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HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Foreign WorkersI could tell the noble Baroness what is going right. We will have a system that is fair for the whole world, as people who have the skills and can contribute to our economy will…10 Nov 2021HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Foreign WorkersMy Lords, Article 399(5) obliges parties to effectively implement provisions of the Council of Europe Social Charter that they have accepted. It does not impact their ability to…10 Nov 2021HANSARDSarah Everard: Home Office InquiryMy Lords, the Home Secretary, in consultation with the chair, determines that if the inquiry cannot fulfil its terms of reference on a non-statutory footing, it can be converted…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSarah Everard: Home Office InquiryThe noble Lord is absolutely right that at the time there was not that duty to co-operate. The various things the noble Lord mentions will all be looked at in the course of the…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSarah Everard: Home Office InquiryI think the House agrees that trust and confidence in the police must be restored. We wish this inquiry to proceed at pace and to get to the nub of the various issues that it will…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSarah Everard: Home Office InquiryMy Lords, as I have said, given the need to provide assurance as swiftly as possible, this will be established as a non-statutory inquiry because we want to get to the stage where…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSarah Everard: Home Office InquiryMy noble friend is absolutely right that there is inevitable overlap here. HMICFRS is already inspecting the Metropolitan Police Service in relation to vetting and…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSarah Everard: Home Office InquiryI could not agree more with the noble Baroness that the truth must come out—both at pace and conducted in a way that would satisfy the family. As I have said, if the non-statutory…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSarah Everard: Home Office InquiryMy Lords, the duty to co-operate is already in place. It has been in place since February 2020. Regarding the Centre for Women’s Justice, we have not ignored the letter. We have…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSarah Everard: Home Office InquiryMy Lords, if the Government wanted to protect the organisations, we would not be calling an inquiry. We absolutely want to get to the bottom of this for every woman and girl in…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSarah Everard: Home Office InquiryAs I have said, there is the duty to co-operate. That has been in place since last year. I take this opportunity, given that the noble and learned Lord has served under every…09 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, as noble Lords have explained, Amendments 161 and 166 relate to the offence of drivers failing to stop. We know that in a small number of cases, the failure to stop…08 Nov 2021HANSARDImmigration Rules: Au PairsMy Lords, successive Governments since 2008 have decided that the UK’s immigration system will not offer a dedicated visa route for au pairs, and I do not see that situation…08 Nov 2021HANSARDImmigration Rules: Au PairsI agree with my noble friend. Debates have been had over the last few months and years, but the whole point is to offer competitive wages here for workers from either here or…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, if I understand the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, correctly, this amendment is aimed at improving the safety of police officers at the roadside. I share his concerns and…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have said all along, and the proponents of the amendments that we have discussed have underlined, that the absolute majority of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community…08 Nov 2021HANSARDImmigration Rules: Au PairsThe noble Lord knows very well that the problems with HGV drivers and poultry workers are to do with easing supply chain pressures and are nothing to do with Brexit.08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I particularly thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, for her apologies, which in fact…08 Nov 2021HANSARDImmigration Rules: Au PairsMy Lords, as has been the case since 2008, the UK’s points-based immigration system will not offer a dedicated route for au pairs. Other immigration routes exist for people who…08 Nov 2021HANSARDImmigration Rules: Au PairsAs I said in answer to a previous question, there are 20,000 young people from participating countries or territories coming here to experience life in the UK. I would not say…08 Nov 2021