Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Universal Credit deductions on levels of food bank use.”
Tabled: 13 June 2023Answered: 19 June 2023
Asked by
Dr Rupa Huq
Labour — Ealing Central and Acton
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Solicitor General (Lucy Rigby)
Anyone involved in the vile trade of people smuggling will be met with the full force of the law. This year, 67% more offences for facilitating illegal entry into the UK were prosecuted. I am pleased to tell my hon. Friend that the Government’s Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill will allow for more prosecutions, including by criminalising the creation of online material that facilitates a breach of UK immigration law.