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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am glad to hear that the Government want to comply with our international obligations—some of us feel that that is not entirely evident from the Bill—but I was asking about…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but I now realise that he has now moved on from Clause 61 and is talking about Clause 62. I was wondering whether he was going to answer my…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I want to speak to the JCHR amendments in this group in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Dubs. Those were very strong words from the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and I found…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillCan I join the maskless crew? Surely international law, and certainly EU directives, are usually a minimum requirement, so if we wanted 45 days and a European instrument said 30,…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWhether the amendment is a warning, surreal or whatever, surely if the Government believe their assertion that the Bill complies with the refugee convention, there can be no…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI hope I am not being a bit of a cynic, but if the noble Lord intends that the Government respond to us on Report, that might make it a little difficult for us to prepare for the…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy answer to that last point is that if that is what the UK Government feel, they should convene a conference to renegotiate the refugee convention, but they are not doing that. A…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillDoes the Minister recall that I did not just say that it is about the higher standard? It is about having different limbs and different requirements under those different limbs,…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 106 in the name of, and at the invitation of, the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, I will speak also to Amendments 109 and 110. If Clause 36 is not amended or…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI know the noble Lord has listened to a lot of the previous debate. He will know there is no such thing as a first safe country principle under the refugee convention. I tried to…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, the Home Office is inordinately fond of discretion rather than the clear rules which would mean that applicants and other users knew where they stood. This reminds me of…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, Amendment 139 is another suggestion from the Joint Committee on Human Rights. I move it in the name of, and at the invitation of, the noble Lord, Lord Dubs. I am not…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I shall overlap with my noble friend in speaking to the proposal that Clause 47 should not stand part, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Dubs. It is about immigration…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 130, 131, 133 and 135, which all stem from JCHR reports. Amendment 130 aims to restore the Government’s original intended drafting. That said…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillUnless my brain has gone completely to mush at this late hour, I do not think that I objected to that at all. My point was about the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness has, in her normal manner, made a very good attempt to justify Clause 39, but I think she is on a very sticky wicket. All noble Lords who have…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, the effect of Clause 39 is to criminalise the act of seeking asylum in the UK, even if the person has no option but to flee. Clause 39 makes arriving in the UK without…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill08 Feb 2022