Mike Tapp MP: speeches

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25 Jun 2025 · Engagements · Hansard source
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Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 June.
25 Jun 2025 · Engagements · Hansard source
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The Conservatives gave up on law and order. They betrayed our country and let criminals run riot. Now, they desperately post wannabe superhero videos, shamelessly pointing at the problems they created. Last week, they had the chance to put it right, and what did they do? They voted against tough action on knife crime, on antisocial behaviour and on violence against women and girls. Does the Deputy Prime Minister agree that they should hang their heads in shame for failing to protect our streets?
24 Jun 2025 · Topical Questions · Hansard source
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The Iranian regime hangs gay people from cranes. It funds and arms terror groups, and arms Vladimir Putin. A regime such as that must never have nuclear weapons. What will the Foreign Secretary do to prevent it from ever achieving its goals?
22 May 2025 · Independent Sentencing Review · Hansard source
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There is no place in our country for foreign offenders who pose a serious risk to the public. This Government are already returning more foreign national offenders than the Conservatives did when they were in power. Does the Minister agree that the Tories are clearly all talk and no action?
22 May 2025 · Diego Garcia Military Base · Hansard source
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National security decisions and debate should be led by facts, not political point scoring, as we have seen today. Does the Secretary of State agree that had the Conservatives performed some sort of miracle and stayed in government at the election, they too would have signed this deal, and we would have supported that in the interests of national security?
19 May 2025 · National Security Act 2023: Charges · Hansard source
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I thank the Home Secretary for this important statement, and I thank our security services—the finest in the world—for keeping us safe. It is important that we have tools to assess the threat or potential threat posed by those who arrive through irregular means, such as small boats. Can the Home Secretary update the House on progress made to intelligence sharing with our international partners?
19 May 2025 · Troop Mobility: Europe · Hansard source
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4. What steps he is taking with his international counterparts to improve troop mobility across Europe.
19 May 2025 · Troop Mobility: Europe · Hansard source
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I thank the Minister for his answer. The new Rail Baltica, under construction from Warsaw to Estonia, is a potentially useful project to assist troop movement, if needed in the future. Does the Minister agree that we and our allies need to be agile to respond to the threats emanating from Russia, particularly in support of Baltic states such as Estonia?
15 May 2025 · Topical Questions · Hansard source
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T6. I am absolutely delighted to see the Government pushing forward with the new lower Thames crossing. Are there plans to explore widening the carriage in the parts that need it from the crossing to Dover to assist trade transit?
15 May 2025 · Maritime Sector · Hansard source
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The Port of Dover has ambitious targets to be the first green shipping corridor. What are the Government’s plans to ensure sufficient power supplies to the port for ships to plug into?
15 May 2025 · Maritime Sector · Hansard source
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14. What steps she is taking to support sustainability in the maritime sector.
12 May 2025 · Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill · Hansard source
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I thank the shadow Home Secretary for his condescending tone after his deluded rant. I must say to him that he is misleading the House: 400 crossed in 2018, and more than 150,000 have crossed since. The majority of those were on the Conservative Government’s watch, so how they can claim that that happened on Labour’s watch is beyond me. As the new expert—
12 May 2025 · Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill · Hansard source
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Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?
12 May 2025 · Immigration System · Hansard source
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The Opposition like to talk about and obsess over caps. Does the Home Secretary agree that it might have been sensible for the previous Government to place a cap on the number of Home Secretaries they had to churn through to deliver their failed open-border project?
2 Apr 2025 · Engagements · Hansard source
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Q5. While the last Government resorted to damaging keyboard diplomacy, this Government are leading, bringing 14 nations together this week to tackle illegal immigration. Like the Prime Minister, I have seen at first hand how counter-terror powers can disrupt threats before lives are lost. That same approach is essential in dismantling the smuggling networks. Does he agree that it is time that the Conservatives and Reform dropped the posturing, put national security first and backed our borders Bill?
25 Mar 2025 · Asylum Hotels and Illegal Channel Crossings · Hansard source
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It is widely accepted across the whole country, including in my constituency, that the Conservatives left us with open borders, with 150,000 people crossing on their watch and the opening of 400 asylum hotels, costing our taxpayers £9 million per day. This Government have already established Border Security Command and have deported 19,000 people; that is record numbers, up 24% from what the Opposition could achieve. We are also bringing in counter-terror powers to take on the smuggling gangs. Does the Minister agree that the Opposition need to get behind our Bill, so that those counter-terror powers can empower the National Crime Agency to take out the smuggling gangs?
18 Mar 2025 · Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Twelfth sitting) · Hansard source
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I appreciate the collegiate working environment that we are now in. In which case, will the hon. Lady expand on the caps set by the previous Government and the results that came after?
18 Mar 2025 · Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Twelfth sitting) · Hansard source
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Will the hon. Lady give way?
18 Mar 2025 · Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Twelfth sitting) · Hansard source
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Given that the hon. Lady worked previously in a special adviser role and is lecturing us about caps, how were her Government successful with the caps that they set?
18 Mar 2025 · Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting) · Hansard source
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What are the other methods, and how accurate are they?
18 Mar 2025 · Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting) · Hansard source
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The hon. Member has a lot to say in Opposition, but the big question is: why did he not do this when the current Opposition were in government?
18 Mar 2025 · Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting) · Hansard source
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How safe would be the procedures that the hon. Gentleman is not telling us the names of to detect whether somebody is a child or an adult? How safe would they be, particularly if the person turned out to be a child?
18 Mar 2025 · Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting) · Hansard source
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What are the other methods, and how accurate are they?
18 Mar 2025 · Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting) · Hansard source
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. The hon. Member for Stockton West has made a creative argument, and I will try to bring some sense to it. First, we have to look at what the new clause would actually do for the country and our judicial system. Public hearings could expose vulnerable individuals, including victims of persecution or trafficking, to undue public scrutiny, which could deter genuine applicants from seeking justice. There are also security risks. Sensitive information about applicants’ backgrounds, including details that could endanger their families in their home countries, could be exposed. There is also the risk of the legal system being overloaded further, given what we have inherited. Increased public interest in the hearings could lead to more appeals and challenges, which would cause more delays and inefficiencies in the system. Finally, the new clause is simply unnecessary as courts already have the discretion to allow public access when appropriate. It would remove vital judicial flexibility.
13 Mar 2025 · Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting) · Hansard source
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Does the hon. Member realise how ironic it is for him to be lecturing us on British citizenship when he does not particularly want his?

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