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HANSARDImmigration: Refugee DoctorsThe noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, referred to co-operation and collaboration between the various agencies and the Government to enable refugees who are doctors to practise. Can we…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, we have heard some powerful and thoughtful speeches, but that is what this House does well. I do not want to add to the debate on the retrospective effect of the…24 Feb 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for her explanation of the Bill. We understand its limited scope but she will understand that the subject of extradition is bound to tempt…04 Feb 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]I do not doubt what the noble Lord is saying, but my question was about how we can be assured about transparency in holding to account those issues. We may know that things are…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNet MigrationWhat assumptions have the Government made about people leaving the UK—in other words, emigration, which is a component of net migration?03 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I simply have one request for the Government. What will shortly become Section 37 provides for a statement of policy within two months. The Minister talked about…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I too have added my name to this amendment, as I did at the previous stage. Like others, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, who is in danger of becoming a noun. I have…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I am glad to follow the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, on that point. In Committee, the Minister thought that I was advocating two separate systems: a digital one and an…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, this amendment is in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Miller of Chilthorne Domer. I do not know whether she shares my feeling when I see noble Lords leaving the…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I knew that once we got going on this subject it would reel in Members from across the Committee, and I am grateful for their observations and contributions, as well as…16 Jan 2020HANSARDAsylum Claims: Child TraffickingMy Lords, like the right reverend Prelate, I want to ask about the progress of the scheme for independent child trafficking guardians, following the Independent Anti-Slavery…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillBefore the Minister moves on, I do not understand the answer to the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, although perhaps reading it will help. None of us wants to think the worst of the…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, can I ask my noble friend a question? If he were negotiating any sort of agreement and learned that the other side had a self-imposed time constraint, would he not…15 Jan 2020HANSARDCriminal Records Notifications DisclosureMy Lords, is it the case that this goes back as far as 2015? However far it goes back, when was it actually discovered? The underlying question is: how can we expect co-operation…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I too have my name to this amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Dubs, has been very measured, as ever, in his introduction to this debate and it seems the noble Lord, Lord…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, important points have been made about UK citizens in other European countries, and my noble friend Lady Miller and I have an amendment on one aspect of that which I…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am not sure whether I am hearing this right, but I think the Minister is responding to the amendments as if the proposal was to replace digital with documentary evidence. In…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I have put my name to Amendment 10. As the noble Viscount said, judicial review—the right to apply to the courts to review the decision of a public body—is hugely…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillCan the Minister point us to where in the clause we can find reassurance that, if there is a change in policy, it will not be dealt with through regulations?14 Jan 2020