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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, has asked me to give a short commentary. He did not put an amendment down, but he wanted me to say, first, that the Government…17 Jul 2023HANSARDFirearms BillMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Colgrain, on his precise introduction of this Bill and on clearly setting out the elements of it. I also congratulate his…14 Jul 2023HANSARDEquipment Theft (Prevention) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, has given fulsome thanks to all the people involved in the passage of this Bill. He has played a prominent role in it. As he summed up,…14 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting debate and I thank my noble friend Lord Dubs for the way that he introduced his amendment to Motion E. He has been extremely practical and…12 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, on getting a concession from the Government and understand the point he made with his Motion, which I understand he will not…12 Jul 2023HANSARDSupport for Migrant VictimsMy Lords, last year the Domestic Abuse Commissioner stated that it is likely that 32,000 victims who have no recourse to public funds will require support each year. As the noble…12 Jul 2023HANSARDWindrush Generation: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, I thank the Minister for tabling this debate, and particularly for the tone with which he introduced it. The whole debate has been uplifting, but it has also been…07 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI do not question the most reverend Primate’s motives in putting down this amendment. It is a shame that we are ending like this, because it has been a wide-ranging debate about…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I would like to open by addressing the speech by the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell. To summarise what she said, one can have a strategy only when one has people’s trust,…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, this has been a wide-ranging debate on a number of issues of substance. I speak briefly to say that, on these Benches, we will be supporting the noble Baroness, Lady…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I open by thanking the noble and learned Lord, Lord Bellamy, for moving government Amendment 154, which, as he said, includes Northern Ireland for the purposes of this…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we will support the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, when he presses Amendment 66, and we would expect the subsequent amendments he mentioned to be consequential to that. He…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, in the spirit of reciprocity, we wholeheartedly support Amendment 15 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord German, as well as my noble friend Lord Dubs’s amendment. My…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we on the Labour Benches strongly support the amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Mobarik, and if she presses them to a vote on Monday, we will be supporting…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we are happy to support the Government’s amendments. The Bill currently contains extensive secondary instruments that would limit Parliament’s ability to provide ongoing…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the second group of amendments centres on the major changes this Bill creates, particularly the duty to remove. We tabled Amendment 9, in the name of my noble friend…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Economic Impact AssessmentMy Lords, yesterday the Government released an impact assessment on the Illegal Migration Bill, two days before the first day of Report on the Bill, contrary to the principles of…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I reiterate what the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, have said: there has been a co-operative approach to this Bill, which I think will make…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, if the noble Lord chooses to move to a vote, we will support him. This amendment would build on last year’s Bill, which introduced similar changes to unexplained wealth…27 Jun 2023HANSARDAsylum: Channel CrossingsMy Lords, I first thank the noble Lord for facilitating my visit to RAF Manston and to Western Jet Foil a few weeks ago. During that trip, I was made aware of a cohort of youths…27 Jun 2023