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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to the noble Lords who spoke in the debate and particularly to my noble friend Lord Sandhurst for spotting this. I had thought about it in respect of other…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillAmendment 203L, on the refusal of certain asylum claims, seeks to exclude asylum claims made after two days from those who entered the country on a student visa. The aim is to…13 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, this is a difficult and controversial Bill, not only because of the substantial amount of delegated legislation, the problem of skeleton legislation and the lack of…12 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, my Amendment 154A seeks to extend the conditions for someone subject to immigration controls by adding a proposed new paragraph (c) to Section 15(1) of the Immigration,…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI seek clarification on something the Minister said. He told the Committee that they were seeking to address some of the problems that my amendment raised through other ways,…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI will come to that point, if I may. Anyway, there are very stringent rules governing these bikes, and they are all available. If your bike does not meet them, you have to…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I will say a few words in favour of the amendment in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Murray of Blidworth and Lord Jackson of Peterborough. It seems to me that this is…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillOn welcoming overseas students, I accept that good students who come here lawfully can be a great bonus. Indeed, I have had the benefit of teaching such students, and I had a…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I will just intervene on this interesting exchange between the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, and my noble friends on Amendment 203A. The question this raises—I say this…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, this group of amendments proposes the means to make transparent one of the constituent parts of the high immigration levels that the Government aim to reduce. The…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I support the amendments of my noble friends Lord Davies of Gower and Lord Murray. They are interesting amendments because they seek to tackle the same problem by…03 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 203J, in the name of my noble friend Lord Murray of Blidworth, which has been so ably supported by the noble Lord, Lord Jackson of Peterborough. I…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in this group and I will say a word in particular about some of the amendments. On the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Burns, which would…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWill the Minister agree that it is a bit heavy-handed to require an employer to furnish a new employee, at the same time as giving them the agreed terms and conditions of…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, this set of amendments is a proportionate response to the Bill’s Schedule 6 to ensure that we have clarity in the Bill for all parties about the threshold to be met in…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support my noble friends’ amendments. There are good reasons to exempt small businesses, which make up the backbone of our productive economy, from the measures in…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWill noble Lords allow me to say a word in support? I was a little late coming in because I misread the screen; I thought we were on Amendment 122. I support my noble friend’s…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillBefore the Minister sits down, is nine months now the Government’s official position on the initial period? If it is, can they confirm what they are minded to put into their…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords I support the amendments in this group because they would mitigate the potential damage to employment from the perspective of both the employer and the employee, whether…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 25 in particular, although I also support Amendment 24. This is about the freedom to be represented by people who represent you and your stance. Only…14 Jul 2025