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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am slightly confused on this point as well. On a number of occasions, the Minister has said that the cap will be set based on the number of available housing places that local…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillDoes it surprise the noble Lord to learn that I have asked that as a Written Question, and that the Answer was that it would be in the impact assessment?14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe Minister mentioned the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration reports. The 2021 report indicated four key issues: a shortage of technical specialist staff;…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe Minister’s assertion needs evidence. Sweden allows asylum seekers to work immediately, Portugal after one month, Germany after three months and Belgium after four months. Per…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 139B, to which I have put my name. I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham for outlining the common-sense reason why this…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillJust before the Minister finishes his conclusions, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham asked a specific question about the standing commission of the Independent Chief…14 Jun 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCan the noble Baroness respond to what the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, said? One of the reasons why a lot of questions have been asked, over and again, is because of the lack of…08 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I speak in favour of Amendment 58, which I put my name to, moved by my noble friend Lady Hamwee. I draw the Committee’s attention to my interest as a vice-president of…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI notice that in the statutory instrument there is no impact assessment. The Minister has just reiterated what the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, said in Grand Committee, that this…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWe have answers that the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, gave to us in writing after we had asked the questions. Of the eleven standards that questions were asked about, only one…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI thank the noble and learned Lord for giving way again. I asked this in Grand Committee and do so again today: the doubling is a doubling, but what will the actual full-time…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 59B, 61A, 64B, 66A and 79C in my name. Amendments 61A and 66A would ensure that, if children are to be detained or held in temporary…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIf the central tenet of the Bill is to deter people from coming to the UK, why are the Government expanding detention centres?07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 60 and 65 in my name. I thank my noble friend Lord German and the noble Baronesses, Lady Lister of Burtersett and Lady Bennett of Manor…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is ironic that we are talking about detention when the Government Front Bench is trying to detain us here. What we are trying to do is our job of sensibly and calmly…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, there is a fundamental issue here that I think the Home Office really does not understand—I do not think that it has been done out of malice, but there is a real…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillHow many children who have been in Home Office accommodation are still missing? What is the latest statistic?07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am sorry to keep interrupting the Minister. In a previous answer a couple of moments ago, he said in relation to safeguarding that, as soon as the child hit their local…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillSorry—the Minister needs to understand. This is not about an inspection regime. It is about the safeguarding responsibility that a local authority has legally, and it is about…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI thank the Minister for such a detailed response to the issues that have been put in this particular group. Having said that, I think there is still far too much confusion about…07 Jun 2023