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HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThere is no need—I am glad that the noble Baroness said that. I had made a note to mention it and then, of course, completely forgot or could not read my handwriting, or both.…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I oppose Clause 11 and simply want to pose four questions, the answers to which I hope might help clarify the mind of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Clarke of…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMay I just add to that? Clause 11(5) says: “The Secretary of State or an immigration officer may treat Group 1 and Group 2 refugees differently, for example in respect of ……01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillCan I just point out that the Refugee Council, for example, has made the point that cutting back and restricting family reunion rights, which the Bill will do—this is one of the…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIf the Government’s argument is to be that they have a different interpretation, it is not clear why we should accept their interpretation over the UNHCR’s interpretation. I asked…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, it is me again, I am afraid. I rise to move Amendment 46, and I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb and Lady Stroud, my noble friend Lord…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThat is a very good question, but it has taken away my train of thought. What I wanted to say was that this really is not good lawmaking. The noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, quoted…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry, but that is irrelevant, because this is not about immigration. It is about the right to register for citizenship for children who have been born here or who otherwise…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe noble Lord said something about how the system relies on these fees. Could he clarify what he means? I hope he does not mean the immigration system, which is often referred…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry, but the lawyers behind this are very clear that these are completely separate legal points. The people who appealed the Court of Appeal’s judgment were not appealing…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWho is carrying out this review?27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am very sorry to interrupt yet again, but I pointed out that the appeal that has gone to the Supreme Court is a completely separate legal point from the one that requires the…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe noble Lord acknowledges that leave to remain is not the same as citizenship. When we last discussed this, the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Williams of Trafford, accepted…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillDoes the Minister accept that there is a difference between leave to remain and citizenship? We are talking about citizenship, and the courts were very clear about the importance…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI take this opportunity to clarify what is says: it says that no person may be charged a fee that is “higher than”. It is not saying that it should be the cost price. Given that,…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI thank the noble Lord for his support of the principle, but is he suggesting that the Home Office would manipulate the cost in this way? The figure that we have is a Home Office…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly in support of Amendments 8 and 9 about good character. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, I am particularly concerned about its application to…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 13 in my name. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of…27 Jan 2022