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HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. This new clause could be a silver bullet to solve a lot of the ills in the immigration and asylum system. We believe that,…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I will press the new clause to a Division. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I very much welcome the Minister’s comments, and I look forward to having more information. Based on what he has told me, I am willing to withdraw the new clause, and I look…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause would shorten the route to settlement from 10 years to five years for children and young people who have grown…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Through new clause 49, we hope to shed light on some of the murkiness that has existed in the Home Office in relation to…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)There is not enough scrutiny, so we wish to press the new clause to a vote. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will not press new clause 52 to a vote, but I do hope that the Government will keep monitoring the system and provide the protection for young Hongkongers that I outlined. I beg…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I want to put on the record my thanks to the Clerks, in particular Sarah Thatcher and Rob Page, for their amazing work in getting our new clauses and amendments into some form of…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. We believe that the new clause is needed because there is clear evidence that the British national overseas scheme may not…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)We were gentle with him.04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will push the clause to a vote; we are not convinced by the Minister’s response. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.04 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I will also speak to clause 63, because the two clauses seem to be interconnected. We think that these provisions are unnecessary and should be removed from the Bill. The…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fourteenth sitting)New clause 11, which replaces clause 61, significantly expands the jurisdiction of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission. On the face of it, this is a highly draconian…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I will come on to that topic, but those powers already exist, and I do not think that further regulation of this type—forcing the tribunals committee to supply this information—is…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fourteenth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Throughout this Bill, some crumbs of legal aid have been provided in different circumstances, yet the Bill makes it difficult for lawyers…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Am I right that the Government will vote against the clause?02 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fourteenth sitting)This might seem innocuous but my concern is that it may be a power grab by the Secretary of State because the clause contains some quite strong measures on what the Secretary of…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The Government have tabled new clauses 29 to 37 to replace clause 58, which was a placeholder clause on age assessments. Colleagues have already made the point about lack of…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)I heard what the Minister said, but Second Reading was back in July and there has been plenty of time to table an amendment. What could be achieved by his amendment can easily be…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 137, in clause 43, page 40, line 8, leave out subsections (3) to (5).28 Oct 2021