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HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I hesitate to follow my noble friend, who is an expert on this issue. I declare an interest as a British citizen seeking a residence permit in Norway, where I have lived…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry to disappoint noble Lords, but I am the lead signatory on the Clause 11 stand part proposal. The noble Lord, Lord Rosser, has kindly allowed me to speak last from this…01 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportMy Lords, I am very concerned by the Prime Minister’s phrase that he will invite Sue Gray to update her findings once the police investigation has concluded. Is the Prime Minister…31 Jan 2022HANSARDData Protection: Immigration ExemptionMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for reiterating the Government’s position. I am also grateful to my noble friend Lady Hamwee for her detailed analysis of the issues, my…31 Jan 2022HANSARDData Protection: Immigration ExemptionMy Lords, I have asked that these regulations be brought to the attention of the House to highlight what appears not to be an isolated incident of the courts ruling against the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDData Protection: Immigration ExemptionThat this House takes note of (1) the Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemption) Regulations 2022 and the safeguards to protect individual data subject rights,…31 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Hamwee has comprehensively explained the reasons for these amendments, which we support. On the issue of good character, if someone has the right to…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I say to the noble Lord, Lord Horam, that there is no suggestion of putting a figure in the legislation. The noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, is suggesting…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillAbsolutely, and I understand that that might be the case, but that is not the essence of either of the noble Baroness’s amendments. If I have not explained it by the end of what I…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am very grateful for that important clarification. The cost price is the maximum that should be charged, not the actual cost that should be charged. There may be some difficulty…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, first, we do not address each other as “you”. I know that the Minister is new to the House, but we do not use that term. Secondly, there is a difference between an…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, as we have heard from my noble friend Lady Ludford, the Chagos Islanders were evicted by the UK Government in the late 1960s and early 1970s to make way for a US naval…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I am also not a lawyer, but we have Amendment 29 in this group and we join the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, in opposing the Question that Clause 9 stand part of…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, Clause 10 talks about, to quote the Explanatory Notes, “cases where parents have chosen not to register their child’s birth, which would have acquired their own…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, can the Minister clarify something? She gave us some figures; I did not have a chance to write to them down. She talked about the figures peaking at, I think, somewhere…27 Jan 2022HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2022My Lords, I should remind the Committee that a former partner of mine died from an accidental overdose of GHB. I thank the Minister for introducing this order. I must admit to…25 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I remember looking at this 307-page Bill—or at least it was 307 pages to begin with—in August and wondering how on earth to tackle it. I was reminded that the way to eat…25 Jan 2022HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2022I thank the Minister for her comprehensive explanation. I was not suggesting at all that it would be wrong if this change had a disproportionate impact on a particular section of…25 Jan 2022HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryMy Lords, I can understand the impact on Daily Mail readers of the news that the Navy has taken charge, but I am not sure how many refugees seeking asylum in the UK read the Daily…20 Jan 2022