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HANSARDPlanned Deportation Flight to JamaicaMy Lords, as I said, human rights considerations are in play for anyone we decide to deport. These people are not British citizens. The Labour Government laid out in 2007 what…10 Feb 2020HANSARDPlanned Deportation Flight to JamaicaMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will repeat in the form of a Statement the response to an Urgent Question given by my honourable friend the Immigration Minister in the…10 Feb 2020HANSARDPlanned Deportation Flight to JamaicaMy noble friend asks a very valuable question. Most of the people we deport go to the EU. He is also right to point out that it is very difficult to deport people to some…10 Feb 2020HANSARDPlanned Deportation Flight to JamaicaMy Lords, all those who will be on the charter flight are foreign national offenders convicted of serious offences. They have had their cases fully reviewed to ensure that no…10 Feb 2020HANSARDPlanned Deportation Flight to JamaicaI assure the noble Lord that all those considerations will be taken into account. Each case will be gone through to ensure that the right decision is made, because we are making…10 Feb 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.04 Feb 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]I hope that I talked about the other EU instruments we are negotiating on; I think I did so at the beginning of my closing speech. I was asked about reciprocity twice, which is…04 Feb 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]I thank my noble friend for being much clearer than I can be. The whole point is that we have identified a gap. The police now have access to the Interpol red notice system, and…04 Feb 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by making clear what this Bill does not do. It does not change our extradition process or any of the existing safeguards in extradition proceedings. It does not…04 Feb 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]I said that it is not a replacement for the EAW, but of course the Government can make that request of Parliament. I was going to come to that point a bit later; in fact, no, I…04 Feb 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords across the House for their very good contributions to this debate. We should not forget that without this new power a potentially dangerous…04 Feb 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]I am clarifying why that is not the case but if I am not clear, I will write in further detail to noble Lords before Committee. I am aware that time is pressing and I have a few…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNet MigrationIt is fair to say that the Government want to import the skills needed for the gaps in the market. We are looking to reduce low-skilled migration overall but will introduce a…03 Feb 2020HANSARDOperation MidlandWhere I think I can agree with my noble friend—with the whole House, in fact—is that if false allegations are made against someone, it not only damages their reputation but…03 Feb 2020HANSARDNet MigrationMy Lords, as outlined in the Government’s manifesto, we will shortly set out plans for a new immigration system that will give us full control over who comes in and goes out of…03 Feb 2020HANSARDNet MigrationMy Lords, we will introduce a new, points-based immigration system, and of course we will have the immigration and social security co-ordination Bill later this year. Noble Lords…03 Feb 2020HANSARDNet MigrationAs my noble friend will agree, Cambridge is a city with a huge number of people doing research and innovation, and with the best university in the country, I would say—apart from…03 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorism: Contest StrategyMy Lords, I thank everyone who has spoken in this debate, and I particularly thank the noble Lord, Lord Harris, for securing it, coming as it does today, the most unfortunate of…03 Feb 2020HANSARDNet MigrationI do not know to which cap the noble Lord refers. We certainly have some very ambitious targets for the people who need our refuge and support from that region. The Prime Minister…03 Feb 2020HANSARDNet MigrationThe Government are absolutely clear that we want the brightest and best to come to work and live in this country. Following our exit from the European Union, non-EU citizens will…03 Feb 2020