Shabana Mahmood

Labour — Birmingham Ladywood

Government roles held

Written answers given

• The 2009 Gurkha justice campaign, spearheaded by Joanna Lumley, achieved settlement rights for British Army Gurkha veter
• I welcome the principle of earned settlement, whereby contribution to our society is rewarded, and it is right that we r
• In August last year the Government admitted that they had no idea how many people who came in on care worker visas were
• I welcome the Home Secretary’s statement, particularly the provision for care workers to obtain settlement on their exis
• Everybody I have met and spoken to in my constituency opposes any kind of illegal immigration into our country. However,
• We continue to have acute workforce pressures in social care in Scotland, which often leaves people stranded in hospital
• I broadly welcome the principle that permanent residency in our United Kingdom must be properly earned. The Home Secreta
• I look forward to chewing through the details of what the Home Secretary has published today, but it is good to hear her
• I welcome the Home Secretary’s recognition of the crucial work done by overseas care workers. Does she agree not only th
• I thank the Home Secretary for her leadership on this issue. In the Lake district, due to housing shortages, there is a
• I thank my right hon. Friend for her statement. Could she consider the disparity that sometimes arises across the UK in
• Given that those earning more than £50,000 will have a five-year route to settled status, while those earning less than
• I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and her distinction between illegal migrants and those who came legally to wo
• I welcome the changes announced today, and thank the Home Secretary for the way that she reached out during the consulta
• Almost everyone in my constituency who speaks to me about immigration says that they welcome those who come to work hard
• Framing today’s statement is the fact that under this Labour Government and this Home Secretary, net migration is down 8
• I thank the Home Secretary for her answers and for her commitment to trying to stop knife crime. One of the greatest way
• I am concerned about young people and knife crime in my home city of Glasgow. Victim Support Scotland has asked the Scot
• 1. What proportion of people arriving in small boats were removed in 2025.
• If small boat crossings were down by enough, the Government would not have to stand up asylum camps at places such as Mi
• We inherited a situation in which gangs were profiting from our out-of-control borders and hotel operators were ripping
• We await more on the agreement with France, and perhaps with Belgium and many other countries. It might just be simpler
• Some people, including the Prime Minister, argue that the small boats crisis was caused by our leaving the EU. It starte
• As a Portsmouth MP, I know how important it is that people living in ports along the south coast have confidence in our
• We heard the Home Secretary make the claim that her changes to indefinite leave to remain would somehow act as a disince
• Up to June this year, the returns rate was 35% higher than it had been in the 12 months previously. Does the Home Secret
• Ministers tell us that small boat arrivals are vetted, so we need not worry, but Mohammed Yaseen—who, as we all know, jo
• 2. What assessment she has made of the potential merits of the UK joining the EU pact on migration and asylum.
• The Prime Minister has said that he wants access to the Eurodac database. How does the Government propose to negotiate t
• Illegal immigration is by definition a cross-border phenomenon, which is why we are required to work with our friends an
• Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and we are indeed flattered to see the Prime Minister discussing improved r
• 6. What progress her Department has made on reducing levels of knife crime.
• T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
• Many of my constituents have raised the issue of antisocial behaviour and dangerous riding by people on e-bikes, particu
• In a speech in March, which I thought was rather good, the Home Secretary said that failure to implement her proposed ch
• The Home Secretary is clearly not standing by her own plans. Several times this year, the Home Secretary has used her p
• When the Minister announced new refugee pathways in September, we were told that Afghan women and girls would be priorit
• Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist, yet her books are being withdrawn from shelves up and down the country. Under
• There is wide consensus across the House on the need to tackle modern slavery. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 went a long w
• The Home Secretary talked positively about reducing the number of illegal migrants coming in by small boats. Could I ask

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