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HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2024My Lords, I thank the three noble Lords who have contributed to the debate. I would very much like to associate myself with the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, thanking…18 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 13, The Schedule, Clauses 14 to 31, Title.18 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2023That the draft Orders laid before the House on 15 and 27 November 2023 be approved. Relevant documents: 5th and 7th Report s from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee .…18 Jan 2024HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Lexden for securing this debate. I recognise that this is an issue of long-standing interest for him and all other noble Lords who have…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferI thank the noble Lord for his intervention. I did not say that it was a local matter; I said that it was for the local force to decide whether they considered that to be…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferI say to my noble friend that I am coming to that in a second. I have to a large degree retraced a lot of old ground, which is perhaps only to be expected when considering a…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferMy Lords, I will also come to that. I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Lexden for securing this debate, as I said earlier, and to other noble Lords for their contributions. As…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferI am happy to provide my noble friend with that reassurance. As regards whether I regret that Sir Edward’s memory and legacy have been in some way tarnished, of course I do. I…17 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2023My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. We can deliver a comprehensive response to tackle illegal migration only if we work with UK employers,…16 Jan 2024HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024That the Grand Committee do consider the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024. Relevant document: 7th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee16 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2023My Lords, the first instrument for noble Lords to consider in this single debate is the Immigration (Employment of Adults Subject to Immigration Control) (Maximum Penalty)…16 Jan 2024HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024My Lords, this draft order, which was laid before Parliament on 27 November last year, proposes amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 to control 15 substances as class A…16 Jan 2024HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024With apologies, I forgot that question and, as it happens, I also do not know the answer—so I will have to find out and write to the noble Lord.16 Jan 2024HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024My Lords, I thank both noble Lords for their contributions to this short debate. I take on board the personal experience of the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, in the States; his…16 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Immigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2023 and the Immigration (Employment of Adults Subject to…16 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Detention: Brook House InquiryI will stick to the question at hand, and will happily provide some statistics on the number of people in immigration detention as of 30 September last year. That number was…11 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Detention: Brook House InquiryMy Lords, the noble Baroness will be aware that the supplier has changed; as of 2020, Serco now looks after this particular situation. I would also say that the vast majority of…11 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Detention: Brook House InquiryAs I have said, the detailed recommendations remain under review, but a lot of these issues were dealt with in response to Stephen Shaw’s report of 2016, which was then updated in…11 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Detention: Brook House InquiryMy Lords, a lot of the work had already been done, because there was a report commissioned in 2016 by Stephen Shaw, who was then the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman. The…11 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Detention: Brook House InquiryThat is not what I said; I said that the Government are considering the report. The cross-government working group, chaired by the director of detention services at the Home…11 Jan 2024