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HANSARDImmigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 January be approved. Relevant document: 16th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special attention…18 Mar 2025HANSARDImmigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. Relevant document: 16th Report from the Secondary Legislation…17 Mar 2025HANSARDImmigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, for his contribution and broad support for the regulations. I assure him that the purpose of these regulations and the…17 Mar 2025HANSARDImmigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, this legislation represents part of the Government’s ambition to use new technologies to significantly improve public services. There are four principal functions that…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThat the Bill be now read a third time.11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am grateful for the comments from noble Lords. The Bill now goes to the House of Commons with government amendments and amendments the Government have supported, and I look…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, this Bill has its genesis in the evening of 22 May 2017 in the Manchester Arena, where more than 1,000 people were injured and 22 were killed in a terror attack—the sole…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThat the Bill do now pass.11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I have it in command from His Majesty the King to acquaint the House that His Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises)…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHong Kong Democracy ActivistsI reiterate what I said to the Liberal Democrat and Opposition Front Bench: we condemn this action. We have also seen the reports of letters being delivered to neighbours. We are…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMigrants: Indefinite Leave to RemainI am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. It is a priority for the Government to track down and provide safeguarding measures for those children who went missing under the…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMigrants: Indefinite Leave to RemainMy noble friend tempts me to go into the main course rather than the hors d’oeuvre, which is today’s Question. I cannot trail for him matters that may or may not be in the…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMigrants: Indefinite Leave to RemainThe Government have recently issued a statement revising and extending the Ukrainian scheme, and anybody who is here currently under that Ukrainian scheme will have been notified…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMigrants: Indefinite Leave to RemainI absolutely agree with the noble and learned Lord. We need to value those individuals who come here legally and via legal migration routes. They make a contribution to our…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMigrants: Indefinite Leave to RemainThe five-year eligibility rule is currently in place, as the noble Lord has mentioned. I have to say to him that I am a sort of hors d’oeuvre ahead of the main course, which will…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsI am grateful to my noble friend. I assure her that the decision to undertake any proscription, at any time, is a matter for the Government at that time, based on intelligence,…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMigrants: Indefinite Leave to RemainSome 162,000 migrants were granted settlement in the year ending December 2024. The Government intend to produce a White Paper later this year on migration policy and will tackle…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsI am afraid that I may sound like a broken record, but the Government keep under review, at all times, the option of proscription. We will not publicly speculate in the House…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsOn the first part, I will not repeat what I have already said on proscription, but it is helpful to say—as the Statement does—that Jonathan Hall KC was asked to review the parts…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsThe Statement said that we will strengthen the enforcement of our immigration laws and examine, on a case-by-case basis, the issues that the noble Baroness mentioned. For that…06 Mar 2025