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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 04 Feb 2020
Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for her explanation of the Bill. We understand its limited scope but she will understand that the subject of extradition is bound to tempt observations on the whole issue of extradition, not just on the narrow scope of the Bill. No doubt there will …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 04 Feb 2020
Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]

"I do not doubt what the noble Lord is saying, but my question was about how we can be assured about transparency in holding to account those issues. We may know that things are hunky-dory now, but I am sure that the noble Lord would accept that that is not …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 03 Feb 2020
Net Migration

"What assumptions have the Government made about people leaving the UK—in other words, emigration, which is a component of net migration?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Jan 2020
Asylum Claims: Child Trafficking

"My Lords, like the right reverend Prelate, I want to ask about the progress of the scheme for independent child trafficking guardians, following the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner saying that we should

“ensure that all child victims of slavery are fully supported towards safety.”

The role of the guardians is of …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Jan 2020
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

"My Lords, important points have been made about UK citizens in other European countries, and my noble friend Lady Miller and I have an amendment on one aspect of that which I think will be taken on Thursday.

The noble Lord, Lord Warner, referred to permanent residence status. I understand …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Jan 2020
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

"I am not sure whether I am hearing this right, but I think the Minister is responding to the amendments as if the proposal was to replace digital with documentary evidence. In fact, it is proposed that the documentary evidence would be supplemental to the digital provision...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Jan 2020
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

"My Lords, I have put my name to Amendment 10. As the noble Viscount said, judicial review—the right to apply to the courts to review the decision of a public body—is hugely important. I do not share the view that the courts have acted inappropriately and entered the political arena …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Jan 2020
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

"I was not seeking to have a go at the noble Viscount. If judicial review has grown inappropriately, that is a separate matter. It is dangerous if the Executive are seeking through this provision to protect themselves from proper oversight by the courts.

In the Commons, a Member said on …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Jan 2020
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

"My Lords, my name is also put to the amendment. In the Commons, the Minister said that the clause enables the Government to

“maintain our statute book in accordance with the social security co-ordination provisions”.—[Official Report, Commons, 7/1/20; col. 323.]

That puzzled me, because they do not …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Jan 2020
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

"Can the Minister point us to where in the clause we can find reassurance that, if there is a change in policy, it will not be dealt with through regulations?..."
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