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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, on that very important point, perhaps the Minister will take back to the Home Office that this Committee would very much like the guidance to be published in draft form…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIt is not my amendment so maybe it could be worded better. The noble Lord gave great emphasis to the case-by-case basis earlier, which sounds very reasonable, and he talked about…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 95 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, who apologises for having had to leave early. This speech will be in two halves—although one…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank everyone who spoke in support of the amendment, and I thank the Minister. I did ask some questions that she did not answer. I will not push them now, but I would…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBenefit Sanctions on JobseekersMy Lords, given the general view that tougher sanctions will have only a limited impact on labour supply in today’s market, the inability of the Government’s evaluation to assess…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 57, 59 and 60 in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Neuberger and Lady Hamwee, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord but, according to the Refugee Council, which did a very careful analysis of those coming over on boats—and this was an analysis, not just…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, Amendment 66 is also in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Hamwee and Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, whom I thank. I speak at the risk of being called a Stakhanovite by…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry to interrupt, but I was so struck when we took evidence about sleep deprivation from people who had been in Napier. It really got me, as someone who hates being…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWill the Minister at this point make a firm, absolute assurance not only that there are no current plans—I get very suspicious when I hear that, because a plan can be thought up…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillCould the Minister at least give an assurance that, except in the most exceptional circumstances, no child will be put in such a centre? I hope she can understand why saying that…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord, and it may be that he was going on to acknowledge this, but the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and I think the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford,…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 65, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud. She is very sorry that she is unable to be here today, not least because she feels so…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry to interrupt—I know that there is a lot to cover—but I want to follow on from that important point. Again, we were given an example of a specific reason. The person may…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI hate to say it, but I have just checked my phone and there is no evidence there of that letter having arrived.03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI thank all noble Lords who have spoken. There have been some very powerful arguments for the amendment. I am particularly grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud: she put it…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, what evidence are the French basing this view on? The academic evidence that I am aware of, and certainly the evidence that the JCHR draws attention to, does not support…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI thank noble Lords very much for their support for this amendment—their willingness to apply some lipstick to the pig that I think we would all like to be rid of. Some very…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Neuberger, and my noble friend Lord Cashman for their support and for hanging on in there, as well as to Women for Refugee…01 Feb 2022