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HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Deportation from FranceI have seen those reports, and I certainly have seen nothing of the sort from any civil servants.04 Dec 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Deportation from FranceYes, I agree with both those comments.04 Dec 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Deportation from FranceMy noble friend raises this subject fairly frequently. In March, the Prime Minister and President Macron agreed the largest-ever deal with France to tackle small boat crossings,…04 Dec 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsMy Lords, we are absolutely committed to tackling violence against women and girls at home and abroad. We passed our landmark Domestic Abuse Act and are delivering the Tackling…04 Dec 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsMy Lords, this is an entirely separate subject, as noble Lords know. I accept the premise of the question, but I am going to come back to the noble Lord. There is another Question…04 Dec 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsMy Lords, it is about how you do things. I have already referred to a few of the things the Government have done, and a significant amount of money is being invested into this…04 Dec 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsThe noble Baroness raises two interesting points. I hope that we will support the victims by providing forensic expertise and other skills, as we have in other conflicts around…04 Dec 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsMy Lords, I am happy to tell my noble friend that, yes, it is. Child abuse is a crime, and we will not tolerate this practice, which causes extreme and lifelong physical and…04 Dec 2023HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (Port Examination Code of Practice) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank both noble Lords for their contributions. I will do my best to answer the detailed questions and, if inadvertently I miss any, I will definitely write. This…04 Dec 2023HANSARDNational Security Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments of Primary Legislation) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 October be approved.04 Dec 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Deportation from FranceMy Lords, the information I have, which comes from a newspaper report in Le Monde , is that on 14 November the French deported a 39 year-old Uzbek international, even though the…04 Dec 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsMy Lords, this is a very sensitive subject. I found Christina Lamb’s article in the Sunday Times very distressing and upsetting, but very powerful. Why did it take the UN so long…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Deportation from FranceReally? I will find out and come back to the noble Lord.04 Dec 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Deportation from FranceMy Lords, I am afraid I do not know.04 Dec 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsMy Lords, I am happy to do that and to announce that the pilot sites for domestic abuse protection notices and prevention orders have been chosen. This will extend the police’s…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Deportation from FranceMy Lords, I think it would be wise for me to restate what the Prime Minister has said, which is that he is taking “the extraordinary step of introducing emergency legislation”. He…04 Dec 2023HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, particularly the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, who tabled this debate and has given us the opportunity to discuss…04 Dec 2023HANSARDNational Security Act 2023 (Video Recording with Sound of Interviews and Associated Code of Practice) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 October be approved.04 Dec 2023HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (Port Examination Code of Practice) Regulations 2023My Lords, in moving that the House approves this statutory instrument, I will also speak to the National Security Act 2023 (Video Recording with Sound of Interviews and Associated…04 Dec 2023HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (Port Examination Code of Practice) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 October be approved.04 Dec 2023