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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI thank the Minister for his response. You can understand the concern that was raised by having a former Prime Minister ask the Government to consider bypassing the court judgment…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his thoughtful and careful response, which I appreciate. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, and the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for…05 Jul 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I begin by saying how much we support the amendments of the noble Lord, Lord Carlile. I am glad that the Government have listened and come to an amicable agreement with…04 Jul 2023HANSARDCybersecurityMy Lords, if it is not glacial, it is very slow. The point we have heard from both noble Lords is that Sir Patrick Vallance made nine recommendations; the Government have accepted…03 Jul 2023HANSARDNuclear Submarines: AUKUSMy Lords, His Majesty’s Opposition Front Bench fully supports the AUKUS programme. As the noble Lord, Lord West, has pointed out, it will make a huge contribution to global…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we support my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti in her defence of the rule of law and interim relief in cases involving the alleged expulsion of people to unsafe places. The…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we support the comments made by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, and, in particular, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton. Were the noble and learned Lord,…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThat is clearly not the case. I accept that the Government Chief Whip did not exactly say that it would be put before your Lordships’ House today, but the expectation was that it…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI do not agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Lawlor. The amendments before us do not seek to punish children who are in a situation that many of them have no choice in. We have a…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI thank the noble Lord for allowing me to intervene. Could he update the House, in light of what my noble friend Lady Lister said, on where we are with the child rights impact…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Lister and the others who have signed these amendments, which we fully support. At its heart, there may be debate and disagreement with…03 Jul 2023HANSARDMigration and Economic Development PartnershipMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Secretary of State’s Statement made earlier today. We have said throughout the discussions on the Illegal Migration Bill that the…29 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to rise to support many of the amendments in this group, but in particular Amendment 12. I thank my noble friend Lord Hunt, the noble Lord, Lord…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillCan the Minister explain whether the figures he has given us are in the impact assessment? It would have helped us if they were; I apologise if I have missed them. Has the…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will briefly remind the House why this set of amendments is extremely important. I particularly support Amendment 37. The thing to remember—I remind us all—is that the…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as a trustee of the Human Trafficking Foundation, and my work with the University of Nottingham Rights Lab. The noble and learned Baroness, Lady…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am sure the Minister answered this in Committee, but can he just confirm that vehicles are lorries, van and cars? Does “a vehicle” mean all types of vehicle?28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I very much agree with the comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, particularly with respect to whether what is included in the Bill is an extension of existing…28 Jun 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I will speak to my amendment in Motion C1. We very much support the amendment put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Carlile. Should he wish to press it, we will certainly…21 Jun 2023