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HANSARDFamily Migration (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, the importance of a report such as this, and dare I say the importance of a House such as ours, is to highlight the complexity of issues, the understanding of which…20 Sept 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, today the Government heralded a reduction in the vacancies in the social care sector. This was achieved mainly through the arrival of 70,000 overseas workers in the last…12 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I associate those of us on these Benches with the kind words of the Minister and others around the House in relation to the sad news about the noble and learned Lord,…10 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, first, I address the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Swire. He wondered why the amendment had not captured the imagination of the House. Speaking for those…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am very sorry, but on Report noble Lords are allowed to speak only once. As the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, said, the Bill is focused entirely…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, this is Report and that intervention is not appropriate, I am afraid.03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, for the reasons that both noble and learned Lords have explained, we support all the amendments in this group. Should the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, not get…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, will the Minister give an undertaking that, if we have discussed all the child issues by the time we get the relevant document from the Home Office, these matters can be…29 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the refugee crisis in a global one and any sustainable solution needs to be international. If we do not comply with our international obligations, as set out by the…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, for the avoidance of doubt, my noble friend Lord Scriven has signed the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Dubs. All of us on these Benches wholeheartedly…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, has clearly articulated a whole series of practical difficulties with the duties to be imposed on transport workers. From what the noble Lord…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I apologise for any confusion. Normally, the Labour Front-Bencher would be the last speaker but, when they have amendments to speak to, it is only right that we respond…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillHigh praise indeed from the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. We also support Amendment 139F and Amendment 137, to which my noble friend Lady Ludford has just spoken comprehensively—so I…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we on these Benches support all the amendments in this group, for the reasons my noble friends have explained.14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness. I am not sure whether she heard the evidence provided by my noble friend Lady Ludford from the Home Office report, which said that providing…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will not repeat the comments I made on the last group, some of which equally apply here, but, as this is the end of Committee, I feel at liberty to repeat one of the…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillJust before the most reverend Primate responds, what I heard the Minister say from the Dispatch Box was that the Government do not believe in strategy, not that the Government…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, as other noble Lords have said, a 10-year strategy, implementation plan and associated measures are needed to tackle human trafficking, particularly, as the most…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we support all the amendments in this group. On Amendment 133 in the name of my noble friend Lady Ludford, it makes complete sense to ensure that asylum seekers are not…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we support all the amendments in this group. The issue of the millions displaced by war and persecution requires international co-operation, including the UK taking its…14 Jun 2023