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HANSARDUkraine Refugees: Mothers and Dependent Children Arriving in the UKMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Loomba, and I join the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, and others in paying tribute to the work of his foundation’s global campaign to eradicate…07 Jul 2022HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, for bringing this regret Motion and for so comprehensively setting out the grounds for it. Time…06 Jul 2022HANSARDPolice Act 1996 (Amendment and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for explaining this statutory instrument. I have only one question. When debates around the amalgamation of police forces have occurred previously,…05 Jul 2022HANSARDExtradition Act 2003My Lords, a review of the United Kingdom’s extradition arrangements, presented to the Home Secretary on 30 September 2011, said: “We have concluded that the prima facie case…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for repeating the Statement made by another Minister in the other place. The letter from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &…29 Jun 2022HANSARDRape: Criminal ProsecutionsMy Lords, it is vital that rape victims have confidence in the police. It is nine months since the conviction of a serving Metropolitan Police officer for rape and murder, four…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCouncil of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic ViolenceMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, for this debate, and her committee for its report. I also pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Gale, for her…27 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsMy Lords, I hope the House will forgive me, but I am neither a lawyer nor a historian—I gave up studying history at 1066—so I would be grateful if the Minister could correct me if…23 Jun 2022HANSARDSpousal Visas: Processing TimesMy Lords, the Minister of State for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Home Office told the House on 7 June that there were 19,000 outstanding…21 Jun 2022HANSARDCivil Servants: Reduction in NumbersMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Randerson had to wait three and a half months for the renewal of her driving licence after it had expired, apparently because of her title, which…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. The Home Secretary began her Statement by saying: “The British people have repeatedly voted for controlled…15 Jun 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaMy Lords, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration says that he has seen no impact of the Rwanda policy on numbers attempting to cross the channel in small…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations and I associate myself with her remarks in relation to those affected by the Fishmongers’ Hall incident. One of…13 Jun 2022HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Examining Officers and Review Officers) Order 2022My Lords, I again thank the Minister for explaining this order. Schedule 7, in particular, and Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000 are controversial in providing powers to the…13 Jun 2022HANSARDUkrainian Asylum Seekers and RefugeesMy Lords, at a Home Affairs Select Committee meeting on 11 May, a senior Home Office official said that undocumented people who travel from Ukraine to the UK could be considered…07 Jun 2022HANSARDImmigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) and Licensing Act 2003 (Personal and Premises Licences) (Forms), etc., Regulations 2022My Lords, the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, comprehensively set out the concerns with this statutory instrument, powerfully reinforced by my noble friends Lord Oates and Lady…07 Jun 2022HANSARDCourt of Justice of the European Union: Comprehensive Sickness InsuranceThe Minister said there had been UK court cases where it was found that the requirement to have private health insurance was legally required, but this is a binding judgment of…24 May 2022HANSARDPassport (Fees) Regulations 2022My understanding is that if you cancel within 48 hours, you give up the booking fee. If you do not cancel and do not turn up, you forfeit the whole amount: the standard…23 May 2022HANSARDPassport (Fees) Regulations 2022I have one further question as a result of what the Minister just said. I renewed my passport early because I had to change details in it, so my passport is valid for 13 years,…23 May 2022HANSARDPassport (Fees) Regulations 2022Obviously, Turkey is not a member of the European Union and is not in Schengen. There is one rule for all EU or Schengen countries, including places such as Norway and Iceland,…23 May 2022