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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Alton unfortunately cannot be with us today and has asked me to speak to a number of amendments in his name which I have signed—and one which I have…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe Minister is making a very bold proposition when he says that Article 30 gives the Government an excuse to ignore ECAT. Can he give us examples of public order events which…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will speak in support of both my noble and learned friends, who sit to my right in the Chamber. I am particularly grateful, as I think the whole Committee is, to my…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am most grateful to the Minister and have great respect for his legal analysis. However, I will correct him on the point I made about judicial review. I was not saying that a…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will not repeat what has already been said. I agree with most of what has been said in the preceding speeches, particularly the remarks made by my noble friend Lord…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords—05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMay we return to something that the noble Lord said a few moments ago? He said that it is not for him to dictate what appears in an impact assessment. If it is not for a…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIf the impact assessment is to be provided in a timely way—or if not—will the Minister ensure that it contains an estimate or assessment of the number of people who would have…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords—05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I have signed some amendments which were tabled by my noble and learned friend Lord Etherton, who has asked me to apologise for his absence today. I am not going to…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way, but I just want to ask him this question. Would he be happy about legislation being passed that meant that people who had a…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I apologise for my slightly late arrival in the first minute of this debate. I rise because I am the signatory of a number of amendments tabled by my noble and learned…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to the Minister for the answer he gave to a point I raised earlier. I ask him whether, before Report, he will talk to some of those organisations which have been the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillDoes the Minister not think that it might at least be a courtesy to the Committee to set out which of the provisions, in his view and that of the Home Secretary, are or are not…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIn Calais?24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe noble Baroness has had quite a lot to say today about the wishes of the people of this country. Would she like to tell us what her evidence is that the wish of the people of…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillBefore the noble Lord stands up again, I feel I should bring this debate to a close. I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate, particularly those who…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I beg to move Amendment 6, which stands in my name. There are some other amendments associated with it. I am very grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Hamwee and Lady…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. I support her Amendment 4 for the following reason. If I was a person in a country far from here who faced torture and…24 May 2023