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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill07 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 12, I shall speak also to Amendments 18, 19 and 83. There is nothing subversive in Amendment 12—there is no cunning plan. All the amendments in this…07 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 9, I shall speak also to Amendments 10, 11, 13, and 35 to 38, in my name and that of my noble friend, and to my objection that Clause 4 should stand…07 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill07 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, the Minister was unsure whether points were made by my noble friend Lady Ludford or by me. I cannot speak for my noble friend, whom I am very happy to be confused with,…07 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, Amendment 8 concerns protections against deportation for Irish citizens. It might seem a little counterintuitive to noble Lords that it is necessary to provide…07 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill07 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration (Persons Designated under Sanctions Regulations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I thank the Minister for her explanation of the instrument. I was able to hear her, though I regret I was not able to hear the noble Lord, Lord Cormack. We on the Liberal Democrat…02 Sept 2020HANSARDHong Kong British National (Overseas) VisaApplicants for the new visa will have to prove that they are ordinarily resident in Hong Kong and be able to support themselves independently in the UK. Are the Government not…29 Jul 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseMy Lords, I declare an interest as a past chair of Refuge. The helpline run by Refuge, which has a lot of sophisticated functions, relies on volunteer help—as do very many…24 Jul 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, noble Lords will have had briefings from many organisations. I wish, in the time, I could do them justice, but I thank them. They say this is an important opportunity to…22 Jul 2020HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020My Lords, as other noble Lords have said, the question is not just “Why?” but “Why now?”; I am certainly satisfied as to the former. The FKD seems to be—or have been—a thoroughly…16 Jul 2020HANSARDMetropolitan Police: RacismMy Lords, the police are one part of the criminal justice system and should be learning from the CPS’s responses, with its evidential tests when cases are passed to it. Are the…15 Jul 2020HANSARDPort Examination Codes of Practice and National Security Determinations Guidance Regulations 2020My Lords, as is the case with most statutory instruments, we had a substantive and, in this case, substantial debate on the primary legislation, which is not up for discussion.…10 Jul 2020HANSARDSurrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations 2020My Lords, I do not need to take up the House’s time in reiterating concerns about knife crime and the use of weapons; nor am I going to reopen the discussion about merits.…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersMy Lords, 5% of very little is almost nothing. I refer of course to the recent increase of 26p per day in the allowance for necessities for asylum seekers who are not in hotel…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPrison SentencesMy Lords, is the Minister satisfied that the rehabilitation provided during a short sentence can be sufficient to enable an offender to learn to live a better life, rather than…29 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy Lords, one of the recommendations of Wendy Williams’ review is that the Home Office “devise, implement and review a comprehensive learning and development programme which makes…24 Jun 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too thank everyone who has been involved with the Bill. As the noble Baroness, Lady Williams, said, it is not an easy subject, although some of the amendments that we…15 Jun 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]My Lords, in this amendment the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, has successfully combined a number of issues raised during the passage of the Bill. As noble Lords know, it is very…15 Jun 2020