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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillTo pick up on a point made by the Minister, he confirmed that the Government are undertaking this review of Article 8 and how it is interpreted by the courts. He also said that,…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I want to touch on three matters—two to do with these amendments and one of a more topical nature. We have at previous stages of this Bill talked about the ability of…08 Sept 2025HANSARDRefugee Accommodation: Move-on PeriodMy Lords, I remind the Minister, when he refers to hotels, that in the last nine months of the last Government we halved the number of hotels being used to accommodate asylum…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPalestine Action Protests: ArrestsMy Lords, when we debated this issue in the House, we made it very clear that there was a distinction, as the noble Lord, Lord Walney, has just said, between campaigning in favour…23 Jul 2025HANSARDUK-France Migration: Co-operationMy Lords, I do not blame the Minister for slightly having a bit of fun at our expense at this stage in the political cycle. However, I caution him, given that in this Government’s…17 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, there are those in the other place who are spreading misinformation about the nature of the checks that were undertaken for those coming from Afghanistan to the United…16 Jul 2025HANSARDRail FreightMy Lords, I am grateful that the Minister confirmed the 75% increase in rail freight—the target that I set in December 2023. I listened carefully to his Answer, in which he talked…14 Jul 2025HANSARDRail FreightMy Lords—14 Jul 2025HANSARDRail FreightMy Lords—14 Jul 2025HANSARDRail FreightMy Lords, I bow to the popular will from my Benches—14 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillCan I probe the Minister on the point he made in response to my noble friend’s amendment on data sharing and the GDPR? The Minister said—and I understand why he said it—that he…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly on a couple of the amendments in this group. I was listening very carefully to what the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, said on the information-sharing…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, on the overall issue, I strongly support the various provisions in legislation to make sure that victims of modern slavery and trafficking are properly protected. There…10 Jul 2025HANSARDTax IncreasesI am grateful to the Minister for that Answer. It is very clear, following recent events, that this Government are not going to make any meaningful reform of the welfare system…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI shall deal with those points briefly. First, I do not accept that the UN is the arbiter of what the convention means. It is our job in this House and the House of Commons to…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful for both of those interventions. In the clause as set out there are provisions to make sure there is an appropriate person who is not a representative of the…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillForgive me, but I just want to be clear, because I think the noble Baroness may have, I am sure inadvertently, misunderstood me. I am very supportive of us co-operating with…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I have some points to make on these amendments and some questions, which the Minister or the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, may be able to deal with at the end. Amendment…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I just have a few points to make on the amendments and the contributions that have been made, which I hope means that the Minister can make sure he covers them when he…10 Jul 2025HANSARDTax IncreasesTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following the decision not to proceed with changes to Personal Independence Payments, whether they have plans to increase taxes as a consequence.10 Jul 2025