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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Maclean of Redditch for Amendments 79C and 79D. Both amendments are proportionate and consistent with the principles that underpin the Bill;…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I am grateful, especially to the noble Lord, Lord German, for his support for this amendment. I am delighted finally to be on the same page as him on this Bill, after…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, Amendment 78 is a saving provision to protect the immigration rights of the Chagossian community, notwithstanding any agreement the Government may make with Mauritius.…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill11 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, the importance of family life and family unity is a principle that no one in this House would dispute. The principle already has a firm statutory protection. Section 55…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I listened very carefully to the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, whose long and well-known experience in these matters I greatly respect. I have sympathy for the…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPolice: RecordsMy Lords, the police release data on arrests relating to the details of the offences but do not publish data specifying aggregated information about the offenders. Will the…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate for her speech. We recognise the principle behind this proposal. The good character test has been in place since 1981. It asks…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton, for his amendment and for his submission today, which I listened to carefully, on the case for this change. I have a…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, once again I thank my noble friend Lady Maclean of Redditch for this amendment which, as she said, addresses the interpretation of the refugee convention in cases where…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, these amendments raise a very important point, and I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, for opening the group with the arguments she made. The…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House.05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for their contributions. It has been a very stimulating debate on one of the most difficult areas in the Bill, in my view. This group of…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I begin this group of amendments, tabled in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Davies of Gower, by stating that they are directed at illegal entrants and not…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord German and Lord Katz, for their comments. It will come as no surprise that I do not accept the criticisms that they made. I…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for their comments on this group. With the greatest respect to the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, we unfortunately cannot support her…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill03 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, almost daily we are subjected to ever more horrific stories of foreign nationals committing horrendous crimes in this country, who are all too often permitted to stay in…03 Nov 2025