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HANSARDCriminal Trials: Intercept EvidenceAs I have said to other noble Lords, the costs and risks of using intercept as evidence are disproportionate to the potential benefits, and therefore we have not proceeded to…09 Jun 2021HANSARDCriminal Trials: Intercept EvidenceThe noble Baroness asks a very interesting question, which I am sure we will have debates on in the months and years to come, about the difference between the two. Fundamentally,…09 Jun 2021HANSARDPassport and Visa MeasuresI have much respect for my noble friend, but one could flip that the other way and say of the long-standing issue of children outside the EU: have we made them feel unwelcome for…09 Jun 2021HANSARDPassport and Visa MeasuresMy Lords, that issue of the UK annoying the EU could also be read both ways. But it is not a question of not welcoming people—it is putting everybody on an equal footing going…09 Jun 2021HANSARDPassport and Visa MeasuresI think what the noble Lord is proposing is to make the rest of the world in line with what we had in the EU—in other words, to have an open borders policy with no passports. The…09 Jun 2021HANSARDCriminal Trials: Intercept EvidenceMy Lords, I first apologise to the Lord Speaker because I stood while he was standing—we are all grappling with masks and other things at the moment. We continue to assess whether…09 Jun 2021HANSARDPassport and Visa MeasuresIt is not a question of forbidding people to come to this country, nor one of not welcoming children from all over the world, but it is a situation where the EU and the rest of…09 Jun 2021HANSARDAbolished OffencesMy Lords, the Government are committed to enabling men with historical convictions for decriminalised homosexual conduct to apply to have their convictions disregarded. We are…09 Jun 2021HANSARDCriminal Trials: Intercept EvidenceThat is a very good question to end on. The noble Lord raises the huge benefit of what the NCA has achieved through operations like Venetic. I will read out the figures: 746…09 Jun 2021HANSARDImmigration (Collection, Use and Retention of Biometric Information and Related Amendments) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Immigration (Collection, Use and Retention of Biometric Information and Related Amendments) Regulations 2021. Relevant document: 1st…07 Jun 2021HANSARDBritish Nationality Act 1981 (Immigration Rules Appendix EU) (Amendment) Regulations 2021Moved by That the Grand Committee do consider the British Nationality Act 1981 (Immigration Rules Appendix EU) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.07 Jun 2021HANSARDImmigration (Collection, Use and Retention of Biometric Information and Related Amendments) Regulations 2021My Lords, the legislation that we are debating concerns two linked elements of our immigration system: the use of biometrics and the fees regime. I shall take each of them in…07 Jun 2021HANSARDBritish Nationality Act 1981 (Immigration Rules Appendix EU) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, for ease, I will refer to this instrument as the “British Nationality Act SI”. The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 ended free…07 Jun 2021HANSARDBritish Nationality Act 1981 (Immigration Rules Appendix EU) (Amendment) Regulations 2021A child born before 30 June whose parent has not applied to the EU settlement scheme—if it were just the child—would clearly have the reasonable excuse that their parent did not…07 Jun 2021HANSARDImmigration (Collection, Use and Retention of Biometric Information and Related Amendments) Regulations 2021I thank both noble Lords for the points that they made. On the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, I usually find that lack of Front-Bench participation means lack of…07 Jun 2021HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2021.07 Jun 2021HANSARDBritish Nationality Act 1981 (Immigration Rules Appendix EU) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I will first answer the question on the citizenship fee from the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, because it is at the forefront of my mind. We are doing a Section 55…07 Jun 2021HANSARDImmigration Rules: Statements of ChangesMy Lords, I first thank the noble Lord, Lord Green, for securing this debate. To any noble Lord who thinks that this issue will not be debated time and again in your Lordships’…27 May 2021HANSARDE-scootersMy noble friend outlines an important problem. As a humble pedal biker of a Brompton—other brands are available—I know how frightening it is to be approached by one of these…26 May 2021HANSARDE-scootersMy Lords, we regularly engage with the devolved Administrations, and I shall certainly take that back.26 May 2021