Oral Question·Home Office
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 7 January 2025Answered: 13 January 2025
Asked by
Rachel Taylor
Labour — North Warwickshire and Bedworth
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Border Security and Asylum (Dame Angela Eagle)
Yes. Foreign nationals who commit offences and are sentenced to 12 months in prison have no right to be here, and I can assure my hon. Friend that we will work tirelessly to ensure that they can be removed. The 23% increase in six months is a good start, but we will not take our foot off the gas.