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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI will try to edit my speech as I go. I support Amendment 118, to which I was pleased to add my name. We all agree that we do not want unsafe journeys, and there is no silver…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe Minister has made me even more disturbed. She has not said—and neither has anyone in the other place—that families and children will not be offshored.08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, in rising to support Amendments 100 and 101, to which I have added my name, I declare my interests in relation to both the RAMP project and Reset, as set out in the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe problem is that the Minister only said, “unaccompanied children”, and did not refer to children in families. I am sorry, but we do not have the confirmation that this…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I specifically support Amendment 117, to which I have added my name, but I support all these amendments around family reunion. I declare my interests in the register…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy point was that I just do not believe that they should be right next door to military barracks.03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI can assist the Minister here.03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIf I remember rightly, we returned only five last year. It is partly to do with Covid, I fully accept that, but it is also because there simply are not the agreements in place…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI thank the Minister for her comprehensive answers. Report after report has highlighted the importance of ESOL.03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIt was simply in pairs. That was quite clearly stated to us. Two in a room was quite welcome, but more than that was objected to.03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, very briefly, my deep concern is that the Government’s proposal virtually rules out us ever being the first safe country in which to arrive, simply because of our…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillOne of them.03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, in rising to support these amendments, to some of which I have added my name, I declare my interests in relation to both the RAMP project and Reset, as set out in the…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWe saw and talked to people who were going out into Folkestone for a walk and coming back. So if the system is modelled on Napier as it is now, they were absolutely free to come…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I support this as a probing amendment and support everything that has been said. If I was to add anything, I would say that this could apply equally to some people who…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe Minister has not addressed the UNHCR’s point that if every country insisted on the first point of entry as the sole thing, it would completely undermine the entire…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, in rising to support the proposal that Clause 11 do not stand part, to which I have added my name, I declare my interest in relation to both RAMP and Reset, as set out…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillExcuse me, why? Why do you disagree? I am sorry but it is not enough to simply say “We disagree”.01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIf it is so much more generous here, why, in 2020, did the French have roughly 150,000 asylum claims while we had 30,000?01 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillMy Lords, those who decide to perpetrate economic crime are apparently targeted, swift and very bright about how they do it. I read the Statement and it mentions the Home Office,…31 Jan 2022