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HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI absolutely agree with my friend, if I may say that: the noble Lord, Lord Alton. The world’s Governments are collecting the evidence, as has been made very plain. I salute the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI believe the details will be released this Friday, which I think is 18 March. This scheme was designed in consultation with a large number of NGOs and the like. Yesterday my…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesMy Lords, the noble Lord is asking me to stray across departmental briefs, which I am reluctant to do. However, from a personal point of view, I might not disagree with him. I…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI have just answered a question along those lines, so I am sorry to disappoint the right reverend Prelate, but I cannot agree that at this point. However, the scheme has been in…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for that contribution. Of course, I agree. A point that has been made consistently throughout this crisis is that people, generally speaking,…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesMy Lords, I accept the premise of the noble Lord’s Question, of course, but I refer him to the fact that we have just witnessed the introduction of my new noble friend Lord…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesMy Lords, the Government have focused on ensuring that Ukrainians can access the right legal routes to come to the UK and have no plans to facilitate travel or transport. The…15 Mar 2022HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, we have now concluded Committee on the Bill. As I hope my noble friend the Chief Whip explained earlier, Members now have until 9.45 pm to table their amendments. The…14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI am afraid that the noble Lord was late to the start of the debate.09 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI thank noble Lords and pay particular tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, who tirelessly campaigns on this and other issues. I thank him for his kind words, and I…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry for interrupting, but I have just been informed that the answer to the noble Baroness’s question is that it is standard practice.08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am afraid that I will have to come back to the noble Baroness on that point.08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Baroness McIntosh of Pickering for explaining her amendment. Government Amendment 73 is a technical amendment to Clause 77. It does not change…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI asked my noble friend whether he was familiar with Rally Ireland, and he is not either. I will come back to the noble Lord with a specific answer. I had not heard of Rally…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, for explaining her amendment so powerfully. I appreciate the intention behind it but the amendment would undermine the…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, given the hour and the address by the President of Ukraine, I beg to move that the debate on Amendment 65 be now adjourned, and that further consideration on Report be…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady McIntosh for tabling Amendments 83 and 84, concerning the fees that may be charged in relation to registration of British…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in this relatively brief debate. I will start by addressing Amendment 77, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, regarding…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, and the right reverend Prelate, the Bishop of Bristol, for tabling amendment 70A. I thank all noble Lords for…08 Mar 2022HANSARDTaiwanMy Lords, I respectfully remind everybody of the three-minute speaking limit, because we want to hear from the Minister. I apologise for having to do that, but the first three…03 Mar 2022