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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. The concept of no recourse to public funds is one that causes significant difficulties to a…06 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak in support of Amendment 3. Personally, I have quite a lot of sympathy with Amendment 30, put forward by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb,…30 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, in the previous group of amendments, my noble friend Lady Hamwee suggested she did not want to do the Government’s job for them. On this occasion, I beg to disagree with…30 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI support the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lady Hamwee. That probably comes as no surprise to noble Lords. I am going to do something that I normally try not to, and…30 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I can be brief, because this amendment has cross-party support, but I have a couple of specific questions for the Minister. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, and…30 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI said that we would have been having this debate but the pandemic made it worse.30 Sept 2020HANSARDChina: Uighur Internment CampsMy Lords, returning to the original Question: could the Minister tell us what it would require for Her Majesty’s Government to analyse the treatment of the Uighurs as a potential…23 Sept 2020HANSARDInterest RatesMy Lords, the Minister seems to have felt the need to disagree with almost all the noble Lords who have spoken. In particular, she disagreed with my noble friend Lady Kramer, who…23 Sept 2020HANSARDAfghanistan: Locally Employed CiviliansMy Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, I welcome the extension of the ex gratia scheme. The Minister referred at least twice to the Home Office. There is a concern that…22 Sept 2020HANSARDExaminations: A-level and GCSEMy Lords, I refer to my entry in the register of interests: I am a university academic. What conversations are the Government having with universities about the possible disparity…15 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, both of these amendments seek to do something that I think very much aims to right the injustice of a million people—100,000 children, as the noble Baroness, Lady Lister…14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I support all the amendments but particularly propose to speak to Amendment 71 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. I declare an interest: I have a property…14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I essentially support all the amendments in this group, but in particular it is crucial to think about the EU nationals resident here for maybe five years or more who…14 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Military Operations and SupportMy Lords, at the height of the pandemic, the Armed Forces had 20,000 people at readiness to deal with Covid and up to 4,000 people deployed at any one time. If we are assuming a…10 Sept 2020HANSARDOffice for Veterans’ AffairsMy Lords, when the Government launched the Office for Veterans’ Affairs, they said that the United Kingdom would lead the world in the care of Armed Forces veterans. That is…09 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, said that the Minister would find this somewhat like an echo chamber—and I confess that when I looked at these two amendments…09 Sept 2020HANSARDTreaty Scrutiny: Working Practices (EUC Report)My Lords, it is quite rare to be able to respond directly to another Member in Grand Committee, unlike some other parliamentary business in normal times when we can jump up and…07 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, I refer to the register of interests; I am a Cambridge academic. The Statement the Minister did not have the opportunity to read to the House states: “To ensure that…02 Sept 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020My Lords, like other Members who have spoken, I welcome these regulations. However, along with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, I have some reservations. The Minister…29 Jul 2020HANSARDRussia: TradeMy Lords, the Library’s note to us suggests that of UK services’ trade with Russia in 2019, the fifth largest item in imports and exports was government services. Will the…28 Jul 2020