Anger, resentment and frustration at the failure of the Government to take effective action against the vast numbers of people crossing the Channel in small boats from France continues unabated.
I asked two oral questions on this subject in the House of Commons.
The new Immigration Minister refused to answer my question as to ‘what is the target date for ending this farce?’.
Nor did he accept my invitation to agree that ‘Conditions in Manston, although far from ideal, are a heck of a sight better than conditions in squatter camps in Calais or on those overcrowded, dangerous boats crossing the Channel’.
It was encouraging, therefore, to hear the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, answering directly my point about the large number of asylum seekers from Albania who are exploiting our laws against modern slavery. She replied by saying: ‘There is absolutely no reason why an Albanian cannot claim modern slavery protection in Albania as it is a signatory to the originating international convention which underlines modern slavery laws’.
In the light of that response, I am confident that the Home Secretary is going to address the modern slavery loophole. Let us hope it is soon.

I also asked two oral questions about the Cop27 conference.
I received no response to my question as to why ‘the United Kingdom is still importing vast quantities of liquified natural gas from the United States, especially when two thirds of that gas is produced by fracking’.
Nor did I receive a response to my suggestion that ‘When Ministers go to the Cop27 conference, will they give the cold shoulder to Germany to show our country’s disapproval and disgust at it continuing a massive expansion in its use of lignite, which is the dirtiest way of generating electricity’.
It is a great disappointment that the Government seems unwilling to call out the humbug and hypocrisy which is evident in so much of the climate change debate.
China and Germany are rapidly expanding coal production while we are nervous about even producing coal for steam trains!
We seem happy to allow the United States to use fracking for the gas which we use but are unwilling to countenance it as a method of exploiting our own natural resource.

Although my Anonymity of Suspects Bill could only be debated for about 15 minutes, I hope I will be able to meet the Minister to discuss it.
The Bill would prevent people giving publicity to accusations against individuals prior to those individuals being charged. Too many , including Sir Cliff Richard and Paul Gambaccini, have been falsely accused, found innocent and yet had their lives completely wrecked as a result of the publicity given to their case.