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HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am keen to explore this on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central. Will the Minister tell us more about the arrangement with Jamaica, and those with any other…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 143, in clause 44, page 41, line 7, at end insert— “(1A) A prisoner who arrived in the United Kingdom before their tenth birthday is not eligible for…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)Can the Minister be absolutely clear that no new powers, or attempts at immunity that arguably do not follow international law, are being sought? This is contrary to some of the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)I note the Minister’s words and offer, but he has not explained why this amendment specifically does not do the job that he is seeking to do in the later stages. There is no…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 162, in clause 38, page 37, line 23, at end insert— ‘(3) In section 25A(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 (helping asylum seeker to enter United Kingdom), for…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)This is more a point of order than an intervention, Sir Roger. I have been contacted with a correction to the record: Islington has actually taken refugees, contrary to what the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a wonderful image, but there is only one thing I cannot bear to eat and that is avocado—I just cannot bear it. The hon. Member is talking about the good people of…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)With the best will in the world, no amount of training will change the fact that, even if someone has come out in the UK, the Bill makes it harder for gay men in particular from…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend is not only right; she is also a jolly good egg for helping me out. All too often with asylum-seeking children and young people, poor legal advice, in addition to…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)Will the Minister indicate where in international law there is a requirement on an individual to make such a claim in the first safe country they reach? Or is the UK seeking to…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)Defining what is safe is very important. It is not adequately set out in the Bill. Does the Minister believe that Afghanistan is a safe country?26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)The Home Office has published updated guidance that suggests that it is open to question as to whether there continues to be a situation of international or internal armed…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)While we are celebrating this one reciprocal arrangement that can be used, and having trashed the Dublin Accord and all that it provided, can I just remind the Minister that…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)I am finding the Minister’s answers increasingly disappointing. Could he come back to the specific legal question from my hon. Friend the Member for Enfield, Southgate about…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)On a day like this, I really do regret giving up coffee. I remind Members of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and of my support for the Refugee, Asylum and…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)But having a child rights impact assessment would prevent the Government from implementing clause 17 in a way that harms children and causes the Government to lose legal cases…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)I think the right hon. Gentleman makes the point that I am making, which is that we need a fast, fair and effective system up front. If we had such a system, those bogus claims…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)I did point out earlier that 23% of these applications come from children. Is the Minister suggesting that they are making bogus claims and are cynical? Those are the words he is…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)How will this training operate in practice, given the points already made about how long it can take for PTSD symptoms and impact to emerge? No training on the planet can force…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)Clause 17 further compounds the damage potentially arising from clause 16. When answering the question about a child rights impact assessment, the Minister seemed to talk about an…26 Oct 2021