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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillBefore the Minister sits down, can I say two things? First, I thank her for her reply about the MoD and the Home Office working together; we look forward to seeing how that works…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI beg to move.02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, Amendment 58A, in my name and those of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London, the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, and the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, would require…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I also support Amendment 52, which the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, has just moved. As I said in Committee, it is a particularly important amendment. It is one where the…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillHaving listened carefully to the Minister, particularly about it being the wrong amendment at the wrong time, I will withdraw the amendment. But just let me very quickly say that,…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, we support much of what the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, has just said and some of the questions she has put forward. No doubt, the Minister will respond to those…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Visa Restrictions for RefugeesMy Lords, I think most people in this country will be baffled by the response of the Minister and upset by the fact that the Government have not got a grip of the refugee crisis…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIt is good to see the Chamber filling up, despite the fact that it is me speaking. I speak in support of all the amendments in this group. I am interested in supporting the…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, what a privilege it is to speak on behalf of Her Majesty’s Opposition in this historic debate. I start by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Sedwill, on his maiden…25 Feb 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersMy Lords, the chair of the Defence Select Committee recently said that “our Navy will soon be too small to defend our interests and deal with emerging threats.” Given that the…23 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, my Amendments 172B and Amendment 174A relate to Clause 67. I say at the outset that I do not want to reopen a debate about Brexit, but I do want to reopen a debate about…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillSo there is an absolute commitment to 45 days for the gap between reasonable grounds and conclusive grounds, even though legislation which we are going to pass says 30 days?10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI rise briefly to say that we support the amendments in this group. I say to the noble Lord, Lord Deben, as the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, said, and we have said right across…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWell, it is the first time that I have heard repetition in this Chamber, so I thought that the noble Lord could not have been here. But it was a serious point, and it deserved to…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his typically courteous and thoughtful reply, and the way in which he attempted to answer every question put to him by noble Lords across the…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill10 Feb 2022