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HANSARDIndependent Review: Armed Forces Homosexuality BanMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, on his Question and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, on his report, which I have managed to look at. I am sorry…19 Jul 2023HANSARDNATO SummitMy Lords, can I say how much I and my noble friend Lord Collins agree with the statement that the Lord Privy Seal made with respect to our attitude to the illegal invasion of…18 Jul 2023HANSARDElectronic Travel AuthorisationMy Lords, is it not the case that, whatever systems are used at the border, staff are needed to oversee the border and the e-gates? Can the Minister comment on the recent Daily…17 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I first declare my interest as a trustee of the Human Trafficking Foundation, and the work that I do with Nottingham University in the Rights Lab there, as declared in…17 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti’s Motion A1. We believe it to be a very important Motion. The only comment I will make in response to the Minister’s opening…17 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAt end insert “, and do propose Amendment 56D in lieu—17 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, for the reasons that I outlined earlier, and for the reasons that I gave with regard to the Modern Slavery Act, I beg to move my Motion F1 and wish to test the opinion…17 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAt end insert “, and do propose Amendment 103D in lieu—17 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I beg to move.17 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I would just like to say how much these Benches support the Motion in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, for the reasons she outlined in her introduction. If…12 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I thank those who have spoken in this brief debate. I thank my noble friend Lord Blunkett for his support and one or two of the ideas he brought forward, which highlight…12 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAt end insert “, and do propose Amendment 103B in lieu—12 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti’s Motion A1 and the various provisions that follow from it. Without getting into the legal arguments that have just been…12 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Hunt for moving his amendments in a concise and informed way and for putting before the House the importance of the Modern Slavery Act and…12 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, before I speak to my own amendment, I would like to say that we very much support the most reverend Primate’s Motion Y1. Contrary to what the Minister has said, it gives…12 Jul 2023HANSARDMissing Asylum Seeking Unaccompanied ChildrenCan I ask the Minister to reflect again on what his noble friend and my noble friend Lord Dubs have just said? Is it really the Government’s position that it was perfectly…10 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I start on a sombre note and join other noble Lords and the Minister in paying tribute to Lord Brown, who will be sorely missed by us all. He spent many an hour in the…10 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher for her last comments; I am sure all of us agree with them. I support Amendment 156A in the name of the right reverend Prelate…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, our approach to the Bill has always been to respect the fact that the other place has a right to have its legislation passed. As the noble Baroness, Lady Lawlor,…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, Amendment 168 would introduce a new clause, giving: “the National Crime Agency a legal responsibility for tackling organised immigration crime across the Channel, and to…05 Jul 2023