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HANSARDChild Houses for Child Victims of Sexual AbuseI am grateful to the noble Lord for that point. As I said in my initial Answer to the Question, we have recognised the great importance and success rate of the Lighthouse model.…09 Sept 2025HANSARDChild Houses for Child Victims of Sexual AbuseMy Lords, the Government have highlighted the Lighthouse as a model of good practice in the provision of multi-agency, joined-up, child-friendly support for children affected by…09 Sept 2025HANSARDChild Houses for Child Victims of Sexual AbuseI am grateful to the noble Lord. The Government are trying, as I know the noble Lord knows, to respond to the long-term recommendations of the Alexis Jay report, which lay…09 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThe noble Lord raises perfectly valid questions. I was clear to the House and have been today to the Committee that the Government will examine the European Court of Human Rights…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillWe keep all matters under review. This will go at the pace that it goes at. We will be making further announcements in due course on how we will review Article 8 and the issues…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Oates, for moving the amendments on behalf of himself and the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford. He will know that we had some meetings in…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful as ever for the discussion around Clause 43 and for the amendments tabled by His Majesty’s loyal Opposition. I will start by setting out the Government’s view on the…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI hope the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, knows from our 13 months or so of engagement with him that I am always open to meet with noble Lord and to have input into the…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThat point has been made, and I will discuss that with my colleagues in government. Clause 43 as drafted is before the Committee today, but there are opportunities to discuss it…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, this was a very wide-ranging debate on an important group of amendments. I am grateful to all noble Lords for their contributions and this discussion. I also join the…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am very grateful to the noble Lord for his experience. As he knows, having been there himself, the Government reflect on, take and determine positions across the board with…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThe noble Baroness raises a number of issues. I start with the question of illegal employment and working. The Government are very exercised to ensure that, both in the Bill and…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to the noble Lord. I know that we will have a full discussion on Amendments 203F and 203G at a later date. I will take that as an hors d’oeuvre from the noble Lord,…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThe Government are examining all of this, and there will need to be some further consideration. I will ensure that there is further discussion in Parliament, prior to that being…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Neuberger, for becoming the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, this evening, particularly at this late hour. I am grateful for her introduction…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for moving the amendment. I hope she will pass on the best wishes of His Majesty’s Government and myself to the…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Bach for his amendment and for the support of the noble Baroness, Lady Prashar, the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew and the…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for that intervention. I do not have before me, although I perhaps should, the figures to which he refers, but Ministers can certainly examine, and…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Kerr. I put it to the Committee that I sense that my noble friend Lord Bach’s amendment is now being interpreted as being potentially much…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to my noble friend. I draw the Committee back to where we are at the moment: an individual in detention can have 30 minutes’ worth of legal advice very quickly after…08 Sept 2025