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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI hope that I can try to reflect on the serious questions posed about the implications of the legislation proposed before the House today on Report. I will try to answer as best I…28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillHe is acting under the authority of the Home Secretary. If the noble Lord looks at the Bill, he will see that the statutory functions that it provides set out the terms of…28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillBy his own admission, the noble Lord did not attend Committee. It is the pity that he did not, because he could have raised some of these questions then. If he chooses to raise…28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for her Amendment 7, and I shall speak to it in a moment. First, I shall speak to Amendments 10 and 11 in my name. I hope, for…28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness and, again, think we are on the same page on this point. As I have indicated already, the key thing about the amendment from the noble Lord,…28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillAmendments 23, 24 and 25 in my name amend the text of Clause 32, which relates to general provision about disclosure with respect to Clauses 27 to 31, and the specific application…28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThis is the guarantee that I give all noble Lords. It is right that I am questioned on these matters. It is right that we poke around and look at the detail in the woods—the big…28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillAs I said in my introductory remarks, from debriefing, around 80% of people say they had an initial contact, inquiry or facilitation via social media. In essence, that means that…28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I think it is important to outline to noble Lords the policy objective underpinning this measure, which is essentially to give us a further measure to tackle the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillWithout legislation, but the statutory footing is there to put that position on a statutory footing and to put in place the statutory requirements to produce an annual report, to…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChild Poverty Strategy: Migrant FamiliesThe Government are committed to tackling child poverty, and the Child Poverty Taskforce will publish its 10-year strategy to drive sustainable change later this year. The Home…27 Oct 2025HANSARDChild Poverty Strategy: Migrant FamiliesI am grateful to my noble friend. I hope that I gave her a very strong answer in my first Answer, which I hope met the objectives that she has set. Tackling child poverty is at…27 Oct 2025HANSARDChild Poverty Strategy: Migrant FamiliesI have one simple answer to the noble Lord: yes. It is vital that all children have the best start in life, and children should not be impacted by the position of their parents.…27 Oct 2025