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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I understand that the government amendments in this group would place limits on the circumstances in which conditions referred to in new sub-paragraphs (vi) to (x) of…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, before the Immigration Appeals Act 1969, passed by the Labour Government of Harold Wilson, there was no general right of appeal against Home Office immigration…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 35 from my noble friend Lord Jackson of Peterborough and Amendment 71 in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Cameron of Lochiel. We have…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, as indicated in Committee, we have little issue with Clause 42. If the Government believe that it is also in line with the withdrawal agreement, we do not have concerns…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I regret that the Government have not listened to the arguments advanced here. Clause 48 will complicate this area of law by reintroducing the confusion that was cleared…05 Nov 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: Online Hate and RacismMy Lords, phone snatching increased last year by 150% and shoplifting to the year ending March 2025 increased by 19%. Do the Government really believe that, important though it…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have brought forward this group of amendments concerning safe and legal routes and humanitarian travel permits. We recognise the…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Murray of Blidworth for Amendment 56, which would ensure that judgments from the First-tier Tribunal immigration and asylum chamber are…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, in Committee, my noble friend Lord Cameron of Lochiel raised the reinsertion of the rebuttable presumption into Section 72 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, it is not that there are no means to enter the country, nor that families are being involuntarily separated at the French border; it is that we continue to allow…05 Nov 2025HANSARDHuntingdon Train AttackMy Lords, I express heartfelt sympathies from these Benches to all those injured in this horrifying attack, to their families and to everyone else affected. I also join others in…04 Nov 2025HANSARDExtradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister and the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for their contributions. While we on this side do not believe a regret amendment is necessary, I thank her for…30 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to open our first few hours of debate on Report. Noble Lords who have taken an interest in the Bill throughout our deliberations so far may recognise…28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, this has been a short but useful debate. I thank all those who have participated. I will say a few words on Amendment 26, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford. In…28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, and the Minister for tabling these amendments. I say at the outset that I am content with the government amendments in this…28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, the Government have tabled a raft of amendments criminalising the online advertisement of unlawful immigration services. We know that this is a major source of business…28 Oct 2025