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[email protected] and click here to be added to the mailing list. Immigration and Asylum UK Parliament, House of Commons Written Answers Immigration Chris Stephens (SNP) [130777] To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether external bodies were consulted in advance of publishing new Immigration rules changes; and if she will make a statement. Reply from Chris Philp: We have laid changes to the Immigration Rules that are vital to curb irregular migration, which is often facilitated by criminal gangs seeking to arrange dangerous journeys for profit.