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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, for his tireless work on family reunion, born out of his own personal experience. I also pay tribute to my noble friends: my…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, this is another group of positive measures that are intended to provide an antidote to the other measures in this Bill. As the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, explained,…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI will say from these Benches that, if the Government insist on bringing forward such controversial legislation, they cannot expect anything other than a number of noble Lords…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, may I just say that this is Committee? This is not Report. Any noble Lord is entitled to speak after the Minister in Committee.08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIf every country interpreted Article 31 as the Government want it interpreted by means of the Bill, what would be the consequences for dealing with the refugee crisis that the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am terribly sorry to interrupt the noble Baroness, but there is no exemption for a rescuer from the offence. The person could be arrested and charged, because the defence is…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble Baroness. The Minister seems to be suggesting that this offence is going to be focused on the most egregious cases, but surely that is not a…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, we support this amendment for the reasons that my noble friend has explained.08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, it is late but that does not make this clause or these amendments any less important, although whether at this hour I make any sense is another issue. The amendments in…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy understanding is that the Crown Prosecution Service makes decisions on the basis of the public interest and whether there is a 50% or more chance of conviction. To convict…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe Minister is talking about evidential levels: the evidential level the prosecutor has to prove, versus the evidential level the defence has to prove. That is not what we are…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillPerhaps I was not listening—I do apologise. It says that puberty assessment and bone age assessment have been proved scientifically to be unreliable and that paediatricians should…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, explained, these amendments seek to ensure that the mental and medical needs of asylum seekers are addressed. They would require the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI will very briefly address something that the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, said about people arriving here directly by aeroplane. As we will see when we get on to…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, as my noble friend Lady Hamwee said, we do not believe that Clause 69 should stand part of the Bill. The clause allows visa penalties to be imposed on a country if the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, the Government’s position in justifying this and other measures in the Bill rests on the UK’s so-called excellent track record on refugees, and the Minister has…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, in moving my amendment I shall speak also to the other amendments in the group. The contention of many noble Lords and many NGOs, including the UNHCR, is that the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble Baroness again but surely it must be possible to draft an offence specifically to target the facilitation of someone seeking asylum, rather than…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry to intervene just when the noble Baroness thought she had finished. She said that there is already a power to remove asylum seekers while their claim is being…08 Feb 2022