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HANSARDIllegal 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 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023Will the noble Viscount give way?13 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023I am very grateful, but the noble Viscount makes another error in his assertions. This was not an amendment to the Bill introduced by the Opposition in this House. It was a…13 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023The noble Viscount seems to be saying that the difference here is that if this House votes down a measure in primary legislation, it goes back to the Commons to be reconsidered.…13 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023My Lords, we on these Benches associate ourselves with the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, on the tragic events in Nottingham. Like the noble Lords, Lord Pannick and Lord…13 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe Minister did not allow me to intervene earlier, so will he allow me to intervene now? In what world can he say that a child freely consents to a scientific assessment on the…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWhat I am hearing from the noble Lords opposite is that if the Government ignored Rule 39 it would not be a breach of international law. But the Government accept that Rule 39 is…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, as was pointed out by the noble Lord, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, not one speaker has supported the Government’s position on these clauses. The only person who is going to…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIf I understand the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson, correctly, he is saying that the solution is not Clause 53 but to engage with the court to ensure that proper processes are followed…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Ludford has clearly explained why Clauses 43 to 51 should not stand part of the Bill. The Government just seem to dismiss all the safeguards around…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting, if not bewildering, debate—at least to us non-lawyers. My lay interpretation of the provisions we debated in this group is that they…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Ludford has fully explained our reasons why Clauses 29 to 36 should not stand part of the Bill. The lifelong prohibition on status is…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, said when he introduced this group of amendments, it is quite extraordinary to deny assistance and support to the victims of modern…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, as my noble friend Lady Ludford said, proper scrutiny of the Bill rests with this House, as the Commons was not given sufficient time to scrutinise it, so that is what…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillDoes the Minister not understand that for a victim of crime who is in effect persecuted by the Government by being sent to another country, that is going to have an impact on…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend Lord Purvis of Tweed for his devastating critique of the government reasoning behind the measures in this Bill. As he said, the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, as other noble Lords have said, there is an overlap between the last group of amendments and this one. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, for…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group all seek clarification of various issues. My noble friend Lady Hamwee rightly asked what priority is to be given to removals under the Bill,…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, perhaps the Minister can help us here. Is not it the case that, without removal agreements, the Bill is likely to make the current situation worse in terms of costs to…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville added her name to Amendments 14 and 22 but is having to deal with matters in Grand Committee this afternoon, and…05 Jun 2023