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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry to disappoint the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. I thank those who have been complimentary about this amendment and make it clear that it is a team effort on our…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I shall be brief because I regard this amendment as an amuse-bouche, if you like, before the very substantial groups to come. I am sure the Minister recognised that this…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, just to follow that up, the Minister will understand that I am concerned that some people may fail to qualify because the rules are not changed by that date, so I wonder…01 Feb 2022HANSARDData Protection: Immigration ExemptionMy Lords, it is disappointing that the procedures of your Lordships’ House effectively precluded us from voting on this SI. When we debated the draft in Grand Committee, we said…31 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThank you. That is good to know. I come back to the registration point that we are dealing with. The Minister made some distinction between different routes. I take that point. I…27 Jan 2022HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy Lords, I entirely agree with the Minister that allegations do not constitute evidence, but is he suggesting that this is an allegation of a forgery?27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, Amendment 1 is grouped with Amendments 2, 8, 9, 10, 12, 17 and 21. Amendment 9 is in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, and my noble friend Lady Ludford; the others…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, there is clearly concern about good character. I echo my noble friend’s query; the point about a holistic assessment has not been answered. I appreciate that those…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI apologise to the noble Lord. On the previous point about regulations for fees, the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, in fact anticipates regulations. It limits the…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I beg to move Amendment 14, in my name and that of the name of the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, and will speak to Amendments 15, 16, 19, 20, 23 and 24 in this…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I agree with the Minister that Clause 7 is positive and I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, that it must not be just a token. I am obviously disappointed with a…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I sense very well that the Committee would like to move on, so I will be much quicker than I had intended to be, but my noble friend Lord Paddick has asked me to speak…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill27 Jan 2022HANSARDData Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022My Lords, the Minister will not be surprised that I have comments on the immigration exemption. We have discussed it a number of times. When I first came across it, in the Data…19 Jan 2022HANSARDData Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022My Lords, I had a question that I forgot to put to the Minister. She said that the Government have consulted the parties and made amendments to their initial proposals, as…19 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I wonder whether I could ask the Minister a question about her amendments to Clause 141. This takes forward to one point of detail the comments made by other noble Lords…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, the Board of Deputies of British Jews quoted from the Torah in its briefing. I am afraid it is not at the front of my mind, but it is the same thought. There have been…05 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI should like to make it clear that my correspondent said that she does not think that the Front Bench is racist.05 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, one of the children to whom my noble friend refers gave evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights when I was a member and we were looking at the impacts on…15 Dec 2021