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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy point is that we should pay regard to opinion but it is rarely mentioned in debates about immigration—almost never, in fact. There is a case for putting forward what the…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI think that is a matter on which the Government will no doubt make their position plain. As I understand it, they do not believe that they are departing from the international…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWith due respect to the noble Lord—I really do have great respect for him—I do not think we want to go through the whole business of Brexit again. My point is a simple one: we…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillCan I just—?01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI will not take another intervention, if the noble Baroness does not mind, as I have given way twice and want to finish what I am saying. I do not want to go on too long. This…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI think there has been plenty of leadership on this issue over the years. People who have supported a pro-immigration policy—or a relaxed immigration policy, whatever you like to…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I would like to introduce into this debate a subject about which we have heard almost nothing so far: the views of the British people. We are, after all, the upper House…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, on the question of safe routes, which has just been touched on from both sides, the point is that by definition, they tend to include the whole family: a whole group of…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillYou may not have a number, but costs can change from year to year; that is the point.27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI appreciate that perhaps “manipulate” was the wrong word. I simply meant that events and costs can change over time. If you have it in an Act of Parliament, you cannot change it;…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, there is obviously strong feeling on this issue across the House. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, on the work that she has put into this over the years.…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, as I did this morning, I express great sympathy for the point of view expressed so eloquently and passionately by the noble Baroness, Lady Lister. As she rightly said,…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry, but I did not quite follow the noble Baroness’s point.27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts raised the issue of the UK population. The House may have seen the recent article by Michael Palin, the actor and global…05 Jan 2022HANSARDIntegrated Rail Plan: Northern Powerhouse AreaMy Lords, my first trans-Pennine rail journey took place when I was seven. I was living in Preston and my parents decided to send me to school in Wakefield so for the next 10…16 Dec 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, was absolutely right in his reference to the Rooker-Wise amendment in 1977. I remember it all too well, though I think that he fairly…03 Nov 2021HANSARDInequalities of Region and PlaceMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, on his maiden speech. It had all the fluency of his father, and that, as he may be aware, is the highest possible…14 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI agree with my noble friend Lord Deben and will just extend what he says. Essentially, his point is that we cannot ask Defra, which has a narrow remit, to take the integrated and…15 Sept 2021HANSARDImmigration Rules: Statements of ChangesMy Lords, many of your Lordships will have had great pleasure from reading a book by the American author Bill Bryson called Notes from a Small Island . It is an apt title: we are…27 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I congratulate our maiden speakers on their excellent contributions to the debate. We are really delighted to have them with us. In this final speech from the Back…13 May 2021