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HANSARDChild Refugees: Turkey and GreeceI agree with the noble Viscount that some of the footage we have seen is really quite disturbing. On the other hand, Greece is a democracy and we respect its rule of law. However,…11 Mar 2020HANSARDChild Refugees: Turkey and GreeceI am proud, the generous country that we are, that we are providing £89 million in humanitarian aid to address the situation in Idlib and to help those people in the truly…11 Mar 2020HANSARDChild Refugees: Turkey and GreeceMy Lords, I have outlined just how generous this country is and has been over our history. We are a small island and we are doing what we can. As I have said, under the national…11 Mar 2020HANSARDImmigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations and Order laid before the House on 15 and 30 January be approved. Relevant document: 5th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee . C…11 Mar 2020HANSARDChild Refugees: Turkey and GreeceIn terms of proactivity, clearly, we engage with our European counterparts. We are still engaged in the Dublin process, which goes both ways; in fact, we take more children than…11 Mar 2020HANSARDChild Refugees: Turkey and GreeceI understand what the noble Lord is saying, in the sense that those children are now in a European country as opposed to coming from whatever region in the world they come from.…11 Mar 2020HANSARDChild Refugees: Turkey and GreeceMy Lords, I am just not going to accept the statement that there are places available in local authorities but they are refusing to take children. We constantly engage with local…11 Mar 2020HANSARDChild Refugees: Turkey and GreeceIn terms of our obligations, under the national resettlement schemes we have taken more than 42,000 children since 2010—more than any other state in the EU. That is a record of…11 Mar 2020HANSARDImmigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. Relevant document: 5th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…09 Mar 2020HANSARDImmigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020On pre-settled status appeals, there are 900 applications for administrative review, but whether they are for pre-settled status I do not know. If I have the figures, I will…09 Mar 2020HANSARDImmigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I totally understand that point. It is frustrating for any group or organisation waiting for future funding announcements to be in this position right at the end of the financial…09 Mar 2020HANSARDImmigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, these regulations are introduced under the powers in Section 11 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020. They provide an important right of appeal against…09 Mar 2020HANSARDExtradition Act 2003 (Amendments to Designations) Order 2020My Lords, this order is essential for the UK to fulfil its obligations under several treaties. It is required to implement an extradition agreement between the EU and Norway and…09 Mar 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI wholeheartedly agree. The point about a trauma-informed response goes not only to those women—and it is mostly women—who suffer domestic abuse but also to their children. It…09 Mar 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI do not think that that point has ever been made in this House; the noble Baroness raises a disturbing issue. It is true: people perhaps think they see it but cannot pinpoint it.…09 Mar 2020HANSARDExtradition Act 2003 (Amendments to Designations) Order 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Extradition Act 2003 (Amendments to Designations) Order 2020.09 Mar 2020HANSARDExtradition Act 2003 (Amendments to Designations) Order 2020I thank both noble Lords for the questions on this statutory instrument that they have rightly asked. The noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, asked whether our intention in the future is…09 Mar 2020HANSARDImmigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I apologise. I meant that an administrative review may succeed when new information is provided. I understand that about 900 applications for the admin review have been received.…09 Mar 2020HANSARDImmigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020They are already doing it.09 Mar 2020HANSARDImmigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020We have some clarity now. It will run—is the noble Baroness asking me how long it will run for?09 Mar 2020