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HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillThat is a very fair point and I will come back to the noble Lord about just how that process will work. If the House will indulge me for another minute, the noble Lords, Lord…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsFrance is bound by the same European provisions as us and by the 1951 convention. France is a safe country, whatever the people choosing to make the journey from France to here…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsThe noble Lord and the noble Baroness will have to forgive me if I do not answer every single question. As they say, I have leapt from one subject to another. The noble Lord, Lord…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsYes, the obligation of HMS “Mersey” is obviously to protect lives at sea, but of course those people’s cases will be established at some point in their journey—whether it is an…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsI think it is important to pause for a moment to think about who benefits from smugglers taking people across the channel from a safe country. Those who benefit are organised…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigration: International StudentsMy Lords, we are following the advice of the independent Migration Advisory Committee. Similarly, the ONS takes that view of migration statistics. Indeed, we are in line with many…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigration: International StudentsMy Lords, the fact that there is no cap on student numbers is all to the good. People want to come to this country to study, they are doing so in increasing numbers and, as I…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsWork is most certainly being done to understand the dynamics of what is going on. I know that talks are ongoing to try to resolve the situation.07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigration: International StudentsThe noble Lord might like to know that the number of student visas granted to students from India, a country he often asks me about, has increased by 33%, so there are certainly…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigration: International StudentsWell, my Lords, to keep abreast of the international growth figures, I think we should measure our success by the number of students applying for visas and coming here to study.…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsAlso, the safe and legal route to refuge is to seek asylum in the first country in which you arrive in Europe. That is the safest route. We do not want to encourage people to…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigration: International StudentsMy Lords, the independent Office for National Statistics, which follows best international practice, produces the migration statistics. The Government do not seek to influence…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsI refer the noble Lord to the humanitarian assistance that we are giving the people in the MENA region and our commitment to resettling 20,000 refugees before 2020. He may laugh,…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsI understand my noble friend’s point, but of course it was not so much the quantum of the number of people who arrived but the sudden upsurge of arrivals, and my right honourable…07 Jan 2019