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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, my name is on Amendment 96, along with those of my noble and learned friend Lady Butler-Sloss, who spoke earlier and with whom I agree, and the noble Baroness, Lady…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I would be really grateful if the Minister could answer the question I asked him as to whether the Director of Public Prosecutions had been consulted about the effect on…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Economic Impact AssessmentMy Lords, can the Minister advise the House as to what weight should be given to this financial and legal impact assessment alongside the damage caused to the consistency of our…27 Jun 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI am not sure how to take that laughter. Interestingly, we debated for one and three-quarter hours who should be the chair of the committee, until my pager pinged—we had pagers in…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all those who have spoken in this debate; I am particularly grateful to the Minister for his great courtesy. I say to him, with great respect, that he…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, in moving Motion A1 as an amendment to Motion A and proposing Amendment 22B in lieu, I should say that I shall support, if it is necessary to do so, Amendment 122B,…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMoved by At end insert “, and do propose Amendment 22B in lieu— 22B: After Clause 14, insert the following new Clause— “ Foreign interference in elections: duties on political…21 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords—14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am extremely grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way. I wonder whether she will answer the next question with a yes or no, because I am confused by some of the things I…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillSurely noble Lords can speak only if they have been present throughout the debate from the very beginning.14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI do not want to be unkind, but the rest of us manage to persuade the door- keepers to bring us glasses of water.14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 139 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. I have put my name to Amendments 134 and 135 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I hope that the noble Baroness will not mind my using her as an excuse but, on reflection, I think that I was unkind to the noble Baroness, Lady Lawlor, and I wish to…14 Jun 2023HANSARDMiscarriages of JusticeMy Lords, will the Minister assure the House that the Criminal Cases Review Commission, under its excellent new chair Helen Pitcher, will be given sufficient funding efficiently…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, at an earlier stage in our debates on the Bill, I referred to the fact that I am a member of the Woolf Institute’s Commission on the Integration of Refugees, which is…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 130 and 131, but I speak in support of all the amendments in this group. There have been some very good and persuasive speeches, but I…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillBefore the Minister sits down, will he do the usual thing, which is to answer reasonable questions that were asked of him, particularly the question I asked about the due…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI want to make a brief contribution on Clause 53. We cannot ask the Minister to comment on the impact assessment, because it is yet to be born, but we have the advantage of the…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords—12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to the noble Lord. I draw his attention to the current, as of today, UK Visas and Immigration guidance, Judicial R eviews, I njunctions and A pplications to the…12 Jun 2023