we can stop them trafficking more people on the boats. My worry is that this provision will put off many people from giving evidence and co-operating with the police for fear that they may still be overridden and sent abroad while they are doing it and then be picked up by the traffickers. Does he give any credence to the fear that this may end up reducing the number of prosecutions of traffickers as a result?
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- Proceeding contribution
- Reference
- 736 c644
- Session
- 2022-23
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Children Appeals Asylum Detainees Deportation Families Human rights Immigration controls Undocumented migrants Human trafficking International law France Standards Temporary accommodation Slavery Social workers Albania Afghanistan Rwanda National Crime Agency LGBT+ people UK relations with EU Immigration removal centres People smuggling
- Legislation
- Illegal Migration Bill 2022-23
- Detention Centre Rules 2001
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