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HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)I will speak to amendments 38 and 131, and will seek to press amendment 131. We do not believe that it is fair that some evidence is deemed to have minimal weight when there are…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)We oppose the clause. It seeks the return of the detained fast-track system and to recreate it in primary legislation. The clause imposes a duty on the tribunal procedure rules…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)It is ironic that we are debating this clause as the Judicial Review and Courts Bill is receiving its Second Reading. We oppose the clause. We have heard time and again that the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)The Labour party will oppose clause stand part. Clause 26 opens the door to offshoring by permitting the removal of asylum seekers from the UK while their claim is being…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for clarifying that point, but there are still others with vulnerable characteristics, including pregnant women and survivors of trafficking who will…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)I just wish to add to the points made by the SNP spokesperson. The whole UK criminal justice system is based on having magistrates courts that deal with the less serious offences,…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)In order to save time—I know that we have had a very long day—I will bear in mind that the wording of amendment 135 is almost identical to that of the amendment tabled by the hon.…26 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI echo the concerns raised so far. It has been two months since the Kabul airlift, and as we know, many of those who needed to be evacuated, having been accepted as high risk,…25 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Seventh sitting)We have heard two excellent speeches, and the Opposition totally support the position of the Scottish National party.21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Seventh sitting)The Afghan resettlement scheme would have a cap of 5,000 per year. If that 5,000 limit had been met, anyone who came here via other routes would be deemed to be in one of the…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)I do not know the context in which Baroness Scotland said that, but I disagree with her. I very much believe that that would have been breaching international law, as I have…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)My hon. Friend is exactly right. The burden will fall on all local authorities looking after asylum seekers and their families; they will have no choice but to provide that…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)Nice try. No, I did not say that. The clause represents a fundamental change to the principle of refugee protection in the UK, introducing a two-tier system where any refugee…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an excellent point.21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)The Opposition strongly oppose the clause. We believe that it contravenes the 1951 refugee convention, that it sets a dangerous precedent by creating a two-tiered system for…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)That is deeply concerning and shows that the Government have not learned any lessons from Napier. Before I come to the specifics of the amendment, I will first set out exactly why…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)I will speak to the three amendments that are in my name and the names of others, but I will start by speaking to amendment 104. No one on this Committee can fail to have seen the…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)I welcome the Minister’s comments, but it would have been helpful if that information had been provided beforehand, because we are still in the dark about what the accommodation…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)The clause does no such thing. It actually encourages people to make unsafe journeys and to contact criminal gangs, because there are no safe routes. That is the crux of it. If…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)Since Dublin 3 ended, there are very few resettlement routes available. That is one of the problems. Unless there are safe resettlement routes, we are just fuelling dangerous…21 Oct 2021