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HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresI thank the noble Lord for reminding me and my department of that very valuable agreement. Certainly, the best solution to this problem would be an agreement with France under…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresThank you, my Lords. I shall deal first with the questions raised by the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. In relation to the attack on Western Jet Foil, I can confirm that Counter…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresAs the noble Lord will recall, when Sajid Javid was the Home Secretary, only some five years ago, the number of people crossing in small boats was only 200. The problem has become…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresI absolutely agree with my noble friend. It is very important that the Home Secretary is able, without unnecessary distraction, to get on with the job of resolving this very…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresI thank the noble Baroness for the question. I entirely share her concern for the staff at Manston and Western Jet Foil who have to work in difficult conditions. I have made a…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresI absolutely agree with the noble Lord.01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresThe noble Lord says from a sedentary position that it is not working; the point is that it has not had the chance to work because of the prevailing legal challenge. Once the…01 Nov 2022HANSARD50th Anniversary of the Expulsion of Asians from UgandaMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Popat for securing this important debate, and all noble Lords for their truly inspiring contributions. As the noble Lord, Lord Bach, noted,…27 Oct 2022HANSARDRepublic of Ireland: British PassportsMy Lords, it is a great honour to be here to make the final contribution to this short debate today, and I thank you all for your kind words of welcome. As the newly…26 Oct 2022