Ben Coleman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact on British dual nationals of the operation of the carrier liability scheme, as expanded under section 76 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, in requiring proof of permission to travel prior to boarding for the UK.

Ben Coleman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provisions are in place for British dual nationals to demonstrate their right of abode under the Immigration Act 1971 in urgent or compassionate circumstances where they do not hold a valid UK passport or certificate of entitlement.

Ben Coleman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce discretion, exemptions or transitional arrangements within the Electronic Travel Authorisation system and carrier liability framework to prevent cases of hardship among British dual nationals.

Ben Coleman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that British citizens exercising their right of abode are not prevented from returning to the UK due to carrier enforcement of pre-departure checks.

Ben Coleman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of British dual nationals who have been refused boarding or otherwise prevented from travelling to the UK since February 2026 as a result of pre-departure documentation requirements.

Ben Coleman: Liz Truss!

Ben Coleman: I was going to say that I cannot be the only person in the House who is thrilled by the great list of exciting things that the hon. Lady is setting out for the country. I wonder why she did not do any of them during the 14 years she was in power, why it is only now that she has ideas for the country, and whether she could have done something that would not have led to the catastrophe that we...

Ben Coleman: Will the hon. Lady give way?

Ben Coleman: Will the hon. Lady give way?

Ben Coleman: It will come as no surprise to anybody that what the previous Prime Minister said and the truth perhaps did not have the closest of relationships. It is absolutely no surprise, looking at what has happened, that the London School of Economics found that new border checks and paperwork pushed up UK prices by more than 7% between 2019 and 2023, adding around £250 to our grocery bills. It is...

Ben Coleman: I am most grateful, Madam Deputy Speaker. Such officials as gave that information could have looked again.

Ben Coleman: That was a very powerful and upsetting speech. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Rutland and Stamford (Alicia Kearns) for raising that issue. There is a lot to think about. In a world of growing uncertainty, our country’s economic security has never mattered more, which is why I have to say I am delighted by the European partnership Bill in the King’s Speech. Right now, our rigid...

Ben Coleman: I am afraid I will not; I have given way twice, and I do not think I will get any more time. The European partnership Bill will also give Ministers the essential power to keep UK regulations in step with EU rules more broadly, without needing an Act of Parliament every time. The jargon phrase that we have heard is “dynamic alignment”—keeping our rules compatible with those of our...

Ben Coleman: I am most grateful for that intervention, but it does not in any way even attempt to address the point I was making about the loss of money to this country through trade and the fact that so many businesses have gone under. On state aid and product procurement, I will accept that one of the most unpalatable things that civil servants have always said, along with “commercial in...

Ben Coleman: The sanitary and phytosanitary rules, which are being discussing and negotiated with the European Union, will be implemented by the European partnership Bill. Does the hon. and learned Member not accept that that will give us a seat at the table, when it comes to developing food and drink standards? Does he not also take a certain amount of pleasure from the fact that the Bill will remove the...

Ben Coleman: Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

Ben Coleman: Now will he give way?

Ben Coleman: Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

Ben Coleman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many higher education institutions applied for the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education by 24 March 2026; and how many were accepted.

Ben Coleman: What steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people are able to try work without automatically triggering a benefits reassessment.