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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am sure that the Minister did not mean to ignore the questions that I put to him. Perhaps he has not had the chance to read today’s Times . Can he write to me on the veracity of…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we support all the amendments in this group, including the probing amendments tabled by my noble friend Lady Hamwee. It is quite clear from all sides of the Committee…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we support all the amendments in this group. As many noble Lords have said, victims of slavery or human trafficking should not be further victimised by the provisions of…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we support the clarifying amendments in the name of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, and my noble friend Lady Ludford has explained at length the…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI will apologise to the noble Lord if I am wrong, but my understanding is that the 700,000 is net migration. That is the number of people whom the Government have given permission…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord German has clearly set out why Clause 1 should not be stand part of the Bill, supported by, among others, the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. The…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillFollowing-up on my question about impact assessment, the Minister says that the Government do not recognise the impact assessments provided by NGOs, but why not? How can they say…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, this group covers a wide range of amendments concerning the duty to make arrangements for removal. To summarise, it shows that the Government have not thought through…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillCan the Minister explain why in that case the Nationality and Borders Act does not have a retrospective clause? What evidence does the Minister have, having announced the…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, Trevor Phillips recently wrote in the Times that, in 2000, 175 million people lived outside the country of their birth and that, by 2020, it was 280 million. He likened…10 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords—10 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillTo leave out from “that” to the end and insert “the House declines to give the bill a second reading because it (1) undermines the rule of law by failing to meet the United…10 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI did not say that.10 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsMy Lords, I also commend all those who made the Coronation such a huge success at the weekend. But we on these Benches warned the Government over and over again that the powers in…10 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am very grateful to the noble Lord. What I said was that we need to manage the flow of those seeking asylum into this country rather than close the gates and try to seal off the…10 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe noble Lord will know exactly what Erskine May says about the Motion that was passed, which is that Parliament considers that to be a fatal Motion against the Bill. A hundred…10 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, our reasoned amendment sets out why this House should decline to give the Bill a Second Reading. Contrary to the assertions made by the Minister, we believe that the…10 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, the Minister said that there is only one disagreement remaining. He was, of course, referring formally to what the House as a whole disagrees about; but we on these…26 Apr 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThe noble Lord is of course entitled to his opinion, and so am I. I said it was unfortunate that the noble Lord disagreed with the noble Baroness, Lady Casey. That is my opinion.…28 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I will not repeat what I said last time, but since last time, as the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester, said, we have had the Casey review. The noble…28 Mar 2023