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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe noble Baroness graciously affords me the possibility of replying perhaps in more detail and later. Unless I have further information to provide to her, I propose to take that…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, Amendment 172B, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and concerning Clause 67, disapplies the EU trafficking directive so far as it is incompatible with provisions in…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am grateful to my noble friend Lady Williams here: the short answer is to look at the Modern Slavery Act. It can involve coercion, which can be occasioned by way of threats to…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, and the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, for their contributions to this debate. Amendments 175A and 176A remove the power to…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, the Bill will not reduce the rights and protections in relation to modern slavery and trafficking. Accordingly, there can be no diminution of rights under Article 2 of…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWith that, I would simply invite the noble Baroness to withdraw her amendment at this stage.10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am obliged to the noble Baroness, and I apologise for not raising the matter before I went to sit down. We will write to her to answer the point that she raised. Unless there…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, so many of the points made in the submission of the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, appear in my briefing note that I am suspicious that the Bill team is leaking him material.…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her intervention. I cannot promise that any such debate will take place within the framework of this Bill, but I merely reiterate my thanks…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, in consideration of the flight of the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, I start by addressing Amendment 171B. ECAT sets clear parameters around when a signatory state is obliged…10 Feb 2022HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am grateful to participating Peers for their contributions to the debate. The noble Baroness on the Labour Front Bench acknowledged that I had tacitly confirmed that 6…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I begin by thanking noble Lords who have tabled amendments and contributed to the debate for the thoughtful reflection on the clauses in the Bill which those amendments…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe point I was making is that they are used as a diagnostic tool in ordinary dentistry. I apologise to the noble Baroness if I—08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillAs the noble Baroness anticipated, I will be going on to deal with the point that she raises. There has been criticism of the unscientific basis for this. We have recently set up…08 Feb 2022HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022My Lords, the draft instrument before us makes consequential amendments to primary and secondary legislation relevant to the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, ahead of…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI hear what the noble Lord has to say. As I say, the figures that I have bear on a broader field, from 2016 to 2020. Perhaps the discrepancy, if there is one, can be explored in…08 Feb 2022HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (Consequential amendments) Regulations 2022. Relevant document: 27th Report from the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDPower of AttorneyMy Lords, lasting powers of attorney—LPAs—offer vital protections where someone lacks the mental capacity to make their own decisions. While abuse is concerning, thankfully it is…02 Feb 2022HANSARDPower of AttorneyMy Lords, new legislation will be required. To put matters into perspective, in 2021 there were more than 5 million LPAs on the OPG register, and only nine have been removed from…02 Feb 2022HANSARDPower of AttorneyI do agree with the noble Baroness, and I can advise her that even very recently OPG carried out engagement with specific groups in society identified as being less likely to…02 Feb 2022