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HANSARDCreative Industries (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, it is a privilege and a pleasure to chair the Communications and Digital Committee and to introduce this debate. I am delighted that many of my fellow committee members,…07 Jul 2023HANSARDCreative Industries (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for that very comprehensive response to this debate, which has covered a huge amount of ground. I join my noble friend Lord Vaizey in…07 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, our debate on this group is on the topic of priority harms to children. It is not one that I have engaged in so I tread carefully. One reason why I have not engaged in…06 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I start by saying amen—not to the right reverend Prelate but to my noble friend Lady Harding. She said that we should not assume that, just because charities exist, they…06 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAs the noble Lord has referenced what I said, if I may, I shall respond to that point. What we have to understand is that people question our motives now because we have too many…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will make a few brief remarks. Clearly, the most reverend Primate will push his amendment to a Division, and from the contributions that have been made it seems likely…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI will finish this point.05 Jul 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I am pleased to hear my noble and learned friend say that he has changed his position since we met in Grand Committee because I recall that, during those debates, he was…27 Jun 2023HANSARDNottingham IncidentMy Lords, I join all noble Lords in paying tribute to the emergency services and the people of Nottingham and offer my condolences to the friends and families of the victims of…15 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI will give way in a moment; let me just finish the point I am trying to make. An argument on economic and productivity grounds is not as compelling as some noble Lords are…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI cannot, and I am not here to get into a detailed discussion about that. I am simply trying to make this point. Noble Lords are raising the issue of productivity and the economy…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI will finish my point and then I will give way. I think that some of the matters that noble Lords are advancing should not be dealt with at this time. I give way to the noble…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillExcuse me? Somebody said, “For God’s sake”. I do not know who that was. Okay. I am not trying to suggest to the Committee that the amendment is somehow outside of scope and…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAt the moment, if somebody is still awaiting a decision on their asylum status or their status as a citizen or resident of the country, they are not eligible for employment—no.14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am not in any way trying—14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMay I? Forgive me, I am normally somebody who is a stickler for us keeping to the Companion —absolutely, for sure. However, if the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, can contribute to…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWhat the noble Baroness does through many of her contributions is argue against anybody using the terminology “illegal immigrant” by virtue of the fact that they have come via…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe information I have is that there are 5 million people receiving out-of-work benefits. In my view, if they are qualifying for these, they are therefore out of work.14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI will let my noble friend the Minister respond on behalf of the Government to the noble Lord’s point but, as he was responding to what I had argued, I have to say that what he…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, some very powerful remarks have been made in this short debate so far, some of which I will respond to in a moment. At the start of my contribution, it is important to…14 Jun 2023