I am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord, but my understanding is that the number of asylum claims a decade or more ago was something like double what it is now. We are talking not about similar numbers crossing the channel in boats compared to those in the past, but about half as many.
Nationality and Borders Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Paddick
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 3 February 2022.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Nationality and Borders Bill.
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2021-22
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