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HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 150, in clause 58, page 52, line 19, at end insert— “(3A) Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must consult the ethical…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I understand that the Government seek to delete clause 58 and replace it with new clauses 29 to 37, which provide more detail. However, the detail does not offer any reassurance;…02 Nov 2021HANSARDHigher Education: Learning Lost to Covid-199. What steps he is taking to support (a) universities and (b) students in higher education to make up for learning experiences lost as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.01 Nov 2021HANSARDHigher Education: Learning Lost to Covid-19I welcome the Minister back to her role, and I agree with her about the fantastic job that universities have done. However, the Office for National Statistics reported recently…01 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)Will the Minister give way?28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Twelfth sitting)Despite the Minister’s request, I would like to speak to amendments 144 to 149, which seek to address a couple of pretty serious issues: the immorality and the impracticality of…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for giving way, but he may want to reflect on this now, although he might have been about to do so in due course. He referred to the CPS, but in July…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)What consideration has the Minister given to the impact on the system of international protection for those fleeing conflict and persecution if the entire world adopted that…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way again. I want to press the issue, because it is helpful to have an answer that reflects the question. The question did not ask him to reiterate…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Ninth sitting)Taking account of your suggestion, Sir Roger, I wanted to make a few comments, although my hon. Friend the Member for Enfield, Southgate made a substantial contribution. We need…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 139, in clause 20, page 23, line 40, at end insert— “(3A) For the purposes of subsection (3) ‘good reasons’ include, but are not limited to— (a) evidence…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)I will try to be brief, because the amendments cover ground similar to our previous discussion. Clause 20 seeks to damage the credibility of claimants producing evidence outside…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)There is an exception to every rule, so I am prepared to accept that not all the problems are down to the Home Office. We discussed that issue earlier. The fact that some people…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)rose—26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)I am trying to explore the contradiction in what the Minister has just said. He said that the Government intended to produce guidance that set out what good reasons were…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)I am afraid that I am unconvinced by the Minister’s response, so I wish to press amendment 139 to a vote. Question put, That the amendment be made.26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)Similarly, I want to ask a couple of questions of the Minister on why the opportunity has not been taken to go beyond the provisions in the clause, because there is a real problem…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Tenth sitting)I will take the Minister up on his offer, but I want to press him on another point. He talks about legal aid being made available for the new provision for a priority removal…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)I look forward to the letter, but it would be useful to hear the evidence before the Committee is forced to vote. As colleagues have pointed out, these plans will punish the…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Eighth sitting)Will the Minister give way?21 Oct 2021