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HANSARDMissing Asylum Seeking Unaccompanied ChildrenTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to find all the asylum seeking unaccompanied children who have gone missing from Home Office care.10 Jul 2023HANSARDMissing Asylum Seeking Unaccompanied ChildrenI am grateful for that. Could the Minister help the House with the number of those who were lost and the number who have been found to date, and whether photographs have been…10 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is an absolute pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew, and I agree with so much of what he said. I do not normally support the contemporary…10 Jul 2023HANSARDWindrush Generation: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for bringing forward this debate and, if I may say, for the tone in which he opened it. It is right that this House should take note…07 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way and for all his remarks thus far. Would he agree with me, in the light of the Companion , that this would be a good moment to hear…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the rule of law requires that Ministers are subject to the same rules as everyone else. This includes the possibility of discretionary interim relief in circumstances…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am so grateful to all noble Lords who have stayed. I say to all noble Lords that the length of debate does not indicate its importance. I am particularly grateful to…03 Jul 2023HANSARDUK: Violence Against Women and GirlsI congratulate my noble sisters on facilitating this debate on the vital issue of violence against women—an epidemic exacerbated by decades of austerity. While I totally agree…29 Jun 2023HANSARDMigration and Economic Development PartnershipMy Lords, I have no desire to relitigate the Court of Appeal here today, not least because of the late night that the Minister had again last night, and there are no doubt more to…29 Jun 2023HANSARDMigration and Economic Development PartnershipMy Lords, I will speak as there is still time. The Minister mentioned foreign national offenders. Was today really the appropriate day to slip out the really rather damning report…29 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am so grateful, as always, to all noble Lords for their contributions and to most noble Lords for their brevity. I beg leave to withdraw Amendment 1.28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, noble Lords across this House are to be commended for the anxious scrutiny given to this most controversial Bill over many hours, days and nights in Committee. Now, it…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIf the Government will not accept Amendment 13 as consequential, I will need to press Amendment 13 as well; but, first, I would like to test the opinion of the House on Amendment…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill28 Jun 2023HANSARDVetting Social Media AccountsMy Lords, I share the bemusement of other noble Lords. Why are diversity networks being singled out for Government censorship, and how on earth does it compromise Civil Service…21 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I know this is not something I say very often, certainly not in the context of this debate, but the Government are to be commended for their welcome to Ukrainians and…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThis is a technical point, but it is important to reflect on it before Report. It is not a substantive policy point, but the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, may have hit on something, in…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, Amendment 139 in this group is in my name. This group is all about efficiency and administration. Amendment 139 is purely a probing amendment—there is no way that anyone…14 Jun 2023