My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and she anticipates a point I was about to make. The key point that arises from her remarks is that the British Government have, sensibly and rightly, introduced the British National (Overseas) visa, which allows people in Hong Kong who registered for that scheme before the handover of Hong Kong in 1997 the right to settle in this country. The problem is that many of the dissenters and demonstrators in Hong Kong are under 25, and therefore too young to have qualified under that route as it currently stands. I seek to give under 25-year-olds that route as well.
Nationality and Borders Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Damian Green
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 December 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Nationality and Borders Bill.
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