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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, the Bill does two things. It criminalises and treats genuine refugees as second class if they arrive via a so-called safe third country. Also, this clause potentially…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillOn a point of clarification, the Minister said that the Minister in the other place had given an undertaking that children would not be offshored under this scheme. Does that mean…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, it is me again. Amendment 52 is in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. As he said on Monday night, the Bill almost exclusively targets victims: victims of…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillBefore the Minister sits down, can she clarify? She insists that the Government’s intention is not to put asylum seekers into indefinite limbo; in other words, if the Government…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, we support this amendment—I have added my name to it. The only question I have in addition to what the Minister has been asked so far is whether it is right that…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, to follow up on that point, my understanding is that anybody is entitled to ask a question of clarification on something that the Minister has said but not to engage in…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, we support the amendment as far as it goes, particularly the emphasis on those subjected to sex and gender-based violence, abuse or exploitation. However, there are many…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillNo. My Lords, this is Report. First, we are allowed to speak only once during a debate. Secondly, even if noble Lords were not here for Second Reading or Committee, they should…02 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees and Asylum SeekersMy Lords, given that the UNHCR has criticised the UK’s response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in and around Ukraine, why have the Government not allowed visa-free entry of…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Visa Restrictions for RefugeesMy Lords, the Minister says that visas are an important security tool. Can he say whether, if I was a Ukrainian settled in the UK and I had elderly parents—say, in their 90s—in…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, to assist the House to move swiftly on to votes, we on these Benches will try to restrict ourselves to one speaker who will speak for us all, unless we are provoked by…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I am glad that the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, has reached agreement with the Government. I wish I could say the same. I will speak to Amendment 21 to Clause…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, although at first glance it would seem reasonable for the Home Office not to have to give notice to a terrorist overseas that they were being deprived of their British…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, if those seeking asylum in the UK are genuine seekers of sanctuary from war and persecution, they are entitled to all the rights afforded to refugees under the refugee…28 Feb 2022HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for explaining the order. As she said, it increases the maximum fee that can be charged for applications for entry clearance into the UK for…23 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, just on that point, I was clearly not suggesting that the noble Baroness, Lady Williams of Trafford, did not deserve a break from her duties; she has been committed to…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, the Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner, Dame Sara Thornton, wrote to the Home Secretary about this Bill on 7 September last year. I should declare an interest: I know…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillOn Amendment 172A, I think the Minister said that victims of modern slavery already have access to legal advice, once the national referral mechanism has made an initial decision.…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillDoes the noble Lord not accept that 24% of modern slavery cases are UK nationals and have nothing to do with what the Conservative Party put in its manifesto?10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I apologise for interrupting, but the Minister has cited the statistics that he quoted earlier in answer to the question of why the Government were doing this. He talked…10 Feb 2022