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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I return to the terminology in general. I had tabled amendments in the last group on Monday night, which was a very big group. I could not find a polite way of…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, Clause 7 relates to further provisions about removal. I have three amendments in this group. Amendment 55—I apologise for the grammatical error in it—would require the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is Committee stage and, as the whole Committee knows, that is what I will do. On this amendment, the Minister said, possibly twice, that things will be done “as soon…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillTo be absolutely clear, is the Minister saying that notification can be given via any representative and that they do not have to be qualified in a particular way?07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I had got as far as “My L—” when I was interrupted. I am sorry, I do not mean “interrupted”: I mean when we heard the Motion that the House be resumed. It was not going…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, this amendment relates to a statutory instrument that has recently been approved. I appreciate that the issues of the use of houses in multiple occupation for asylum…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am not going to say very much. Many Members are waiting to consider the large number of amendments we are scheduled to get through tonight—whether we will or not, we…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI remember well when the detention of children was ended by legislation. I visited Cedars, the property—I do not like the term “facility” in this connection—near Gatwick that was…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will withdraw my amendment. I probably do not understand all the complexities related to this, but I am very uneasy at the prospect of the retention of the device and…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, this is exactly the problem that the children’s organisations raised, even before the legislation saw the light of day, when the problems in hotels became clear. It…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, does the noble Lord agree that one of the underlying provisions that we should know about is the safe and legal routes that we are told will deal with any number of…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I have two amendments in this group. I, and we on these Benches, agree with pretty much everything that has been said, and with the specific amendments, including the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the care with which he has responded to these amendments. I do not know whether I am right, and I do not want to embarrass him, but I sensed a…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to the Minister. That has raised further issues in my mind about what information may be given—not necessarily about an individual—to a receiving country, whether…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, whenever there is a reference to the ouster of the courts and tribunals in the context of this Bill, I think how ironic it is that we heard from the Government that they…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I also have various other amendments in this group. I feel I should speak very slowly in the hope that those who have the other amendments in this group arrive in time…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am glad to have been able to add my name to the noble Lord’s amendments. I am grateful to him for introducing them so clearly. I am conscious that my name is among…24 May 2023