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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 Nov 2022
Public Order Bill

"My Lords, I should perhaps declare an interest as a regular tofu eater. I would be very happy to share some of my recipes with the noble Lord, Lord Coaker.

My noble friend Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb will be leading for the Green group on the Bill. My role here …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 24 Oct 2022
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: Final Report

"My Lords, the Statement made in the other place says, in summary:

“Victims need to know … that they will be heard and protected.”


I will pick up a point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Sanderson, and the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, who focused on the issues of …..."
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Written Question
Visas: Graduates
Thursday 28th April 2022

Asked by: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to including (1) Indian, (2) Kenyan, or (3) other national universities, from former colonial countries in the list of institutions whose graduates are eligible for the High Potential Individual Visa opening on 30 May.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member

Written Question
Visas: Yemen
Wednesday 27th April 2022

Asked by: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many visa applications were made by Yemeni citizens to visit the UK in the past two years; how many were approved; how many were rejected; and how many were rejected but subsequently approved after appeal.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visa applications and outcomes by nationality in the Immigration Statistics Quartley release, which can be found on gov.uk.

Data on the number of Visitor visa applications from Yemeni nationals, and data on Visitor visa grants and refusals to Yemeni nationals are published on the attached document.

Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to calendar year 2021.

Additionally, the Home Office publishes a high-level overview of the data in the summary tables of the attached. The ‘contents’ sheet contains an overview of all available data on entry clearance visas.

Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the 'Research and statistice calender, which can also be found on gov.uk.

The Home Office do not publish statistics on the number of grants after appeal. However, these statistics are kept under constant review in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics, taking account of user needs.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 26 Apr 2022
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

"My Lords, I rise briefly to offer the Green group’s support for Motions A1 and B1. Another thought the police might have to consider is the historical place: how their judgment might be judged, both at that moment and later in history.

I have on my office wall a cartoon …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Apr 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, I rise extremely briefly, my noble friend having done the praising the Government part, to offer Green support to the other, non-government amendments in this group. We have heard very powerful practical examples on Motion T1. On Motion M1, the argument that someone acting in good faith should …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Apr 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, in the interests of time I will forbear from commenting on the geographical and climatic differences between the UK and Canada.

I offer Green support for all the amendments from Motion E1 onwards; my noble friend has already spoken on Motions C1 and D1—that is, on all the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Mar 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, I declare my position as the co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong. I am in the rare position of congratulating the Government very warmly and thanking them for listening to campaigners, including on their own Benches, in taking this step for the younger people of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Mar 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, I rise very briefly to say that the Green group would certainly have attached a signature to this motion had there been space. Like everyone else, my inbox has been utterly swollen with emails and letters about this.

I will make an additional point which no one else …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Mar 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, I rise extremely briefly to demonstrate the very great political breadth of the terrier pack of the noble Baroness, Lady Lister. I just tweeted a picture of the text of the amendment with the hashtag #FairFees. It is simply unconscionable that people having to register the right they …..."
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