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HANSARDAsylum Claims: Religious ConversionAs the noble Baroness will know, more than 111,000 people claimed asylum in the UK in the year ending June 2025. Almost half of the initial decisions—48%—were grants, which means…13 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Claims: Religious ConversionOn behalf of the Government Benches, I echo the noble Lord’s comments about his noble friend. He was a good servant to his party, to his constituency and to the country. The…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to my noble friend Lord Berkeley for bringing forward his amendment and for taking the care to put on record in Committee the concern that he has on behalf of those…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Lawlor, for Amendment 203L. I am also grateful for the latter point made by the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, because it is very possible…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI suggest that the noble Lord tests me on these matters when we have, as I have said, undertaken the work, reviewed potential legislation, brought forward proposals and put them…13 Oct 2025HANSARDData Protection Act 2018 (Qualifying Competent Authorities) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 and 9 July be approved.18 Sept 2025HANSARDData Protection Act 2018 (Qualifying Competent Authorities) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Data Protection Act 2018 (Qualifying Competent Authorities) Regulations 2025.17 Sept 2025HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 and the Terrorism Act 2000 (Port Examination Codes of Practice) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 and the Terrorism Act 2000 (Port Examination Codes of Practice) Regulations 2025.17 Sept 2025HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 and the Terrorism Act 2000 (Port Examination Codes of Practice) Regulations 2025I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Lochiel, for the broad support he has given to the instrument. He asked a number of legitimate questions that I will try my best…17 Sept 2025HANSARDData Protection Act 2018 (Qualifying Competent Authorities) Regulations 2025My Lords, this instrument was laid before the House on 7 July. The then Home Secretary and the current Home Secretary have exercised powers under Section 82(2A) of the Data…17 Sept 2025HANSARDData Protection Act 2018 (Qualifying Competent Authorities) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Lochiel, for his broad support for this instrument. As he mentioned, the competent authorities, which we have now…17 Sept 2025HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 and the Terrorism Act 2000 (Port Examination Codes of Practice) Regulations 2025My Lords, this statutory instrument was laid before the House on 9 July. It brings forward revised codes of practice for the exercise of powers under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism…17 Sept 2025HANSARDUndocumented MigrantsThat was another good effort from the noble Lord to try to get me to say “yes” to an answer to which he knows I am going to say “no”. Amendments can be made to the ECHR, and the…16 Sept 2025HANSARDUndocumented MigrantsI am grateful to the right reverend Prelate for that question. I will certainly drop her a note after Question Time to give her detail on how we are examining the family reunion…16 Sept 2025HANSARDUndocumented MigrantsI am grateful to my noble friend for reminding me that, when I was last a Minister in the Home Office, we had an identity card scheme in place that was scrapped by the…16 Sept 2025HANSARDUndocumented MigrantsAs noble Lords will know, we have negotiated the French pilot for the first time with the French to ensure that we have detention in the UK and return to France. As I said in…16 Sept 2025HANSARDUndocumented MigrantsI did give those statistics to the noble Viscount, but I can also give him some more today if it helps. For example, between 1 January and 1 September this year, nearly 17,000…16 Sept 2025HANSARDUndocumented MigrantsThe Government are committed to tackling illegal migration and the criminal networks that are behind it. There is no single universal push or pull factor independently driving…16 Sept 2025HANSARDUndocumented MigrantsI will share part of my noble friend’s analysis, in that factors of war, poverty and starvation are driving migration from many parts of the world into western Europe. He will…16 Sept 2025HANSARDUndocumented MigrantsThe noble Baroness raises an important point. The UK Government continually discuss with the Irish Government the impact of a range of matters on the border between Northern…16 Sept 2025