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HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Site VisitsMy Lords, during the pandemic, the number of accommodated asylum seekers has increased and we have sought alternative accommodation options, including two MoD sites. We expect the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Site VisitsMy Lords, as I said, this is an interim report from the independent chief inspector, which made important findings that we are of course acting on. We look forward to seeing his…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Site VisitsMy Lords, the Home Office has been working with Public Health England and Public Health Wales, as well as the Crown fire inspectorate, in respect of Penally to make sure that the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Site VisitsMy noble friend is right to point to the fact that many people who come to the UK seeking asylum have been through traumatic experiences and have important safeguarding needs.…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Site VisitsMy Lords, we do not think that this is substandard accommodation. The noble Lord is right to point out that this is accommodation in which we ask those who serve our country and…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Site VisitsMy Lords, my noble friend speaks from personal experience which I think might be unique in your Lordships’ House. He is right to point to the fact that we have tried to make the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Site VisitsMy Lords, this is an interim report, but there are some troubling findings and we are acting on them. We look forward to seeing the full report so that we can do that. The Home…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Site VisitsMy Lords, we have been working with the Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspectorate throughout and have had further advice from the Kent Fire and Rescue Service. We are grateful to…16 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, for further highlighting the plight of older victims of domestic abuse, and for tabling amendments which seek to…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, and the other signatories of this amendment for setting out their case for a firewall so that the personal data of domestic abuse victims…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Burt of Solihull, for again raising the important issue of support in the workplace for the victims and survivors of domestic…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, these two amendments deal with two separate aspects of housing law. The noble Baroness, Lady Burt of Solihull, asked why they have been glued together and why we could…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, has explained, her Amendment 82 seeks to repeal Section 58 of the Children Act 2004 and to replace it with a…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, for once again outlining the case for his amendment. Along with Chris Bryant MP, he has raised the importance and profile of the…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillShe has taken 20 minutes to do so already and the House is keen to debate the amendments she is putting forward. If she could do so briefly, it will give noble Lords the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am sorry to interrupt the noble Baroness. I appreciate that she has three amendments to introduce—10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, and all other noble Lords who have supported this amendment, for again setting out the case for it. The…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, we have completed scrutiny of 10 groups of amendments and have a further seven to cover today, so I suggest that this might be a sensible moment for a short break.10 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillThe noble Lord should now continue and we will see how well we can hear him.09 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I assure the noble Baroness, Lady Burt of Solihull, that we share her objective that children should not be put at a disadvantage if they are compelled to move home as a…08 Mar 2021