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HANSARDPorts and Airports: QueuesI hate to point out to the noble Lord that in many cases a failure of the passport to be read by the e-gate is often due to a lack of care taken with the passport by the owner. In…28 Mar 2023HANSARDPorts and Airports: QueuesAs I say, and as I said to the noble Baroness on the last occasion, we take the view that it is more efficient in terms of flow for all the categories that are allowed to use the…28 Mar 2023HANSARDPorts and Airports: QueuesWell, I thank the noble Lord for his generous remarks about the effectiveness with which the contingency plans to deal with strikes in the Border Force succeeded in ensuring…28 Mar 2023HANSARDPorts and Airports: QueuesI am afraid I simply do not agree with the picture that the noble Lord paints. Border Force plans extensively at both local and regional levels to ensure the smoothest possible…28 Mar 2023HANSARDPorts and Airports: QueuesThe Government have an ambitious vision for the future UK border, which will put in place the world’s most effective and secure border system. We are already using automation and…28 Mar 2023HANSARDPorts and Airports: QueuesI have not seen those press reports, but I will certainly look into that and write to the noble Lord.28 Mar 2023HANSARDPorts and Airports: QueuesI am grateful to my noble friend. The issue as I understand it is that the legal framework for border crossing in America requires a face-to-face interaction with every passenger;…28 Mar 2023HANSARDShamima BegumClearly, it is a very fact-sensitive evaluation on what is an appropriate matter for prosecution. The issue as to whether to deprive someone of British nationality arises in very…27 Mar 2023HANSARDShamima BegumClearly, the Secretary of State for the Home Office has to evaluate the balance of competing interests. Surely the principal interest and the principal duty of government is to…27 Mar 2023HANSARDShamima BegumI thank my noble friend for that question. Of course it is not the case, as the noble and right reverend Lord put in his Question, that Shamima Begum’s citizenship was refused. In…27 Mar 2023HANSARDShamima BegumI thank the noble Baroness for her question. The answer is that, obviously, the primary duty of government is to keep the people safe. Parliament has seen fit to afford to the…27 Mar 2023HANSARDShamima BegumI thank the noble and right reverend Lord for his questions. The answer is that in relation to Shamima Begum, as I indicated in my earlier Answer, due to the fact that the…27 Mar 2023HANSARDShamima BegumWe are pleased that the Special Immigration Appeals Commission has found in favour of the Government in Shamima Begum’s appeal against the decision to deprive her of British…27 Mar 2023HANSARDShamima BegumAgain, I am afraid I cannot comment on the specific facts of Ms Begum’s case. However, I remind the House that the purpose of deprivation proceedings under Section 40(2) of the…27 Mar 2023HANSARDShamima BegumThe reform of the Prevent strategy is clearly an important priority, as discussed on a previous occasion. I do not believe that this particular case has any direct impact on the…27 Mar 2023HANSARDShamima BegumThe slight difficulty the noble Lord has is, obviously, the incomplete picture of information, which is, unfortunately, the consequence of the nature of these types of decisions.…27 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThe context for the police is clearly different from that for the fire service, in that the vast bulk of police officers, as described by the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, are…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThe contingency plans are of course already enabled in the Civil Contingencies Act and, although this situation would be less preferable than the one that prevails in a non-strike…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI thank all noble Lords for their contributions to the debate and in particular my noble friend Lord Greenhalgh and the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, for their amendment. This…23 Mar 2023HANSARDUK-EU: Revised Passenger RequirementsThe Government are engaging both the European Commission and the French Government through officials holding routine technical meetings to understand and influence the…21 Mar 2023