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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I think this may be the moment to remind ourselves that “illegal” and “irregular” are not the same thing. Amendment 7 refers to “illegal migrant crossings”. It is not…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I confess to being irredeemably urban—or perhaps suburban—but “The Archers” does have a function in reminding us about pig breeding and the sizes of litters. Listening…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI will just come back on that—I do not mean that in any aggressive way. I certainly do not doubt the Government’s commitment on these issues. It is a matter of what is within the…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Davies, has answered the first question that I had intended to ask on Amendment 3: whether what he was seeking was the opportunity for scrutiny and…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill26 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillWe have Amendment 16 in this group. It is indeed a probing amendment. I am a little amused that the noble Lord has just criticised the expansionist tendencies of this amendment,…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, it is a day or two since I did any criminal law, and it was one time, in a magistrate’s court—then I started writing recording contracts. I thank everyone who has…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI appreciate that this group looks rather indigestible, so let me put it in a different way. I will give the amendment numbers so that they are there in the Official Report and it…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I am intrigued by Amendment 20 requiring a statement of “the number of … gangs that have ceased to operate as a result of enforcement action”. As I understand it, that…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, far be it from me to be helping the Minister out at this point, but I want to be friendly. Exactly the same issues occurred to me, particularly that the commander is in…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I should explain that I have not usurped the position of my noble friend Lord German, who is in Strasbourg at the Council of Europe. I hope that noble Lords will forgive…26 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady O’Grady. I was not surprised that she was able to produce that example; there are lots of examples. I say to the noble…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, Amendment 273P is a real-world amendment, to echo my noble friend. I am very conscious that I have a single amendment to this Bill, that others have laboured into what…18 Jun 2025HANSARDAsylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL]My Lords, we were told, I think, that the pilot will be until June, which gives a few more days. I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, that, in parliamentary terms,…13 Jun 2025HANSARDAsylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL]It was 4.16 in the morning.13 Jun 2025HANSARDAsylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL]My Lords, I spoke at the Second Reading of this Bill, and I am happy to support the noble Baroness again today. The Second Reading was not opposed. One Member of the Conservative…13 Jun 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy Lords, I confess that I am still struggling to understand this Bill, despite it having only one clause. The Minister was as helpful as he could be in Committee, and we all know…04 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I would like to say “More, more” to that. I thank the Minister for his straightforward introduction. I think that he would be worried if he had received a unanimous…02 Jun 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill19 May 2025