Speeches by Ribeiro-Addy.

“Following on from that, whose expectations are the most important? In other commissioner and independent inspector roles, one thing that is very clear is that there is meant to be scrutiny. I know that you are appointed by the Government but who, in your view, do you work for? Who is the key stakeholder? Whose views ma…”

“How would you look to secure evidence as to whether the efficiency and effectiveness of border and immigration systems have improved as a result of implementing the ICIBI’s recommendations?”

“How would you go about holding the Home Office to account if it did not implement certain recommendations that you had put forward? You have talked about what you would not do. What actions would you take?”

“Would that not just be allowing them to mark their own homework?”

“Other independent chief inspectors have raised as a problem this issue about the Home Office not implementing their recommendations. You have explained why you will not necessarily take certain actions, but is it a huge concern to you as well?”

“Are they equally influential?”

“I commend the Home Secretary and her team for the reforms in the Bill that are genuinely positive, including the scrapping of the unworkable and costly plan to expel asylum seekers to Rwanda—a repressive regime that is making war on its neighbours. The Bill rescues us from the “Alice in Wonderland” situation in which R…”

“I thank my right hon. Friend for her intervention, and obviously she is always right. It is not impossible; in fact, it has been done before. Instead, this Bill could end up criminalising people because of how they travelled here, which is wrong. It is widely understood that many of these people, precisely because they…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Ms McVey. I start by commending my hon. Friend the Member for Southgate and Wood Green (Bambos Charalambous) for bringing forward this crucial debate, and for his continuous campaigning on this matter. I chair the APPG for Afrikan Reparations and I have long called …”

“There are 12.5 million cat owners in the UK, and hundreds of thousands of cats are killed on the roads every year. The previous Government agreed that it would be right to include cats in the Road Safety Act 2006, but they simply did not do it. This means that cats are regularly hit and, because there is no legal duty …”

“This is not necessarily a divisive issue. When we ask those who are suffering the most from these matters, we find that they believe that it is difficult to move forward because of some of the wrongs that have been done to them in the past. It is simply about recognition and looking at ways to tackle this issue, and at…”

“I want to ask about the management of this volume and the fact that you feel you have been able to get it under control. We know that the Ukraine permission extension scheme launched today. This programme will allow Ukrainian nationals and family members to apply for up to an additional 18 months to stay in the UK. Tha…”

“Thank you. You told the Public Accounts Committee last year that the Home Office is resetting its asylum accommodation programme. What progress have you made? When should we expect alternatives to hotel accommodation being delivered?”

“Now that the fee waiver is in place, are you saying that the Home Office is now not making the hundreds of millions that it was before, specifically from child citizenship fees?”

“Okay, then why is it still the case that you are making it an additional £640 for children to register their right to be British citizens, when it is, in fact, their right. The High Court ruled this unlawful in 2019. I know there is now a fee waiver in place if you cannot afford it, but children are still being asked t…”

“You mentioned visas being a product and I wondered if that is the same approach as you have to citizenship.”

“Apologies, Chair, I have a quick question about fees.”

“Thank you.”

“Could you explain the difference between a case with an administrative outcome and a withdrawal? How do they differ specifically?”

“How many when they are withdrawn just end up going back into the system?”