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HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Deportation from FranceI am afraid not.04 Dec 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Deportation from FranceI refer the noble Lord to my earlier Answer. I am not going to speculate on or discuss what the French legal system and the French Interior Minister decide about their own…04 Dec 2023HANSARDIranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsThe right reverend Prelate asks a difficult question in terms of conversations, security and intelligence. I will avoid those subjects, but there are extensive and ongoing…29 Nov 2023HANSARDNet MigrationMy Lords, I just alluded to that. The ONS is operationally independent of government—its work is overseen by the UK Statistics Authority—so any decision around that methodology…29 Nov 2023HANSARDNet MigrationThe noble Lord is referring to the shortage occupation list. The Migration Advisory Committee is clear that immigration can be a sensible solution to occupations that are in…29 Nov 2023HANSARDNet MigrationIt is a very different question if they have an ARAP number. Why would they be leaving France, which is a safe country, to come here on a boat? That makes no sense.29 Nov 2023HANSARDNet MigrationMy Lords, the increase in net migration since 2021 reflects a number of important factors including the introduction of our humanitarian routes, such as the Ukrainian and British…29 Nov 2023HANSARDIranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsMy Lords, we are very clear that Iran poses an unacceptable threat to Israel. We have long condemned Iran’s destabilising activity throughout the region, including its political,…29 Nov 2023HANSARDNet MigrationI am disappointed that my noble friend is referring back to that letter. I have already been very clear that there are no plans to affect the student graduate route. These…29 Nov 2023HANSARDIranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsI pay tribute to the noble Lord’s extensive experience in this area and his perspective on it. These are obviously finely calibrated judgments. I am afraid that I will not…29 Nov 2023HANSARDNet MigrationMy Lords, I have enormous respect for the noble Lord, but these asylum seekers are illegal migrants. They arrive here by methods that facilitate the activities of criminal gangs,…29 Nov 2023HANSARDNet MigrationMy Lords, I do not think that is what the Government are doing. Students are short-term, temporary migrants who leave at the end of their studies. We know from previous research…29 Nov 2023HANSARDNet MigrationMy noble friend asks a good question. The Government are encouraging all sectors to adapt, to make employment more attractive to UK domestic workers by offering training, career…29 Nov 2023HANSARDNet MigrationAs I alluded to in my opening Answer, there are well-understood reasons why net migration is high at present. Global events such as the world’s recovery from Covid-19, the war in…29 Nov 2023HANSARDIranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsI am afraid I am not aware of those reports of Farsi having been spoken, but as I have acknowledged, we are aware that Iran funds some of the groups that are under discussion,…29 Nov 2023HANSARDIranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsMy Lords, this subject comes up frequently. As noble Lords will be aware, we work with all the relevant UN agencies to ensure safe and legal routes for people such as that.29 Nov 2023HANSARDIranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsIt is a shorter answer, I will certainly give the noble Lord that. The Government keep the list of proscribed organisations under review. We do not comment on whether a specific…29 Nov 2023HANSARDIranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsMy Lords, I am afraid I have to say to my noble friend, as I have already said a couple of times, that the Government keep the list of proscribed organisations under review. We do…29 Nov 2023HANSARDIranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsMy Lords, that is an operational matter for the police, as has also been discussed at the Dispatch Box on a number of occasions. I point to last weekend’s protests, which passed…29 Nov 2023HANSARDIranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsAs I said earlier, I fully understand the strength of feeling in both this House and the other place, as does the Home Secretary. I am well aware that 67 cross-party…29 Nov 2023