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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillHow do the Government justify not having an impact statement until presumably the whole of this House has completed its dealing with the Bill? It seems to me outrageous. How can…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am sorry to trouble the Minister again, but I have been listening to this with great interest and have two questions. First, is the Minister able to say any country outside…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI cannot remember the exact numbers, but if the noble Lord looks at it the conclusive grounds is the number which matters, and that is extremely high.05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am co-chairman of the APPG on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery and I am the vice-chairman of the Human Trafficking Foundation. I bitterly regret not putting my…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIn relation to the situation when the child becomes 18, have the Government taken into account the impact on younger children who may have spent many years in this country and are…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I have two amendments down, and I very much support Amendments 14, 18 and 27 in particular. “The best interests of the child” has become well known across the United…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI would happily support all the amendments, although I would prefer Amendment 4, which I think expresses it more accurately, perhaps, than the others. I only really want to make…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I ought to apologise to the Committee. I failed to say that I was unable to speak at Second Reading; I listened to a great deal of it, but I had a commitment that I…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I wonder whether the Minister can help me on this. The “strained decisions” of the courts is a phrase that has been used at least three or four times this evening. As a…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, there was an issue about adoption of a child who came to this country, or came in the womb of somebody arriving in the country, into a British family. Are they at danger…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI wonder whether the Minister could help me. He said that the Government would apply—I gather—all the conventions that are in Amendment 4. May I suggest that it would be…24 May 2023HANSARDChildren in Care: Gone Too Far ReportMy Lords, as we have heard, because these children are disturbed and many of them have suffered trauma, which is why they have been taken into care, there seems to be some urgency…23 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, with two grandchildren who are gluten-free, I strongly support and share the concerns of the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. Perhaps more fundamental are the points that…17 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI welcome that 500 of the regulations will be dealt with on Wednesday with a view to them being revoked, but what worries me is that there must be at least another 3,000. What…15 May 2023HANSARDNuptial AgreementsWhen are the Government going to get on with financial relief and produce some legislation?25 Apr 2023HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs: Employment SupportMy Lords, my granddaughter, aged six, was identified with quite severe dyslexia. She went to the Eleanor Palmer School, where the headmistress said that no one in the school knew…24 Apr 2023HANSARDJurors: Mental Health ImpactI ask the Minister that those who look at whether or not jurors should be helped are shown some of the sorts of photographs that jurors may have to see, because they would be…28 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I say briefly that I am concerned about the use of these powers and I support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker.28 Mar 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesMy Lords, nearly 3,000 children have been strip-searched. Waiting for the IOPC is a long process, and it seems to me that the Government should intervene to see that the rules are…27 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I have been reflecting on the speeches which we have just heard. Listening to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, and his point about the threshold, I have been…14 Mar 2023