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HANSARDAnimals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Amendment) Regulations 2026That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 25 March be approved.0 Considered in Grand Committee on 10 June.15 Jun 2026HANSARDImmigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2026.15 Jun 2026HANSARDImmigration: Eurodac and SIS IIWe are not going to leave the ECHR under this Government, and the noble Lord knows that. Other parties can speak for themselves. Indeed, other parties have spoken for themselves,…15 Jun 2026HANSARDImmigration: Eurodac and SIS IIAbsolutely. It is important that we try to get back into SIS as a matter of some urgency. Last year, there were 95 million alerts, 2 million of which related to persons of…15 Jun 2026HANSARDImmigration: Eurodac and SIS III am grateful to the noble Lord. As he mentioned, the loss of that information was one of the Brexit downsides—one that many of us warned about before we left the European Union,…15 Jun 2026HANSARDImmigration: Eurodac and SIS IIThe Government are committed to enhancing reciprocal data exchange with the EU for border security and public safety purposes. Through the UK-EU reset, including commitments made…15 Jun 2026HANSARDImmigration: Eurodac and SIS III am grateful, but my noble friend will know that terrorism, international crime, cross-border migration frauds and all the issues that are exercising the British public, this…15 Jun 2026HANSARDImmigration: Eurodac and SIS IIIt is a system that benefits us all, and we want to see it back in place. I welcome the noble Baroness’s support for that objective. But the Government have to negotiate with…15 Jun 2026HANSARDImmigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2026As my noble friend Lady Chapman said earlier, it is just like old times. The order we are debating today makes a simple and minor change to the legislation which governs how a…15 Jun 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: ProscriptionI have had a detailed letter from the noble Lord raising a number of points that I will respond to. I am hoping to see him before the Bill comes to this House, for a private…11 Jun 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: ProscriptionThe National Security (State Threats) Bill was introduced to Parliament on 9 June. This legislation will create a new power for the Secretary of State to designate bodies engaged…11 Jun 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: ProscriptionAgain, I am grateful for the noble Lord’s support. He will know that we have already introduced a comprehensive set of measures against Iran, including the sanctioning of the IRGC…11 Jun 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: ProscriptionI am grateful to my noble friend, who has great experience in these matters. When this Government came to power in July 2024, we recognised—this is not a political point—that…11 Jun 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: ProscriptionI am grateful for the noble Lord’s support as well. I know he has a long-standing interest in this matter and has put pressure on the Government accordingly, which I welcome. We…11 Jun 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: ProscriptionMy noble friend will know that in the King’s gracious Speech we said we wanted to get this matter on the statute book as quickly as possible. I am in the hands of the House of…11 Jun 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: ProscriptionThe legislation gives the Secretary of State a power, and then how the Secretary of State uses that power will be for the Secretary of State to consider on the basis of the…11 Jun 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: ProscriptionI am grateful for the noble Lord’s support for the legislation and for its fast track. We are getting ahead of ourselves. I am in the hands of the House of Commons and the House…11 Jun 2026HANSARDAnimals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Amendment) Regulations 2026I apologise to the Committee if I did not make myself clear. I thought that I had. I was asked a question about the Brexit reset Bill and whether any further information was…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRefugee Move-on Period Pilot Evaluation ReportThere has been lot of discussion around the right to work, and we have taken the view that it is not a route we want to go down at the moment. Ultimately, through the whole of…10 Jun 2026HANSARDConcealed Surveillance Equipment in Government Offices and VehiclesIn short, no. I am trying to be helpful, as is my nature, but there are certain things I cannot be helpful with. One of them is anything that may give further information about or…10 Jun 2026