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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, Clause 13 disapplies the duty to consult the Independent Family Returns Panel in respect of those families who fall to be removed under the provisions of the Bill. The…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillOf course, my officials and I will look through Hansard and make sure that we have answered all the questions, although I think I addressed all the key questions that I was asked.…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, Clause. 14 and Schedule 2 are included to ensure that we have the necessary broader powers to tackle and prevent illegal migration. I am going to address head-on the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI think the noble Lord is referring to the case of HM. In that case, the court was evaluating whether the practice of taking phones from those arriving at Western Jet Foil, under…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am certainly happy to write to the noble Lord about that but, as I say, the Independent Family Returns Panel will still have a role. It simply will not have a duty or…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, Clause 7 makes provision for a removal notice to be given to a person and specifies what information this must contain. Each notice must specify that the individual is…07 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Passport Control SystemsThe UK border has a highly resilient e-gate infrastructure, with over 50% of all arrivals successfully using automation in the year ending March 2023. On Friday 26 May we had a…07 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Passport Control SystemsMy noble friend makes a valid point, and I will certainly take that back to the department.07 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Passport Control SystemsAs the noble Lord well knows, 95.9% of recorded wait times in the first three months of 2023 were within published service standard. The UK border system has, as I have already…07 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Passport Control SystemsThe noble Lord asks a fair question. However, as he probably knows, it has never been government practice, for reasons of law enforcement, to comment on operational issues…07 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Passport Control SystemsInternational rail infrastructure is a very valuable part of our international travel systems. I am afraid it is beyond the ken of the Home Office to require Eurostar to run any…07 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Passport Control SystemsThe noble Lord raises a very important point. I will certainly look into that.07 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Passport Control SystemsI thank my noble friend for that question. The Home Office is not responsible for security facilities at the airports beyond those provided by Border Force. I reassure her that…07 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Passport Control SystemsI do not have those statistics to hand—I will of course find them and write to the noble Lord in respect of them—but, as your Lordships will recall, there was an SI approved by…07 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Passport Control SystemsI expect my noble friend does not really expect an answer to that.07 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Passport Control SystemsAs a consequence of our long-standing treaty agreements with the Republic of Ireland, the common travel area means that one can travel seamlessly from the Republic into Northern…07 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Passport Control SystemsThe noble Viscount identifies a good point and is as perspicacious as ever. We are certainly looking into having more of the e-gates operational more of the time. The plan in due…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThat is certainly my understanding. If the situation is any different, I will let the noble Baroness know.07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI do not have the answer to that at my fingertips but, if I may, I will revert to the noble Lord with it. I suspect that the availability of legal advice will be drawn to the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI apologise for not answering the noble Baroness’s question. Yes, is the answer; representatives could be provided in that way. To reply to the hypothetical situation that the…07 Jun 2023