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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to both the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, and the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for these two amendments. As the noble Lord explained, Amendment 35…10 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWhat I can say to the noble Lord is that, again, the Secretary of State has within this clause a regulation-making power and is currently examining—and will do if this power is…10 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThis discussion reflects some of the discussions we had in Committee and, as a sort of aperitif for the House, I am likely to say pretty much what I said in Committee. I hope…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI mention to the noble Lord the deal with France, the deal with Iraq, the scheme we are taking upstream with the Germans to tackle various issues, the work of the Calais Group,…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillLet me phrase it this way: the Government will always bring before the House, in the form of a Statement, matters on which we intend to provide policy changes. When we are in a…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to my noble friend Lady Lister for Amendment 37, and for being able to listen again to the noble Lords, Lord German and Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, speak in support of…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI have said, even in the last few moments—as I am sure the noble Lord will remember when I tell him again—that the pilot runs to the end of this year. The end of this year is…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThe noble Lord, again, tempts me. We are examining a whole range of issues and I will announce and report to this House when decisions are taken. As I have said to him to date,…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to my noble friend Lord Dubsfor tabling the amendment and for bringing to it not just his passion on this issue but his personal experience. I cannot imagine how my…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThe noble and learned Baroness makes an extremely valid point, and I shall come on to that issue in a moment. The commitment to the ECHR does not mean complacency on the…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI offered the meeting to my noble friend Lord Dubs but I am very happy— I am committing my honourable friend Alex Norris to a meeting—for, let us say, a representative group of…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI defer to those who have expertise in coronial decisions—that is an MoJ matter—but in this case, this is what we have, and I am not prepared to give it up. We can disagree on…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillLet me turn to that in a moment. I have spent my entire life making sure that people have protections at work and are not exploited, and that unscrupulous employers are weeded…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to noble Lords for the amendments tabled today. I was pleased to meet my noble friends Lord Rees of Easton and Lord Barber of Ainsdale to discuss these matters…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI beg to move.05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThe noble Lord’s comments clarify, from his perspective, what he seeks to achieve. I have to clarify again from my perspective that I still cannot support the amendment. I am very…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions to this short debate. The government amendments were tabled in response to requests in Committee, not just from the noble…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillOn that note, I will try to move Amendment 38 as quickly as possible to help support my noble friend. This group includes three government amendments to Clause 43. On this…05 Nov 2025