Dame Karen Bradley

I feel sorry for my hon. Friend from the Home Affairs Committee, but I really must make progress, because Madam Deputy Speaker has been clear to me that I must. I say to colleagues who supported the B

I am sorry; I really must make progress. We could have thousands of people entering the system immediately. If the safeguards are not right on day one, vulnerable people will be exposed on day one. We

I really cannot; I am so sorry to my hon. Friend. We could have dealt with this over the summer; we had time to work on it. We could have included, for example, a clause that would have given an equal

I will not; I really need to make progress. The hon. Member for Rochester and Strood and co-sponsors of the Bill have been clear, including in the debate now, that there will not be amendments made in

The hon. Lady makes the case so powerfully. I am going to disappoint Members now, because I will not take any further interventions for some time. Like the hon. Lady, my fear is not principally for th

I accept what the hon. Lady says, and I know she speaks with great sincerity, but it is still the case that under this Bill, somebody could be seen remotely—without a face-to-face appointment—where th