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HANSARDImmigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 17 October and 1 November be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 5 December.07 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesPlainly they will be formally approved by the advisory committee to the Home Secretary, and one suggests that the views of relevant professional bodies will be of great weight in…06 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesI entirely agree with my noble friend. I can assure the House that we will ensure that scientific methods are implemented in such a way as to be compliant with the existing…06 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesAt the moment, the answer is both.06 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesThe international experience would tend to suggest that that is not the case. The position adopted by the department is that age assessment is one option on a menu of options…06 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesI disagree with the noble Lord. As I have already said, there is clear evidence that many people claim to be a minor when they are not. Clear safeguarding issues arise if a child…06 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesAlthough I am tempted to address my noble friend’s topic, which is slightly off the topic of this Question, I will say only that the response to the problem of Albanian young men…06 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesThe answer is no. By way of background, I remind the noble Baroness that, between 2016 and September 2022, there were 7,357 asylum cases where age was disputed and subsequently…06 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesAs I said, the report is being considered and a decision on publication will be made in due course.06 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesThe report is still under evaluation. I am afraid there is no estimate at the moment for the production of the report.06 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesI entirely agree with my noble friend that it is an unusual position for the BDA to adopt.06 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesThe Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser convened an independent age estimation science advisory committee to provide the department with independent advice on the ethics and…06 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesIn the context of decisions made in magistrates’ courts, I agree that it is a judicial decision. In the context of asylum-seeking people who say that they are minors, the question…06 Dec 2022HANSARDImmigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022.05 Dec 2022HANSARDImmigration (Persons Designated under Sanctions Regulations) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Immigration (Persons Designated under Sanctions Regulations) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.05 Dec 2022HANSARDImmigration (Persons Designated under Sanctions Regulations) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am pleased to present these draft regulations to the Committee. This instrument amends existing regulations that relate to the immigration consequences for someone who…05 Dec 2022HANSARDImmigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022I will deal first with the point about the impact assessment. As I say, as a matter of practice on taxes, the requirement to hold an impact assessment in the sense described by…05 Dec 2022HANSARDImmigration (Persons Designated under Sanctions Regulations) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am grateful for the considered debate and the contributions from the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, and the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. I entirely agree that this is an…05 Dec 2022HANSARDImmigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am grateful for the contributions from the noble Lords, Lord Palmer and Lord Coaker, and for the opportunity to address some of the questions I have been asked. I…05 Dec 2022HANSARDImmigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, these regulations make some simple but important amendments to the Immigration Skills Charge Regulations 2017. The immigration skills charge incentivises UK businesses…05 Dec 2022