My hon. Friend is making a powerful argument for additional safe and legal routes, but the Bill is designed to try to prevent illegal migration. Although I understand that those few people affected by his new safe and legal route may be deterred from illegal migration by the fact that they are part of that scheme, there will still be many other people who will not be. How will creating a few more safe and legal options for a small number of people prevent people coming across the channel who are not affected by those schemes?
Illegal Migration Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Caroline Johnson
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 27 March 2023.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Illegal Migration Bill.
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