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HANSARDPassenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, the purpose of these regulations is to make two amendments to the Passenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) Regulations 2015. First, they delete a sunset…23 Feb 2022HANSARDPassenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I thank noble Lords for their questions. I have written them down and will try to answer them in no particular order. I start mainly by addressing the question from the noble…23 Feb 2022HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2022.23 Feb 2022HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2022My Lords, the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016 sets out the immigration and nationality functions for which a fee is to be charged and the maximum amount that can be…23 Feb 2022HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2022I thank both noble Lords for the points they made. I will first answer the last question on why we should be moving towards self-funding. We have been self-funding since as far…23 Feb 2022HANSARDPassenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I do not think they will be, because these are not passengers; they are people who have clandestinely arrived and therefore are under the radar. However, I will study carefully…23 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I thought it might be helpful to slightly unpick the two types of workers—the difference between domestic workers…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I acknowledge all the points that the noble Lord has made and agree that there is more to be done here. I do not think anyone could deny that. The Criminal Finances Act…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, for speaking on behalf of the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. He is absolutely right: we will not disclose our legal…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillYes, I hope that it will be this year.10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillBetween what the noble Lord has just outlined and what the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, has just said, that probably explains both ends of the system in different ways. On visa…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am not going to look at it again but I will perhaps explore it further and see why what is happening is happening. That is probably fair enough.10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI did address that point. The noble Baroness will not be surprised to know that we are against putting time limits in the Bill because of the potential for abuse. I have said this…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI think the noble Baroness probably meant 2021 rather than 2001, but it is late and we are not going to split hairs over that—I know what she means. I understood that the scheme…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I will start by making the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, happy by talking about alternatives to detention and managing people in the community, because 95% of people who…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I will have to think of a new phrase: perhaps “shortly”.10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I agree with almost everything that noble Lords have said. Our actions have spoken louder than our words in the…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI say to noble Lords that I share their concerns. I will also be writing to the Committee before Report on this very matter. Since 2015, we have excluded investment in government…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI thank noble Lords who have spoken in this debate and express my admiration for the noble Lord, Lord Oates, on this subject. He is not going to give up on it. He mentioned the QR…10 Feb 2022HANSARDKnife CrimeApprenticeships are a very good way of diverting people away from violence and into meaningful activity, and on to a working life. I have just answered the previous question about…09 Feb 2022