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HANSARDNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2021My Lords, this order was laid before Parliament in January and is required to align the juxtaposed controls regime at the seaports of northern France with the regime currently in…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2021My Lords, there were indeed a lot of questions, some relating to this SI and others slightly outside it. I will happily try to answer as many questions as I can, and I will write…02 Mar 2021HANSARDAuthority to Carry Scheme and Civil Penalties Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank noble Lords who took part in the debate. As with the previous debate, some of the contributions had nothing to do with the SI, but that has never stopped noble…02 Mar 2021HANSARDAuthority to Carry Scheme and Civil Penalties Regulations 2021My Lords, the purpose of these regulations, laid under Sections 23(2) and 24(7) of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, is to give effect to the authority to carry scheme…02 Mar 2021HANSARDAuthority to Carry Scheme and Civil Penalties Regulations 2021That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 28 January be approved. Relevant document: 45th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee02 Mar 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, I have given that answer several times now. Obviously, disciplinary action against an individual officer is a matter for forces; we have IICSA’s current inquiry into…11 Feb 2021HANSARDRefugees: Napier BarracksMy Lords, I would reject the description of “decent accommodation” —this accommodation has served our Armed Forces. We are manging any outbreaks in line with Covid guidance, and…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, as I said, the IOPC has declined to investigate in certain areas. I know that certain cases have been given to Merseyside, as a separate force, to investigate, but it is…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, its primary focus was to learn the lessons of what went wrong during that period so that those mistakes would never be repeated. Obviously, the IOPC then declined to…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, over the past few years, we have learned many lessons about what went wrong in a number of those cases. As I said, IICSA continues its inquiry. I hope that nothing like…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandI agree with my noble friend that anybody who has been falsely accused or caught up in some of the inadequacies of investigations has my absolute sympathy, because it ruins lives;…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, I have met the family of Lord Janner. I am not sure that it would be appropriate at this point to meet Lady Brittan, which does not mean that my sympathy for her is any…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandFirst, I totally agree with my noble friend about false allegations harming the actual victims, which has never been raised in your Lordships’ House before. On historic…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, I do not undermine the suffering of Lady Brittan but, with regards to the individual to whom the noble Lord refers, a remedy was sought. That individual was convicted of…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandThe noble Lord makes a valid point. This is all about victims. It is important that victims come forward—so often they have not. When we look back at past times, perhaps when I…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, the IOPC has declined to investigate the matters to which my noble friend refers. With regard to higher rank, I assume he is referring to the commissioner, whose term…11 Feb 2021HANSARDRefugees: Napier BarracksMy Lords, throughout the pandemic, the asylum system has faced significant pressures, and it has become necessary to use additional temporary accommodation to ensure that we meet…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, disciplinary action against individual officers is a matter for forces. However, my noble friend will be aware that, following Operation Kentia’s investigation into the…11 Feb 2021HANSARDRefugees: Napier BarracksI think I have probably answered the noble Baroness’s question but, absolutely, there has been additional demand on the system, and we have accommodated it. However, to go back to…11 Feb 2021HANSARDRefugees: Napier BarracksI refer the noble Lord back to the answer that I have just gave to my noble friend Lord Balfe, and the answer is yes.11 Feb 2021