bill coming back in the house and its next stages. it is an important piece of legislation because it will set the direction of travel and importantly, give the government more powers to actually be much, much firmer and will end many of the pull factors that have existed for too long, and actually have helped too long, and actually have helped to facilitate and encourage illegal migration. thank you, madam deputy speaker. does the thank you, madam deputy speaker. does the home secretary except that the only does the home secretary except that the only way in which people traffickers and gangs can operate is because traffickers and gangs can operate is because of traffickers and gangs can operate is because of the absolute desperation of people because of the absolute desperation of people across europe and indeed across of people across europe and indeed across the of people across europe and indeed across the world, and instead of concentrating on more frontiers, more co
thatis in response to the honourable lady, that is what the nationalising borders bill does. that is what the nationalising borders bill does. thank you. i su ort borders bill does. thank you. i support my borders bill does. thank you. i support my right borders bill does. thank you. i support my right honourable i borders bill does. thank you. i - support my right honourable friend and pursuing all long term options, including offshore processing, which i think will play an important part. which she agreed with me that in the short term we will see more tragedies like this unless we can agree a strategy with the french? it is within the gift of the president of france to bring this to an end now. that will require more action but it must be in our mutual interests because the more people who cross the more people will come to france. . , who cross the more people will come to france. ., , . to france. that is right. hence the discussion to france. that is right. hence the discu
sure we can again bring people forward and bring people forward, that we can get settled, rather than what we have seen sadly, and we are very adamant about this as well, being put into hotels in inadequate accommodation, and we need them in the community. what an appalling and entirely foreseeable tragedy. will the home secretary agree with me that we cannot wait on her excellent bill, we cannot wait on the french cooperating with us in taking these poor people back, as they should. we have two act now in a national emergency to save lives. there are only two countries in the world who have solved this problem. australia, which has an offshore processing centre, and greece, that does push back. we have to be tough. we have two face down the human rights lawyers. if governments are weak, people die. just in response to my right honourable friend s colleagues. i echo his frustration fully.
does. m tragedies. that is what the bill does- my right tragedies. that is what the bill does. my right honourable - tragedies. that is what the bill i does. my right honourable friend said at the does. my right honourable friend said at the end does. my right honourable friend said at the end of does. my right honourable friend said at the end of her does. my right honourable friend said at the end of her statement| said at the end of her statement that crossing the channel in a small boat is illegal. it isn t illegal, as that was confirmed by the crown prosecution service on the 8th of july. what would make it illegal would be passing into law by illegal immigration offences bill, which is due for a second reading tomorrow. i should be grateful of my right honourable friend could agree to meet me to discuss the contents of that bill and how that will contribute to what we all want to see, which is an end to this violent trade. i see, which is an end to this violent trade. ~
may be another option in terms of providing humanitarian visas so that people do not have to get on these boats? they are seeking safety and refuge for their families. that s another option the home secretary could look at. there are also lots of options that we could look at. that is why i am bringing forward the bill.- bringing forward the bill. thank ou. the bringing forward the bill. thank you. the tragedy bringing forward the bill. thank you. the tragedy in bringing forward the bill. thank you. the tragedy in the - bringing forward the bill. thankj you. the tragedy in the channel draws into sharp focus and issue that we are aware of the home secretary s intentions. it is a system gained by traffickers. we need to disrupt those criminal gangs, offshore processing of claims and turn it round buts and the