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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 28 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, I will very briefly speak to Amendment 30 and say that I very strongly agree with the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, who I thought said some very valuable things.

I would like to say and make it clear that I am actually in favour of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, I support Amendment 183 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, which I am cosponsoring along with the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, and the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. I do not always agree with the Lib Dems, but I think the noble Lord’s arguments …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"Is the Minister aware that, in some countries, applicants choose those families that come to London regularly in the summer, with a view to leaving them after a month or two and settling, legally or otherwise, in the UK? The system needs to be fairly tight to avoid trouble on …..."
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Written Question
Borders: Northern Ireland
Tuesday 8th February 2022

Asked by: Lord Green of Deddington (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 January (HL5259), what immigration controls will be put in place under the proposed ETA system at (1) sea crossings between the Republic of Ireland and the UK and (2) sea crossings between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.

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

The Common Travel Area (CTA) supports the long-standing principle of movement for British and Irish citizens between the UK, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Ireland.

As now, the UK will not operate routine immigration controls on journeys from within the CTA. There are no border controls for travel within the UK including from Northern Ireland to Great Britain.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, noble Lords will not be surprised if I strike a somewhat different note; none the less, it is a note that needs to be heard. I think we need to stand back before addressing this group of amendments. We cannot and should not assume that everyone who claims …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"I think we need to be careful not to make an assumption in either direction. I was quoting the Home Secretary in the expectation that she has information to back that up. Even without that, and the noble Baroness did not address this point, the historical record is that 50% …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"Yes, 125,000 is correct, and I think that many—most—are waiting for more than a year. But if I may continue with my point—which does not address that; what I am addressing is the way this discussion has gone—the issue of scale is an important one. I have some sympathy with …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"No; it is very simple —too simple for the noble Baroness—but it would mean that we do not need huge amounts of security in order to keep people where we put them. I hope that Government will take powers to do something on those lines. I do not think what …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"That is correct. If the two are added together, it averages about 40,000 a year over the last eight or 10 years. The problem now is the publicity surrounding all this, which makes it more difficult. Also, these numbers could easily double, as the Home Office says, and then we …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"The noble Lord mentioned that most applicants will become refugees. I have the Home Office figures here: 49% of the 450,000 asylum applications between 2004 and 2020 were withdrawn or rejected, including those that went to appeal. Those are the basic stats from the Home Office; they should surely underline …..."
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