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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Feb 2019
Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2018

"People’s plans change, so my question was about whether they would have to leave the UK to make the application or whether it could be made in this country without their having to leave...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 11 Feb 2019
Child Refugees

"My Lords, 1,075 is a drop in the ocean given the appalling situation in the region. Last week, the Minister assured the House that the Home Office takes very seriously the importance of quality assurance, and that must include efficiency. To give just one example, in October, the Court of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 05 Feb 2019
Windrush Scheme

"My Lords, in reporting on the Windrush generation, the Joint Committee on Human Rights, of which I am a member, said:

“We note that the new Home Secretary”—


as he then was—

“has instructed officials to take a sympathetic and proactive approach. A more humane approach to dealing with …..."

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 30 Jan 2019
Offensive Weapons Bill

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 30 Jan 2019
Offensive Weapons Bill

"My Lords, Clause 18 sets out defences to an offence under the previous clause. One defence, in subsection (3), is if the person charged proves that,

“the bladed product was adapted for the buyer before its delivery in accordance with”,

the buyer’s specifications and that,

“the adaptations were made to …..."

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 30 Jan 2019
Offensive Weapons Bill

"My Lords, the Minister’s last point about engraving a name had not occurred to me, although I do not quite see how it is distinct from the situation under subsection (2), where you might ask for a product to be manufactured with the specification of adding your name. I will …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 30 Jan 2019
Offensive Weapons Bill

"Before we get to that point, the Minister has mentioned guidance, which will certainly be very welcome. Can we be assured that the practitioners—I do not mean those with real knives, but those in the criminal justice sector, prosecution, the Bar Council, police and so on—are consulted about how the …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 30 Jan 2019
Offensive Weapons Bill

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 30 Jan 2019
Offensive Weapons Bill

"My Lords, I did not move Amendment 55A because there was an equivalent that we debated on Monday. Amendment 57A would have had an equivalent amendment, but I missed it—nobody is perfect. However, this allows us to return yet again to the distinction between sellers outside the UK and sellers …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 30 Jan 2019
Offensive Weapons Bill

"My Lords, that is why I asked some of my questions, as the activities can be split—although I do not want to promote Amazon. These issues may not be far from the taxation points that arise in connection with some of these organisations. As it happens, I do not quite …..."
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