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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am afraid the structure of the Bill is that it creates a duty on the Secretary of State. That is in order to send the deterrence message that entering the country illegally is…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillClearly, the intent is to send a message—that people really must not make these dangerous journeys across the channel. As I say, all the avenues of legal challenge are open but…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI will certainly place a copy in the Library of the House. I hope that suffices. I am sure that my private office can work out who is here and is participating.24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillClearly, as I have already said, it is the Government’s view that nothing in the Bill requires the UK to breach its international obligations, whether in relation to the UN…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we have had a very interesting, long and good debate, which has had perhaps more than a hint of a Second Reading debate—but, of course, that is unsurprising, given that…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI believe I have answered both the noble Lord’s questions.24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe noble Lord does repeatedly ask questions, and I repeatedly answer them. As he identifies, there is a difference in interpretation of Article 31 of the refugee convention. I…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am not sure that I agree with the noble Lord. There is no requirement that powers should conceivably be expressed on the face of every Bill in such a way that they are…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am very grateful to the noble Baroness. I was indeed about to mention her in my next sentence. Let me address that point and repeat what I said earlier. The phrase “illegal…24 May 2023HANSARDImmigration (Electronic Travel Authorisations) (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I start by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, for securing this short but very interesting debate, and those who have spoken in it. It almost goes without saying…23 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken. It is a measure of the importance of the issue before us that there have been some 80 speakers in this debate. As we have heard…10 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the British people are generous and welcoming to those in need fleeing persecution, war and humanitarian crisis abroad. They also know that uncontrolled illegal…10 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.10 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThat the Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House that they consider the Bill in the following order:…10 May 2023HANSARDMigrants: HousingThere has been no intention to set aside any provision of the Children Act. As the noble Lord will have seen on his careful reading of the Illegal Migration Bill, there are…03 May 2023HANSARDMigrants: HousingCommercial contracts are commercially sensitive, and the usual policy will be adopted in relation to them. Clearly, certain standards will be promulgated, and the noble Baroness…03 May 2023HANSARDMigrants: HousingI do not recognise the description that the noble Baroness appends to my right honourable friend the Home Secretary’s alleged assertion in relation to the Greek islands. Clearly,…03 May 2023HANSARDMigrants: HousingThere is no single answer which I can provide to the House. There are many people who come to this country and many different motivations. That has been the subject of myriad…03 May 2023HANSARDMigrants: HousingThe Government will always obey the domestic law.03 May 2023HANSARDMigrants: HousingThe noble Lord well knows that it is not the Government’s practice to share working policy assumptions in relation to these issues. As I said, the effect of the Bill will be to…03 May 2023