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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am sorry to interrupt, but I twice heard the Minister say Amendment 139D, and I think he meant Amendment 139G.14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the most reverend Primate might be nervous—he did not know I was going to stand up and he has no clue about what I will say. But I will start by saying I fully support…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will speak first to Amendment 139A, to which my right reverend friend the Bishop of London has added her name, and then I will turn to Amendment 139B in my name. I…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI did actually close by saying, “If you don’t have it, would you please write?”14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 133 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford. My right reverend friend the Bishop of Chelmsford has added her name to it. She regrets that she…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for answering and clarifying some of the questions. My prophetic powers in saying “about two hours” were slightly wrong. The last two and a half…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe Minister talked about “devising” new schemes; I asked for co-creation. Is he willing to go so far as to say “co-creating”?14 Jun 2023HANSARDUK Food Aid: EthiopiaMy Lords, it happens time and again that Governments start diverting food aid and other aid away from the people who need it on the ground, and time and again we have learned that…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I remind the Committee of my interests with the RAMP project and as a trustee of Reset, as laid out in the register. In moving Amendment 128B, I am grateful to the noble…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThere are not 5 million people out of work on benefits. Universal credit applies to large numbers of people in work as well as out of work.14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the Minister ought to welcome Amendments 132, 134 and 135, because they simply ask for transparency of reporting back on the success of the Bill. The introduction says:…14 Jun 2023HANSARDArchbishops’ Commission on Families and Households: Love Matters ReportI thank the noble Baroness for her Answer. There are five key messages in the archbishops’ commission report. The second is that relationships need to be supported all the way…13 Jun 2023HANSARDArchbishops’ Commission on Families and Households: Love Matters ReportTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report of the Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households, ‘Love Matters’, published on 26 April; and…13 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWith respect to the Minister, that is not quite what I was asking. Absolutely, it is happening, but is it as effective?12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I declare my interests with RAMP and Reset and, like the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, did at the outset of the debate, I hope that will stand for the other times I speak…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for tabling Amendment 98I, and I thank Amnesty International and the Project for the Registration of Children as British…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 121 I shall speak to Amendments 122 and 126 in my name. I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Lister and Lady Neuberger, for their support. My…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I rise to support the removal of Clauses 22 to 24 and 27, as proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, and my right reverend friend the Bishop of Bristol. As the…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillSorry—it has taken me a little while to contemplate but is the Minister effectively saying that the use of video and email and so on is as good as in-person interviewing and…12 Jun 2023