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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord has said, brevity does not mean half-heartedness today and these Benches whole-heartedly support the noble Lord’s amendments to which my name has been…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths, told us during the last vote about the views of all the members of the Council of Europe and specifically mentioned Hungary questioning…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, this is the first of a number of proposed new clauses relating to the efficiency of the Home Office and the elusive—maybe even illusory—impact assessment statement. We…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I have my doubts about the term “safe and legal routes” as well. I would prefer to focus on safety; to talk about legal routes now impliedly accepts the argument that…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, on the question of a secret plan or no plan, the announcement that came out the other day—it was almost not an announcement —that the provision about two classes of…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI had not intended to say anything about this amendment, but I will say a couple of things. First, those of us who have met a number of asylum seekers have been very impressed by…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am sorry if the noble Baroness misunderstood my first comment. It was in response to the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Lawlor.14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, shall I move on to Amendment 150? In fact, it takes us back to the previous group; I have no idea why it comes into this group. It would provide that the Act should not…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, Amendment 136 is one of a series of amendments we have tabled on the criteria that should be met before the Bill—an Act by then—comes into force. Amendment 136 is about…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the debate was not that short, but perhaps it was shorter than those on some of the other groups. I will just comment on the Minister’s response regarding people…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAmendment 139A is in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool. The noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew—who has managed to escape for the moment—has added his name to…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI was just about to. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I moved Amendment 139A. The right reverend Prelate and I have often had our names paired on amendments on these issues. The story from the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby,…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am not going to repeat the points that I made on the first group because they apply in a very similar way to the amendments in this group, which in our case amounts to…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 85D in this group and have added my name to Amendment 85C from the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and the amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, and…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 79B in this group. When I drafted it, it did not stem from the proceedings and findings of the court to which my noble friend has just referred. Like…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI think that is quite important, as it matters how these things work in practice. Having said that, and as I indicated, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.07 Jun 2023