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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy noble friend Lord German is going to speak on the entirety of the amendments, but I did not want to lose the theme of ID cards. I have a question, because I genuinely do not…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I will say a couple of words in support of these amendments from my noble friend. As the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, just remarked, it is not as if these changes would…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI thank the Minister for that response. The tone and approach go very much in the direction and spirit of the amendments, even if their drafting is not entirely fit, in the…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI thank the noble Lord; I was coming to his remarks. In his original remarks, he said precisely that—we do not want to co-operate just with Europe; we want global co-operation. Of…10 Jul 2025HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to contribute to this debate as I did at Second Reading, not that I have the expertise on the justice system that other participants have. I thank the noble Lord,…04 Jul 2025HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyMy Lords, in the debate on Monday I had the chance to namecheck the Chagos all-party parliamentary group, which I think was founded in 2008. I have been involved in it for a lot…03 Jul 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoMy Lords, I was pleased to take part earlier in a historic parliamentary and Boswell/Prentis family event. I warmly congratulate the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Prentis of…30 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillIn reply to the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, he seemed to suggest that the amendments from my noble friend Lady Hamwee would somehow be unusual in criminal law. She is obviously…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, Amendment 71 is in my name and that of my noble friend Lord German. I had expected that it would be grouped with my mine and others’ amendments about Europol. Those are…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I will add a couple of points to the excellent points that have been made by previous speakers. My noble friend Lady Hamwee’s point about the opportunism that is evident…26 Jun 2025HANSARDE-scooters, E-bikes and Pedal Bikes: LegislationMy Lords, the Minister keeps telling us that this is complex and difficult, but meanwhile he is not doing anything either. Does he understand not only the dimensions of the harm…17 Jun 2025HANSARDAsylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL]The noble Lord is making some helpful remarks. I am not an expert on the Bill’s drafting but, to extend his remarks and in particular with his local government experience, if he…13 Jun 2025HANSARDAsylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL]It was 4.16 —I cannot remember which Bill it was; it is all a bit of a haze. Was it the Rwanda one? Being turfed out and then trying to find your way home at 4.16 in the morning,…13 Jun 2025HANSARDAsylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL]My Lords, I very much agree with the closing words of the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, and everything he said. Unlike him, I had not come today with the intention of taking…13 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterWhat lessons are the Government learning from the water sector experience for other regulated industries? As the Minister said, there have been decades of underinvestment. The…04 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I join others in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Harper, on an entertaining maiden speech—although, like my noble friend Lady Brinton, I stand fully ready to vote to…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitMy Lords, the outcome of the summit is welcome, and the restored trust has been vital, although it does leave a lot of detail to be filled in. I fear that the Conservative…21 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction. In view of the remarks made a week ago by the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Vallance, who referred to government datasets…19 May 2025HANSARDSport England: Equality Act 2010My Lords, in 2022, Women in Sport found that more than four in 10 girls who took part in sport in primary school disengaged from sport as teenagers. It is believed that one factor…19 May 2025