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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillYes, I was simply using the word “alternative” to discuss that particular route, but there is no intention to withdraw any routes. Obviously, it may be that routes are…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIn just a second. My noble friend Lady Sugg also spoke to this amendment.14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillCan we come back to that at the end? On Report in the House of Commons, my right honourable friend the Minister of State for Immigration confirmed that the Government’s aim is to…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAs I say, the definition of those to be caught will be specified in the regulations. Those are all highly pertinent points and, for the reasons I set out on Monday, we can…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI hear what the noble Baroness says and hope to be able to offer her some more reassurance during our meeting but, for the reasons I have already set out, the Government do not…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe noble Lord omits to understand that the obligation to assist an asylum seeker is born of Section 95 of the 1996 Act, which applies to destitute asylum seekers. Those entering…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillObviously, consultation with local authorities is important—they are the primary consultee set out in Clause 58(2)(a)—but, as the noble Lord will see from paragraph (b), other…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI recall debating these topics and the very similar text of the noble Baroness’s Private Member’s Bill at its Third Reading. The reality is that she and I differ on the…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI clearly recognise the points the noble Lord makes—that it is believed that not providing a visa route of the type described in the amendment will damage our international…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI look forward to reading the noble Lord’s document when it arrives.14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIn due course— I am very grateful. All these questions make it clear that bringing up legal migration is irrelevant to the Bill, a point that relates to comments made by the noble…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am not sure the noble Lord and I actually differ on the points raised by the noble Lord, Lord Winston. It seems to me that the impact on the national reputation of Britain is…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillForgive me, I have taken an awful lot of interventions, and I am very conscious of the time. I ask the noble Lord to keep this intervention until the end and allow me to make some…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI can certainly think about that. I will take it away, but I do not think we are terribly far apart.14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am happy to provide that reassurance and explanation. I am grateful to the noble Baroness and the noble Lord for their thoughts on Clause 60. Clause 60 clarifies and…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group all relate in one way or another to the operation of the asylum system. They variously seek to enable asylum seekers to work after three…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI do not agree that the evidence from the rest of Europe is any indicator of what might drive people across the channel in small boats. It stands to reason that, if people want to…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI do not have that figure to hand, but I will find out and write to my noble friend. By tackling the backlog and processing asylum claims in a timely manner, we will address the…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillYes.14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am not sure that I agree with the allegation that this is unethical because, as the noble Baroness may recall, on a previous occasion when the principles of age assessment were…12 Jun 2023