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HANSARDRefugees: HomelessnessMy Lords, the biometric residence permit gives successful asylum claimants access to public services, including, crucially, access to cash and funding for housing. What progress…13 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipMy Lords, there is no doubt that this is a mess. It is a mess in which the Government have written themselves a project so bad that we are ending up with an ineffective, expensive…07 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationMy Lords, yesterday’s Statement to the other House was one where figures were plucked from the air; one must draw the conclusion that they are arbitrary, in the sense that they do…05 Dec 2023HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023My Lords, these Benches are grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, for bringing these issues to us and discussing them. Particularly important is the impact on younger…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Deportation from FranceMy Lords, what consideration has the Minister given to the views of the same Interior Minister from France that consideration will be given to giving legal status to undocumented…04 Dec 2023HANSARDJustification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023The information provided by the Council of Europe, which of course does not reflect the notifications we have received from the Government, describes the legal cases which have…27 Nov 2023HANSARDJustification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023My Lords, some things have been spoken of in this debate, but what is absolutely clear is that in every element the Government have provided more and more uncertainty. We have…27 Nov 2023HANSARDRwanda: Asylum Arrangements TreatyMy Lords, are the Government intent on making any payment to the Government of Rwanda for converting their MoU into a treaty, and have the Government provided any support to the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationMy Lords, this Statement is welcome; of course, we could have had it last week, but that was not to be the case. However, that has allowed us the whole weekend to understand…20 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Operational IndependenceMy Lords, the words of the Home Secretary have consequences for our policing and our police services and for the safety that people feel in our country. Will the Minister…09 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I first lay out my interests as set out in the register. I too want to pay tribute to Lord Judge—I got to know him very well in the past three years—and in particular…08 Nov 2023HANSARDAccess to Musical Education in SchoolMy Lords, to echo the words of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, this has been a passionate debate of people who are all in one team—the music team—who seek to find ways to deal…18 Oct 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Channel CrossingsMy Lords, we are told by the Government that 46% of asylum seekers reach here by small boat. Can the Minister tell us how the other 54% arrive?07 Sept 2023HANSARDAsylum Applications BacklogMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register. One of the consequences of the Government’s rush to beat the backlog is that those who have the right to remain are…06 Sept 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateMy Lords, I will not repeat the questions which have already been asked, except to emphasise the issue about the ODA money and the question of where on earth they will find…06 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matter) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023My Lords, I start by saying that the rationale for this SI seems sensible. Standard and enhanced DBS certificates should never have a lesser capture of information than that…24 Jul 2023HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2023Perhaps I could probe a little deeper there, because we get most of our tourists, in bulk numbers, from within the European Union. That is the number we are looking at, and where…24 Jul 2023HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2023I thank the noble Baroness; she has asked the question to which I particularly wanted to know the answer: how do you enforce it? There is no way of knowing whether anyone has any…24 Jul 2023HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2023My Lords, I want to raise two main issues with the Minister. He will undoubtedly not be surprised to hear that the first is a process issue; the second will deal with the…24 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we on these Benches support all three amendments, Amendments B1, D1 and E1. The amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, on admissibility is very sensible, because it is…17 Jul 2023