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HANSARDImmigration Rules: Statements of ChangesMy Lords, I am grateful to the Government for providing time for this debate, albeit a little late in the day, and to the Minister for her responses. I was, however, alarmed that…27 May 2021HANSARDImmigration Rules: Statements of ChangesThat this House regrets that the Statements of changes to the Immigration Rules (HC813, HC1043 and HC1248), published respectively on 22 October 2020, 10 December 2020 and 4…27 May 2021HANSARDNet MigrationTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce net migration to the United Kingdom.25 May 2021HANSARDNet MigrationMy Lords, what the Government have actually done is to throw open our work permit system to the entire world. They have lowered the qualification level and reduced the salary…25 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I shall focus not on asylum but on immigration. I declare a non-financial interest as president of Migration Watch UK. Noble Lords may have seen a recent article in the…18 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: SyriaMy Lords, I have been following events in Syria for more than 50 years. The current regime can indeed be brutal, but it is no worse than any likely alternative, and it is at least…29 Apr 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, this is a very difficult case, but I wonder about our approach to it. The Minister will recall the case of the British hostages in Lebanon held by groups connected to…28 Apr 2021HANSARDHong Kong: Pro-Democracy CampaignersMy Lords, what is the Government’s assessment of the impact of these sentences on applications for their BNO scheme? They have already announced 27,000 applications in the first…19 Apr 2021HANSARDNHS: Staff Numbers after Covid-19My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Clark, outlined, we have for years failed to train the medical staff we need. To take doctors, for example, the numbers are astonishing: over…04 Mar 2021HANSARDYemenMy Lords, does the Minister agree that calls for the suspension of British arms sales to Saudi Arabia are misplaced? This would not help the search for peace; it would simply…10 Feb 2021HANSARDHotel Quarantine for TravellersMy Lords, can the Minister assure the House that any system introduced will be resilient enough to cope with a significant inflow from Hong Kong, if that were to occur? As he will…03 Feb 2021HANSARDHousebuildingMy Lords, these questions have been focused entirely on the supply of housing, but the future demand for housing is surely a key aspect. Is the Minister aware of the latest ONS…26 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on this agreement; it is roughly as good as we could have hoped for in the circumstances. I join other noble Lords in congratulating the…30 Dec 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, first, I endorse the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Horam. I agree entirely with everything he said. These regulations just cross the t’s and dot the i’s of the main…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNagorno-Karabakh: Genocide Emergency AlertMy Lords, the noble Baroness mentioned civilians. Is the Minister aware of reports of the use of phosphorus by Azerbaijan in attacking woodlands in Karabakh? This is extremely…02 Nov 2020HANSARDAsylum SeekersMy Lords, does the Minister agree that any attempt to process asylum applications abroad would be rapidly overwhelmed by a huge number of claimants? Failed applicants might well…29 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI will just say that I will vote against this amendment.05 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI was dropped accidentally—I was due to speak after the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford. I shall be extremely brief. We have now had a very full and effective response from the…05 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill30 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that full account of the Government’s policy, which we will study in detail. It is not feasible to do that on the hoof. Let me say…30 Sept 2020