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HANSARDNet 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 2020HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, those who have not been charged are rightly anonymous; your Lordships’ House is very clear that we should not name people before charge. Whether people are named after…03 Feb 2020HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, Operation Conifer has been scrutinised and it followed absolutely the procedures it would have been required to undertake. Its outcome, while not satisfactory at all to…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 2020HANSARDOperation MidlandI can tell my noble friend that it is an HMICFRS review. I do not have the name of the individual who might carry it out, but I can certainly find that out for him.03 Feb 2020HANSARDOperation MidlandI have said many times at this Dispatch Box that the Government would not set up an inquiry, and that Wiltshire Police could do so if it wished—it has decided not to. On Carl…03 Feb 2020HANSARDOperation MidlandI have explained it many times and I know that I have not convinced this House why. It would be a matter for the police, who are operationally independent of government. It would…03 Feb 2020HANSARDOperation MidlandAs I have just explained, the Government would not usually instigate an inquiry in this sort of situation. It would be up to the police to do so, should that be appropriate.03 Feb 2020HANSARDNet MigrationThere is now net positive migration, which has been pretty much steady over the last few years, so we are not currently seeing net emigration.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 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 2020HANSARDFacial Recognition SurveillanceMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given by my honourable friend the Minister for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service in…27 Jan 2020HANSARDFacial Recognition SurveillanceMy Lords, this was recently tested in court and the High Court found that the police were operating within the law, so we do not feel that there is any need for further…27 Jan 2020HANSARDFacial Recognition SurveillanceThe noble Lord makes a very good point and I think I know to which cases he is referring. The police must be able to use the technology available for policing purposes, but within…27 Jan 2020HANSARDFacial Recognition SurveillanceNo, I reiterate that statement.27 Jan 2020HANSARDFacial Recognition SurveillanceMy noble friend is of course absolutely right.27 Jan 2020HANSARDFacial Recognition SurveillanceThat is a very constructive suggestion. I am happy to arrange a briefing on this technology for any noble Lords who wish to have one.27 Jan 2020