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HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Economic Impact AssessmentThe Government say that this is an “illustrative analysis”—it certainly provides more illustrations than proper analysis of the costs.27 Jun 2023HANSARDStop and SearchMy Lords, we on these Benches look at this Statement in respect of whether it will produce the outcome the Government are seeking, which is, of course, a reduction in knife crime.…20 Jun 2023HANSARDBritish Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to say that the Liberal Democrats support the Bill and wish it a speedy progress. It may be somewhat illusory, of course, that a Home Office Bill…19 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Trips to the United KingdomMy Lords, although the French arrangement is welcome, the Government support the transfer of pupils from the UK to the EU through the collective passports regime—obviously not for…19 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am pleased to offer our support from these Benches. The most reverend Primate has delivered what I would call a swerve ball: he has gone around the side of what is…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe bit of procedure that I am looking for is whether the Government intend to do the proper consultation exercise, as laid out in the Cabinet Office directions about the way to…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I have two sets of amendments in this group. First, Amendments 142, 143, 144 and 147 seek to examine how the Brook House inquiry findings can influence the way in which…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIn talking about this matter, could the Minister address the issue of why the Cabinet Office has issued guidance which the department has clearly ignored? Is there a need for the…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to be able to follow the words we have just heard from the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, and my erstwhile colleague the noble Lord, Lord Bourne of…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillOn a variety of days.14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI was interested in two stages. The Minister has talked about when the notice of removal is issued. Presumably there is also a statement of inadmissibility when you have arrived,…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we have heard some powerful speeches on these amendments. Those powerful messages underline that this clause restrains the courts’ ability to protect individual liberty.…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I thank everybody who has entered into this discussion today. I think I can sum it up very briefly, in the words of my noble friend Lord Scriven: what is this clause…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am conscious of the words used around accessing these mobile phones, but the court ruled that you could not demand the PIN number from the owner. I do not know whether…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the purpose of this stand part debate is to discover the rationale behind the Government’s disapplying the existing duty to consult the independent family returns panel…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will come to my Amendment 71A in a moment; I will also speak to the opposition to the clause standing part. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, for…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, this has been another interesting debate in which there has been one side only, and we face a series of debates where we are looking at fact versus forecasting. All of…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we now move to the second area of Clause 10, which is about the powers of detention. The clause significantly expands the current powers and use of immigration…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI thank the Minister for his answer. It would be helpful to know whether the matter of capacity of the two places is just unknown or whether it has not been concluded yet. If that…07 Jun 2023