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HANSARDNet MigrationThe Government do not agree that the answer is identity cards.29 Nov 2022HANSARDNet MigrationI thank the noble Lord for that question. We have indeed such a system. The points-based immigration system is designed to entice to the UK those workers who wish to come who are…29 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationNo, it is absolutely to the contrary. Safe and legal routes, such as the ones we operate in Afghanistan, and in Iraq and Jordan in the past, were designed to provide an…24 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationCertainly on my visit to Manston a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet the healthcare staff and visit the healthcare centre. I assure the noble Baroness that concern is…24 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationMy Lords, the noble Lord is entirely right that, of the small-boat arrivals in 2021, 96% are still awaiting an initial decision, as the Minister in the other place said. However,…24 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationI do not have that information to hand. The positive news, as I am sure the noble Lord will agree, is that there are still no people at Manston. Everyone has been transferred into…24 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationObviously it is not for me to comment on the entirety of the commercial operations of Clearsprings; nor do I know the extent to which the contracts for asylum accommodation are…24 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillYes.22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI thank both noble Baronesses for their interventions. Turning to the question about transparency, we will certainly engage on that, and I appreciate it. It is always important…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, recently we have seen protestors blocking key national infrastructure, potentially causing delays to the supply of goods and services. Clause 17 provides a Secretary of…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI thank the noble Lord for his intervention. The short answer is that these cases are always going to be fact-specific. If there was a serious disruption in a London Underground…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillCertainly, and I thank the noble Baroness for her question. It is important that we have clarity because this is clearly a very important point. In the Bill, the pursuit of lawful…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this very interesting debate on this set of amendments. Before I begin, I will respond to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, and the…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillIt is, of course, frequently the case in legislation that there is no guidance on the face of the Bill as to the likely sentences that are imposed. It is very common for there to…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for that short debate, and I particularly thank the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, for her warm welcome to this Committee. It has been a…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI hear what the noble and learned Lord says, and I will certainly ask them. I think that I had reached Amendment 61. It similarly seeks to strengthen the defences available. As I…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillCan I confirm with my officials and write to the noble Baroness in respect of that point? My understanding is that that is so, but I want to check that before I confirm.16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillClearly, the provisions of the locking-on offence do not expressly contain the same provision. Therefore, it is correct to say that the Bill envisages a defence for the…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillIn Clause 7, “Interference with use or operation of key national infrastructure”, one can see that, in subsection (2), “a defence” is provided “for a person charged with an…16 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: AccommodationClearly, a large number of those crossing are from Albania. It is understood that around 12,000 of those who have crossed this year have been from there, and it is right to say…15 Nov 2022