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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am glad that the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, brought his copy of Hansard from Second Reading with him. My recollection of the Minister’s explanation regarding Section…24 May 2023HANSARDHouses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023I will tell the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor, a tale about mixed-up names when we finish this Committee. We have focused very much on safety standards. As I understand it, and I…16 May 2023HANSARDHouses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, I too thank the Minister for her introduction. I was not aware that my noble friend was going to speak. Fortunately, what I have made a note of is not inconsistent with…16 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the House will forgive me for not namechecking individual noble Lords. I have heard it said a number of times of the Bill that “This is not who we are as a nation”. This…10 May 2023HANSARDMigrants: HousingMy Lords, there are so many questions arising about the standards that will apply in the “facilities”—if I can use that term—around safeguarding, how families with or without…03 May 2023HANSARDShort-term Holding Facility (Amendment) Rules 2022My Lords, if I did not speak to this Motion and support it, I think I would be haunted by the ghost of the late Lord Eric Avebury, for whom improvement of the conditions in which…18 Apr 2023HANSARDShort-term Holding Facility (Amendment) Rules 2022My Lords, before the noble Baroness responds, I asked a question about DBS checks. I wonder whether the Minister is able to answer it.18 Apr 2023HANSARDShort-term Holding Facility (Amendment) Rules 2022I am sure the Minister will understand that vulnerable adults need safeguarding as well—it is much wider that children.18 Apr 2023HANSARDSpecial Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023If the Minister is coming to his closing paragraph to urge this instrument, then I am afraid that I have a number of questions to remind him of. However, I am glad to hear what he…20 Mar 2023HANSARDSpecial Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023My Lords, I hope that the Committee and the Deputy Chairman of Committees will understand that my sitting down today is not a sign of any disrespect to any Member or to the…20 Mar 2023HANSARDAuthority to Carry Scheme and Civil Penalties Regulations 2023The scheme uses language such as: “Individuals … in relation to whom the Secretary of State is in the process of making a decision that the individual be made subject of an…21 Feb 2023HANSARDAuthority to Carry Scheme and Civil Penalties Regulations 2023As the Minister is coming to the end of his response, I remind him about my questions on how it will work when there is to be a refusal in relation to someone whom the Secretary…21 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Defence for Victims who Commit an OffenceMy Lords, as the Minister is unable to answer the question about the timetable for the appointment of the Victims’ Commissioner, could he at any rate take back the importance of a…21 Feb 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation in HotelsMy Lords, we have hotels accommodating young asylum seekers, although we want to bring that to an end. Are the Government satisfied that their contracts with the providers deal…21 Feb 2023HANSARDAuthority to Carry Scheme and Civil Penalties Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for explaining the regulations and the scheme in such detail. I am afraid I have some questions—even though I know he takes the view that debates are…21 Feb 2023HANSARDChildren Seeking Asylum: SafeguardingI thank the noble Baroness. I hope that the Minister will be confirmed in his pursuing of my noble friend’s point about corporate parenting by the chorus of approval that the…23 Jan 2023HANSARDChildren Seeking Asylum: SafeguardingMy Lords—23 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum SeekersMy Lords, in speaking just before Christmas to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee of your Lordships’ House, which I am lucky enough to chair, the Home Secretary said that…17 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Local Authority AccommodationMy Lords, do the Government recognise the connection between this issue and the points raised by the Question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham? There is a shortage…16 Jan 2023HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy Lords, the Minister said that each person will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and quite right too, provided that that is not simply a swift tick-box exercise. He was…20 Dec 2022