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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill08 Jul 2025HANSARDMigrants: Hotel AccommodationThe accommodation is not suitable for either the community or the asylum seekers. Given that there are two main ways in which the Government could improve this situation…01 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this slightly uneven Bill. It is a Bill that is both heavy and light at the same time: it is heavy on the supply side, taking strong…02 Jun 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffMy Lords, with a prison population at 98.9% of capacity last month, a 19% increase in the number of assaults on prison officers in the last year and a shortage of prison officers,…13 May 2025HANSARDUK Resettlement Scheme 2025To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in setting a quota for refugee resettlement through the UK Resettlement Scheme for 2025.27 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Resettlement Scheme 2025I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and in doing so I draw attention to my interest that I am supported by the RAMP organisation.27 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Resettlement Scheme 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for that Answer. This is a safe and legal route, but, unfortunately, there are few people in the queue. The queue sometimes lasts five to seven…27 Mar 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels and Illegal Channel CrossingsMy Lords, I declare my interest in that I am supported by the RAMP organisation. I know that the Minister accepts that hotels are unsuitable accommodation and that there are other…26 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Border Strategy: Single Trade WindowMy Lords, the European Union is the biggest trading partner for the United Kingdom. Obviously, a single trading window is very important, so can the Minister outline when and…25 Feb 2025HANSARDPrison Maintenance: InsourcingMy Lords, among the myriad problems that the Minister faces is the fact that probably half of the security cameras around the perimeters of our prison estate are not working. Is…23 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsMy Lords, this has been an interesting debate—20 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsMy hearing aid is still out of action.20 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsMy apologies.20 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for poking me on the shoulder, because my hearing aids were slightly inefficient in this process. I first declare my interests as set…20 Jan 2025HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]I understand the amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, but I do not understand how they can be put alongside those of the noble Baroness, Lady Lawlor, which seek to…17 Jan 2025HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest in that I am supported by the RAMP organisation. At the outset, the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, if I caught him correctly, said that it was difficult…17 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: AccommodationMy Lords, the Minister may well recall the response he gave me when we discussed the proposal for allowing asylum seekers to work, thereby not only reducing the need for…16 Jan 2025HANSARDImmigration: Human RightsMy Lords, in hearing claims, one of the biggest problems in the past has been the number of claims that go to appeal, therefore making the system much lengthier than it needs to…13 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL]My Lords, I first declare my interest: I am supported by the RAMP Project. There have been two metaphors used in this debate so very far, very helpfully. One was about terriers…13 Dec 2024HANSARDPrisons: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Burt for this short debate and all who have spoken in it so far. We should remind ourselves, as she did, that the work we are doing here is…12 Dec 2024