Nationality and Borders Bill

My Lords, we did not get reassurance on several issues. I wish to test the opinion of the House b...

Moved by

Lord Coaker

65: Clause 57, leave out Clause 57

I start by declaring my interests in the register and my work in the Rights Lab at the University...

My Lords, I refer to my interests in the register as a trustee of the Arise Foundation, a charity...

My Lords, I declare my interests, which include being a vice-chairman of the Human Trafficking Fo...

My Lords, I have written a short speech but I will not deliver it in view of the time pressure. I...

My Lords, I support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, to remove Clauses ...

My Lords, the Ukraine crisis adds urgency to improve this legislation. Refugees fleeing Ukraine w...

My Lords, I will make a brief contribution to this debate—when I say “brief”, I mean it. I commen...

My Lords, this is another occasion when, from and on behalf of these Benches, I can say that we a...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 67 and 68 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Alton. I spoke...

My Lords, forgive us for having two Bishops in a row. We do not normally do this—it is the way th...

My Lords, I will make a few comments to amplify the remarks of my noble friend Lady Meacher. I ha...

My Lords, the debate has shown that the House is unanimous on two points. The first is that my no...

I am sorry to interrupt but will the Minister deal with why children are going through the NRM? T...

I do not think I am saying anything inconsistent. I am saying that, for the reasons I have set ou...

My Lords, I shall just respond to the Minister briefly. I thank him for his reply and all noble L...

Moved by

Lord Coaker

66: Clause 58, leave out Clause 58

I wish to test the opinion of the House.

Tabled by

Lord Alton of Liverpool

67: Clause 59, page 63, line 1, at end insert—

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for the assurance that he gave, and it is my decision now...

Moved by

Baroness Butler-Sloss

68A: Clause 62, leave out Clause 62 and insert the fol...

On behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Randall, I should like to test the opinion of the House.

Moved by

Lord McColl of Dulwich

70: Clause 64, leave out Clause 64 and insert—

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My Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House.

Moved by

Lord Coaker

70ZA: After Clause 64, insert the following new Clause—

“S...

I wish to test the opinion of the House.

Moved by

The Lord Bishop of Bristol

70A: After Clause 67, insert the following new Cl...

My Lords, Amendment 70A is in my name and I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Lister and ...

My Lords, my Amendment 75 is in this group and I wish briefly to speak to it. Things have moved o...

My Lords, I support Amendment 70A. It is a happy coincidence that we return to this issue on Inte...

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Hylton very much regrets that he could not stay for this amendment...

I will speak in support of my noble friend Lord Sandwich. This amendment would take us back to th...

My Lords, golden visas and gilts—exactly. I am pleased to have my name to the right reverend Prel...

My Lords, this is an odd group because it contains two important issues almost at opposite ends o...

My Lords, I join other noble Lords in supporting the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Bristol...

My Lords, I will be brief. It has been said that Amendment 70A would reinstate the rights that mi...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, and the right reverend Prelate, the B...

My Lords, having listened to the debates, I am very grateful for the contribution of noble Lords ...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

70B: Before Clause 69, insert the following ne...

My Lords, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, I am bringing forward Amendments 70B to 70N and...

My Lords, my first reaction to these amendments was to wonder why they were necessary. Surely it ...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for his comments and I will add a few fu...

My Lords, we support the amendments, which are obviously in response to the Ukraine crisis. We su...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for some pretty sensible follow-up questions. The first question, a...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

70C: Before Clause 69, insert the following ne...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

70D: Clause 69, page 71, line 38, leave out su...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

70K: After Clause 69, insert the following new...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

70L: Clause 70, page 73, line 20, leave out fr...

Moved by

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

71: Clause 71, page 74, line 16, at end inse...

My Lords, Amendment 71 in my name and those of the noble Baroness, Lady Suttie, and my noble frie...

My Lords, I will keep my remarks brief as the case for this amendment has been made so very power...

My Lords, I support this amendment. At this late hour I will not go into everything I said in Com...

My Lords, I appeal to the Minister, especially as I hope he has received some expert advice from ...

My Lords, I did not intend to take part in this debate, but, given the description of life in Cou...

My Lords, it is always a tremendous pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dodds—I have been doi...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Murphy, who articulated what I would th...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, for explaining her amendment so powerfully. I...

Before the noble Lord sits down, could I ask him about the potential impact on Rally Ireland, whi...

I asked my noble friend whether he was familiar with Rally Ireland, and he is not either. I will ...

My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate. The noble Lords representing the Government sh...

Moved by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

72: Clause 76, leave out Clause 76

I am grateful for this opportunity to speak to Amendments 72 and 74, and I congratulate my noble ...

My Lords, Amendments 72 and 74 are about First-tier and Upper Tribunals being given the ability t...

We also think that the provisions in Clauses 76 and 77 are unnecessary and in fact ought to be re...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Baroness McIntosh of Pickering for explaining her amendment. Go...

Before my noble friend sits down: I asked a specific question as to why the money raised will be ...

I am afraid that I will have to come back to the noble Baroness on that point.

My Lords, I am grateful to all those who have spoken. I detect the mood of the House is not to su...

I am sorry for interrupting, but I have just been informed that the answer to the noble Baroness’...

I am most grateful. If that is the case, I am surprised that the Law Society of Scotland is not a...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

73: Clause 77, page 80, line 35, after “Rules”...

Moved by

Lord Wallace of Saltaire

75: After Clause 78, insert the following new Claus...

My Lords, I was not satisfied by the answer, and I would like to test the opinion of the House.