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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to the Minister. He was quite right about this being a probing amendment to demonstrate the importance of the joined-upness of this being over here and that over…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is an enormous pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton. I declare an interest as a former and retired Home Office lawyer and therefore there is a…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, this may be the graveyard shift, but I will do my best to keep the Committee awake for a little longer. I give huge thanks to all members of the Committee for being here…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI have two short questions. First, how can a child be culpable? The whole point of the Bill, as I understand it, is that people should not be encouraged to come by illegal means,…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to all noble Lords who spoke in this debate—it was not that short—and even more grateful to those who sat through it without getting anything off their chest. I am…12 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryMy Lords, I wonder what kind of example the Government think they are setting for other parties to litigation or, indeed, to judicial inquiries. The noble Lord, Lord Wallace,…08 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, in the submission that Clauses 5 and 6 and Schedule 1 should not stand part of the Bill. The reasoning becomes…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI rise briefly to support noble Lords who have spoken to their amendments, and I totally endorse what has been said. Crucially, we want to hear from the Minister what the purpose…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAs always, the Committee is very grateful to the Minister. I want to be absolutely certain that I have understood his case, because this is so important. My understanding is that…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Davies of Brixton for tabling these amendments, which are supported by the trade union movement and by other noble Lords. I will put my…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI hope I conceded earlier that we know that there have been directions issued to captains and others since the 1971 Act; that is not in contention. My concern, given the greater…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I rise in support of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, whose Amendment 69 I have signed. It would require detention conditions to comply with those set out in…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWell done. Article 35 continues: “In order to enable the Office of the High Commissioner or any other agency of the United Nations which may succeed it, to make reports to the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am very grateful, obviously, to the noble Lord for his intervention. I repeat: “The Contracting States undertake to co-operate with the Office of the United Nations High…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness and the noble Lord. Acoustics are not always with me. I literally read from Article 35 and so did not use “interpret”. I used words such as…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillGood morning, my Lords. I hope all Members of the Committee—it is a large group; larger than usual, for which I give credit to the Committee and to Members opposite in…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I must congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, on such a clear and articulate tour de force, explaining a very important legal principle at five past 1 in…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am very sorry, but I did not choose the hour; others chose the hour on my behalf, which may be how a detainee feels under this proposed legislation. I want to understand the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to the Minister. He will understand why some of us are very concerned about this aspect of the Bill. He said a moment ago that the Secretary of State will now…07 Jun 2023