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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillYes. Taking the noble Baroness’s points in order, I very much heed her words: it is very important that discussion of these issues happens in a calm and measured fashion. On her…08 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI entirely agree that the Modern Slavery Act was a landmark provision, but sadly that too has been the subject of very extensive abuse. As we set out in the Statement, it is clear…08 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI agree that international co-operation is a vital part of the jigsaw; that is why we reached fresh agreements in December with the Governments of Albania and of France and why…08 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI could not have put it better myself; I entirely agree with my noble friend.08 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThis is a scheme to prevent illegal immigration. That person would need to have paid a people smuggler to bring them across the channel. For the scheme to be coherent, age alone…08 Mar 2023HANSARDWomen’s SafetyI am conscious that that is an issue to which the Home Office is paying close attention in light of the recent cases. I am happy to write to the noble Baroness about it and to…08 Mar 2023HANSARDWomen’s SafetyThe Government are committed to tackling domestic abuse and making our streets safer. We have provided £125 million through the safer streets and safety of women at night funds.…08 Mar 2023HANSARDWomen’s SafetyI thank the noble Baroness for her question. On 20 February, a package of measures was announced by the Home Secretary to tackle perpetrators and give better support to victims of…08 Mar 2023HANSARDWomen’s SafetyI am conscious that the case to which my noble friend alludes is a terrible one, and officials in the Home Office are very alive to it. The safer streets fund has worked with…08 Mar 2023HANSARDWomen’s SafetyThe ambition of the department is to ensure that women and girls have absolute confidence in the police. I appreciate the difficulties that have been caused by recent court cases.…08 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillThe point, as the noble Lord will appreciate, is that the Bill should endeavour not to leave any potential vacancies which would potentially deprive the SBAs of applicability to…01 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillThe Government take the view that it is necessary to have the matter protected in UK law in addition to SBA law, and that, I am afraid, is the answer.01 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillAs I hope I have already made clear, it is only Clause 4 that applies. Clause 6 does not apply in this context.01 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for those contributions. There has been plenty of discussion throughout the passage of this Bill about the need for oversight of the state threats…01 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI certainly addressed the point which he generously made praising the Government for our amendments. The point that he raised in relation to the Labour amendment, on the basis…01 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, this group of amendments covers the introduction of a public interest defence—a PID. This topic has been debated at length throughout the passage of the Bill. As the…01 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, this group covers a variety of related topics. The House has heard only about the amendments pertaining to the sovereign base areas, but I will address the other…01 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillClearly, the SBAs are a special structure, as set out in the 1960 treaty. As I say, they have a unique governance structure which I have already described. The unique context of…01 Mar 2023HANSARDEurostar St Pancras: Border ControlThe United Kingdom operates juxtaposed immigration controls on the Eurostar routes. Therefore, our immigration checks are carried out prior to departure from the stations in…28 Feb 2023HANSARDEurostar St Pancras: Border ControlSt Pancras does not have infrastructure to process CITES goods. There is no red lane or counter, and no lock-up for detained goods. There is no need to overhaul the infrastructure…28 Feb 2023