"I agree with the noble Baroness that we need to strike that balance between abuse of the system and providing refuge to those genuinely in need, but she will also know that we have several family reunion routes, which I went through the other day in Committee. With all that, …..." Baroness Williams of Trafford - View Speech
"The noble Lord talks about deportation; we generally refer to deportation in the context of criminals. No, it is not under those provisions...." Baroness Williams of Trafford - View Speech
"My Lords, I do not have the answers before me, so I will write on the questions that I have not answered, if that is okay with the noble Baroness...." Baroness Williams of Trafford - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken to this group of amendments. I hope in what I am about to say that there will be at least some acknowledgment of the compassion and decency that we have shown as a country in the last few years—actually, the …..." Baroness Williams of Trafford - View Speech
"Going back to the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, first, I did not disagree with his point about reciprocity but I made it clear at the time that we were of course leaving the European Union. I have consistently said, and repeat now, that we will try to negotiate with the …..." Baroness Williams of Trafford - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in what has been quite a full debate. Amendment 115 seeks to introduce a safe route for unaccompanied children from countries in Europe to come to the UK. We all want to stop dangerous journeys in small boats and avoid a …..." Baroness Williams of Trafford - View Speech
"I will probably refer to my colleagues in the FCDO for further information on that, but I shall certainly take those points back.
It is important at this stage to take into account our capacity in the UK to support people, as I have said, so that we can continue …..." Baroness Williams of Trafford - View Speech
"What I encouraged noble Lords to come up with at Second Reading were solutions, not new routes. I have consistently said, and written to noble Lords on this, that we have a number of very good safe and legal routes...." Baroness Williams of Trafford - View Speech
"I am sorry to the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, but I should respond to the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, because I think he is about to wind up. We have generally done specific schemes for specific purposes and in responding to specific crises. We have the VPRS, the VCRS, the …..." Baroness Williams of Trafford - View Speech
"I thank noble Lords for speaking to these amendments. In terms of territorial waters, yes, I understand it to be 12 nautical miles at low tide. In terms of pushbacks, of course I agree with my right honourable friend the Home Secretary and we are developing a range of tools …..." Baroness Williams of Trafford - View Speech