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HANSARDJustification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 September be approved. Relevant document: 55th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee , Session 2022-23 (s…27 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police ReformThat is perhaps the case but, of course, we still have to find parliamentary time for these things.27 Nov 2023HANSARDImmigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 September be approved. Relevant document: 55th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee , Session 2022-23 (s…27 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police ReformMy Lords, my noble friend is right to point out that we launched a review. That review was concluded and the results were published in September. Noble Lords will be aware of the…27 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police ReformI would very much like to see it shortened. I do not know the answer to that but I will come back.27 Nov 2023HANSARDJustification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this interesting and insightful debate. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for her regret amendment, which I…27 Nov 2023HANSARDJustification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023I am not familiar with the case that the noble Baroness refers to, so I am afraid I will have to look into it. Individuals will be assessed for their fitness to undergo scientific…27 Nov 2023HANSARDJustification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023I take the noble Lord’s point; obviously, I will take it back to the Home Office and make sure that it is well understood. On the use of X-rays, I remind the House that the…27 Nov 2023HANSARDJustification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023I am coming on to some more of the noble Lord’s more detailed questions; I will endeavour to answer that question in a second. The Ministry of Justice has undertaken a detailed…27 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police ReformMy Lords, reform of the Metropolitan Police Service is vital and the Government fully support the commissioner’s plan, A New Met for London . It is the responsibility of His…27 Nov 2023HANSARDRefugees and Asylum Seekers: Safe RoutesI have tried to by saying how we are working with the councils that are specifically involved in those decisions. If I can get any more details together, I will definitely come…22 Nov 2023HANSARDRefugees and Asylum Seekers: Safe RoutesI apologise if it sounded like a throwaway answer, but I do not think it was. I am afraid I cannot give you that information, and I do not think it would be wise to do so.22 Nov 2023HANSARDRefugees and Asylum Seekers: Safe RoutesMy Lords, there are no provisions in our Immigration Rules to enable someone to travel to the UK to seek asylum or temporary refuge. The UK welcomes vulnerable refugees, including…22 Nov 2023HANSARDRefugees and Asylum Seekers: Safe RoutesMy Lords, I do not think it fair to say that there are no safe and legal routes. Since 2015, we have offered a safe and legal route for over half a million people. This includes…22 Nov 2023HANSARDRefugees and Asylum Seekers: Safe RoutesMy Lords, the noble Baroness will be aware that the situation on the ground in Afghanistan is very complicated—I would imagine my noble friend who answered the previous Question…22 Nov 2023HANSARDRefugees and Asylum Seekers: Safe RoutesMy Lords, as I understand it, those hubs have worked very well. There were 5,186 asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the year ending June 2023—a…22 Nov 2023HANSARDRefugees and Asylum Seekers: Safe RoutesMy Lords, no, I am afraid the Government are going to be consistent in this particular regard. As I said earlier in my initial Answer, there is no provision within our Immigration…22 Nov 2023HANSARDRefugees and Asylum Seekers: Safe RoutesI am afraid I do not have those statistics. I will write to the noble Lord.22 Nov 2023HANSARDRefugees and Asylum Seekers: Safe RoutesThe answer is twofold. First, we have welcomed over half a million people, so that is very much a vindication of the Christian principle. Secondly, we are not obsessed with the…22 Nov 2023HANSARDRefugees and Asylum Seekers: Safe RoutesMy Lords, I am afraid that I have to go back to my answer from yesterday. I have read the newspaper reports. I have no particular knowledge of whether the Falkland Islands are…22 Nov 2023