Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 03 Feb 2020 Net Migration
"My Lords, what assessment has been made on provision of care if net migration is reduced? There is real concern in the care sector, as well as in the health sector, that it could cause problems if the noble Lord’s aim of reducing net migration were achieved in that sector...." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"I am sorry to intervene, but my question was: what will happen after March 2020? The evidence from the charities was that it is very successful but they are anxious about what will happen...." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"My Lords, surely it is in the interests of the economy, as well as those seeking asylum, to enable them to work. All the evidence, from other countries and here, suggests that is important to their mental health and future integration. It is supported by the general public and a …..." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"My Lords, I wish to use this opportunity to raise three burning injustices addressed by the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its report on the order. The first two concern children who have to register their citizenship entitlement because of their parents’ status. The third concerns the denial of …..." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"Before we move off the good character test, while it is helpful to have that explanation, could the Minister explain how, according to the JCHR, half of the children denied their entitlement to British nationality on the grounds of good character have not even received a criminal conviction, let alone …..." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"I am sorry to interrupt again. I am slightly behind so I am a bit out of sync. I am very confused now because the Minister said it would not be right to make these changes without consulting the British Overseas Territories, but the Explanatory Memorandum says that British Overseas …..." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on children of the no recourse to public funds immigration condition...." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"My Lords, I think that the answer there was that no assessment has been made. “It’s just like living a life without being alive”, is how one girl described the impact of this immigration rule, which denies access to most benefits, free school meals and social housing. In view of …..." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the fact that in her Written Statement on the VNR the Minister underlined that the goals apply to all people in all countries, including here in the UK, so there is a focus on the domestic in the review. It will perhaps not surprise noble Lords …..." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prevent destitution among newly recognised refugees in the light of the British Red Cross Report Still an ordeal, published in December 2018...." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech