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HANSARDSupport for Migrant VictimsThere is a degree of urgency in this that the Minister is not acknowledging. We do not ratify Article 59 because it is still the Government’s policy that, other than those who…12 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillDoes the noble Lord agree that we are talking about admission to the system, or admissible cases? We are not saying that all applicants’ asylum requests must be granted; we are…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to the Minister for the way he introduced the government amendments to Clause 59, but I am sorry that they were limited in scope. When we had an exchange in…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I think the argument for Amendment 5 was won in Committee and need not be rehearsed at great length now. In my view there is no doubt that if we pass the Bill, what will…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will speak in support of the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord German, to which I have added my name, and in strong support of the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWith reference to what has just been said about the first safe country principle, I would point out to the Minister and to the House that the UNHCR is on record from last week as…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI apologise for missing the start of this debate as I was in a committee. Will the Minister explain why Clause 58 imposes a cap on the maximum number of people who may enter the…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI understand the Minister’s point, but it does not answer the question that I asked: why does the clause talk about “persons” rather than asylum seekers?14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI hope the Minister will reflect before Report on the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Winston. I do not recall a cap on Czechs in 1968 or on Hungarians in 1956. There was no…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords—14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI was very encouraged by the answer the Minister gave. He seems to be saying that the needs referred to in Clause 58(3) could be exogenous as well as endogenous: that the cap…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I disagree with the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. She made her case for transferring this responsibility from the Home Office to the Foreign Office on grounds of…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy name is on Amendment 133, and I had planned to make a speech debunking our friend the pull factor. Unfortunately, my speech has just been made rather brilliantly by the noble…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe strongest argument, apart from the legal and moral arguments, is the practical one that has just been made. How do you persuade victims of slavery to come forward and assist…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I would like to ask some questions of the Minister, in relation to Schedule 1 and Clause 6. I have four concerns about these provisions. First, I do not understand the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe noble and learned Lord is so reassuring, and his manner is so friendly, that one is tempted to believe that this might all be as good as he says. On the two-part process, he…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe Minister really should say whether an impact assessment was produced. I apologise for reverting; I was the one who raised the question of the impact statement. I am not…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy question is even more simple: where is the impact assessment? I think the purpose of impact assessments is to inform the legislative decision. We hear that there will be an…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness; I should have mentioned the point myself. I am concerned that the Government keep saying that the UNHCR runs safe and legal routes and that it…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is a challenge for a mere male to follow the three previous speakers, but my name is on Amendment 22, so I must attempt it. Amendment 22 would prevent unaccompanied…05 Jun 2023