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HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you, Sir Mark. On the power to issue a suspended quashing order with the option of prospective-only effect, the Bill says: “the court must exercise the powers in that…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fourteenth sitting)What are the experts comparing with? My question is, will they be comparing the bone density or whatever with that of children of the same age in the UK, knowing that the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I will be brief, as I have just a couple of questions. Ethics aside, as is the want of this Government—if that is not the case, why are they running away from the amendment tabled…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fourteenth sitting)We support amendment 151 for the self-explanatory reason that we need to know the impact of these actions. We are not saying that visa penalties should never be imposed in any…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Does the Minister not think that if someone represents a threat to the public, they would be in jail? If they are not in jail, there is no evidence that they represent a threat to…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I have a couple of points to make. My hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East made the point that once people get past the deadline, they will be…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 175, in clause 47, page 42, line 24, leave out from “account” to the end of the subsection and insert “of all the factors that may have led to the person…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)We know that it is common for the impact of trauma on trafficking survivors to result in late disclosure of the trafficking experiences. I will not repeat things that we have…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I had not quite finished, but okay.28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)But the Government are refusing to accept amendment 163, which would put in the Bill what some of the good reasons could be. The Minister says that he will allow decision makers…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)It is a pleasure to follow my friend, the hon. Member for Sheffield Central. When there are no safe and legal routes —or very few, as we have discovered throughout our many…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I do not know the hon. Gentleman’s circumstances; he could have 10 kids or none. We have already established that most asylum seekers have no idea where they are going. They do…28 Oct 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts Billrose—26 Oct 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, but she is wrong to think that I can suggest anything, because I cannot do so. I would love to know what the Secretary of State is saying about…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillI welcome the Secretary of State to his new role, and I pay tribute to his predecessor, who was courteous and respectful to me at all times. This Bill is just one part of a…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillI thank the hon. Lady for again letting me in. Surely this is ordering judges to have a presumption in favour of prospective, rather than retrospective, quashing orders? We are…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillI am a bit confused. The hon. Lady said that taking away Cart judicial reviews would not stop somebody going to the Court of Appeal from the tribunal system, so I just wonder what…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)The hon. Gentleman mentions the UNHCR, which is the guardian of the refugee convention. Does he agree with me that on that basis, if we are to listen to anybody’s opinion about…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)It is clear to all on the Opposition Benches that if this goes ahead, we will be breaching our international legal obligations. Does the hon. Gentleman share my concern that in…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Seventh sitting)I wonder whether the Minister agrees or disagrees with the Conservative former Immigration Minister, the right hon. Member for Ashford (Damian Green), who said in August: “There…21 Oct 2021