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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, Amendment 95 is about the use of information supplied by HMRC. I acknowledge that many—possibly most—people believe that if information is given to a government official…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, with this group of amendments we return to issues relating to modern slavery and human trafficking, which we have debated on the basis of what I described, I think, as…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I beg to move Amendment 97 and will also speak to Amendment 98. I am grateful to the right reverend Prelate for signing these amendments. They would add to the…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, seeing the back of the Illegal Migration Act will be a great pleasure. I am with the noble Lord on it being better to have an easy-to-read version of this Bill,…08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I did two years of Roman law, which did not stick, but the mens rea in criminal law did stick. The noble Lord, Lord Alton, and I are very much on the same page here. He…08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, of course I recognise that the lists are not exhaustive. It seemed to me to be fairly helpful to use the term “humanitarian”—but there we are. I am puzzled by the…08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI understand the point that the Minister is making. The JCHR report actually used the term “hygiene kits”, and I did not understand what those might be. They sound a little bit…08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, having supported the noble Baroness on her previous amendments, from these Benches we do so on these, too.08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI think one has a right to human dignity, actually. That is probably a point at which I could stop and commend the amendment.08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillWe debated the reverse burden of proof on the first day in Committee. I certainly do not take it from any of the briefings I have had, or from previous debates on the reverse…08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillIs it not sensible to look at it from the point of view of the person who may be undertaking the action? If there is to be deterrence, you have to look at it from that point of…08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillIn moving this amendment, I will speak also to Amendment 60. This clause, again, is about collecting information and reasonable excuses. Clause 16(8) provides a non-exhaustive…08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I support almost all the amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Alton. I said to him yesterday that I thought that the committee’s work had been—I thought carefully about…08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI thank the noble Lord— I knew there was a word for it. We do not deny that there are examples on the statute book, but we objected to them at the time.08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI also have Amendment 209 in this group. Clause 19 defines “relevant person” for the purposes of search and so on in relation to what these days are simply called “devices”. There…08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, we on these Benches support the noble Baroness, who is part of the eminent quartet that has signed the amendment. I had been wondering—but it was one of those thoughts…08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, we have Amendments 51 and 51B in this group. Amendment 51 would add mobile phones and chargers to the list of relevant articles. The noble Lord, Lord Alton, is just…08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI do not think that either of the noble Lords were in the House when we put forward the same arguments about the burden of proof regarding blades and, I think I am right in…08 Jul 2025