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HANSARDRefugees and Asylum Seekers: Safe RoutesMy Lords, the Minister, in a rather throwaway remark, acknowledged there are still children from Afghanistan who are stuck in Pakistan. Can he give us any estimate of just how…22 Nov 2023HANSARDLocal Government FinanceFollowing on from the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, will the Minister impress on her colleagues in the Home Office the urgent need to review the current…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRwanda: Asylum Arrangements TreatyThe Minister did not answer the question of the noble Lord, Lord Clarke. According to the Telegraph , Lord Sumption warned that a new treaty would not prove the country was safe,…21 Nov 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority Ethnic Babies: Mortality RatesMy Lords, further to the question from my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti, the recent Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on destitution found that minority ethnic groups are…15 Nov 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Sexual Orientation or Gender IdentityMy Lords, while the Minister’s earlier remarks were very welcome, feeding the culture of disbelief in the Home Office, as the Home Secretary did, too often means that women who…25 Oct 2023HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee of Parliament: China ReportMy Lords, going back to the question of the Chagos Islands, what steps are being taken to ensure that the views of the Chagossians, who were thrown off those islands, are being…23 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Motion B1, under which Amendments 4C and 4D would amend government amendments 4A and 4B in lieu. I am grateful to the Government for going part of the…23 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillAt end insert “, and do propose Amendment 4C as an amendment to Commons Amendment 4A, and Amendment 4D as an amendment to Commons Amendment 4B—23 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI beg to move Motion B1 because I am afraid that I am not satisfied by the Minister’s response. What policy? There is no child poverty policy. The health inequalities White Paper…23 Oct 2023HANSARDEmployment and Support AllowanceMy Lords, employment and support allowance is one of the working-age benefits potentially under threat because it is rumoured that it may not be inflation-proofed next year, given…18 Oct 2023HANSARDCreative and Cultural Industries: Impact of Visa and Immigration PoliciesMy Lords, the recently announced increase of at least 20% in the visa charge for people on the 10-year route to settlement and their families will mean a rise of at least £18,265…25 Jul 2023HANSARDCreative and Cultural Industries: Impact of Visa and Immigration PoliciesMy question is connected to visas, and visas were in the original Question. I asked about the recently announced increase of at least 20% in the charge for people and their…25 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, with reference to Motion L, I welcome the government amendments, which have the same effect as our original amendments of restoring the status quo ante with regard to…12 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. They have strengthened the argument very much and really underlined that it is not possible to level up without explicitly…11 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 4, which is supported by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham and the noble Baronesses, Lady Stroud and Lady D’Souza, to whom I am…11 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I very much echo what the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, has just said. I want to draw attention to the fact that the last-minute publication of the child rights impact…10 Jul 2023HANSARDHomelessness: Vagrancy Act 1824My Lords, the Minister has mentioned a number of times that she will bring this forward in suitable legislation. She must have some legislation in mind. What is it?10 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the right reverend Prelate and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, for bringing back these amendments. I am also grateful to the Home…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for bringing back these amendments, but I am disappointed that he had to do so given the strong case that he made for them…03 Jul 2023