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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I intervene briefly to support Amendment 193A in the name of my noble friend Lady D’Souza, the remarks made by the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and particularly those made…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, with his usual clarity, the noble Lord, Lord McColl, has introduced his amendments to Clauses 63 and 64. I regard it as one of the privileges of serving in your…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am grateful to the Minister. In Clause 62, the phrase “bad faith” seems extraordinarily ambiguous. Can he clarify that? What jurisprudence does this phrase come from and on what…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am very grateful to the Minister for responding to some of the points that I made earlier, but would she accept two things—first, that this is not about people who are…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillBefore the Minister leaves that point, I was not specifically asking him to respond to Turkey’s actions. I was saying that it diminishes our ability to speak to countries such as…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 119B and in support of Amendment 119A, in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Kennedy of the Shaws and Lady Chakrabarti. I should…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillYes; not for the first time I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee. It was British lawyers who crafted these things. Look, for instance, at the Nuremberg trials and the role…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I add my voice to those of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, my noble and learned friend Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Hamwee and Lady…08 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI will follow the noble Lord’s point. Even though it may be impossible to collect credible data on people leaving who are not going to say they are going overseas to collect…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am raising my voice to speak in favour of Amendments 265 and 282. Following the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, and the noble Lords, Lord Ribeiro and Lord Hunt of…04 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe noble Baroness made a very important point about public opinion. I draw her attention to a study by British Future which found that 71% of the public support the right to work…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillDoes my noble friend agree that it would be helpful to the Committee if, when the Minister comes to reply, she provides two specific facts? One is about the number of people, said…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillBefore the noble Baroness leaves that point, is she able to give an average time to process these claims? I recognise some will be in different categories.03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, the Minister may recall that some years ago I came to see her, with the then Minister Brandon Lewis, specifically about the teaching of English. I declare an interest in…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords—03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I was trying to intervene on the noble Lord’s speech, and I apologise to him for doing that. As I am also going to be involved in the other business going on in Grand…03 Feb 2022HANSARDAutocrats, Kleptocrats and PopulistsMy Lords, we are all indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton, for initiating this important debate. It is a reflection on our times that it has become commonplace to…03 Feb 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: AccountingMy Lords, on Monday, at col. 650 in Hansard , the noble Earl, Lord Howe, promised to write to me and answer my specific questions about the origins of and deficiencies in PPE,…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSurveillance Camera Code of PracticeThe noble Baroness was good enough to reference the statement from the FCDO. Would she be willing to take back to it the specific point I raised this evening about the company…02 Feb 2022