Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 27 Nov 2025
Crime and Policing Bill
"My Lords, if I could intervene for a moment, the Bill is going at a fine pace through the House, but I am a little concerned about Amendment 263. The problems of modern slavery that I have raised in the House are very severe...."Lord Hacking - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 27 Nov 2025
Crime and Policing Bill
"I know. I am just asking for some assistance with this—does the proposed new clause in Amendment 263 still stand?..."Lord Hacking - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 27 Nov 2025
Crime and Policing Bill
"My Lords, having arrived in this House a very long time ago—53 years ago—I know this House works best if it treats legislation as an evolutionary process. The Online Safety Act seemed to be a very good Act when we passed it two years ago, but now we have further, …..."Lord Hacking - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Nov 2025
Crime and Policing Bill
"My Lords, I stand to ask for guidance from the Dispatch Box. When I was doing my national service in the Royal Navy in March 1957— I can date it precisely—I became a midshipman. With that ranking, I was awarded a midshipman’s dirk, which I still hold today. I cannot …..."Lord Hacking - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Nov 2025
Crime and Policing Bill
"My Lords, I am greatly relieved...."Lord Hacking - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 12th January 2024
Asked by:
Lord Hacking (Labour - Excepted Hereditary)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what monies they have thus far paid to the government of Rwanda; what further monies they are currently contracted to pay to that government; and what further costs they estimate will arise from the deportation of migrants under the Illegal Migration Act 2023.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom
- Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Rwanda received an initial £120 million as part of the Economic and Transformation Fund, which has been used to expand Rwanda’s economic development and its capability of accommodating and welcoming new arrivals to benefit both migrants and host communities. In advance of flights, £20 million was paid to support initial set up costs for the relocation of individuals. Through the Economic Transformation and Integration Fund (ETIF) we have provided a further £100 million to Rwanda this financial year (23/24) and a further anticipated £50 million that may be payable in 2024. Information on funding will continue to be released as part of the Home Office Accounts publication each summer.
The Impact Assessment for the Illegal Migration Act can be found here: Impact Assessment (publishing.service.gov.uk).
Written Question
Friday 12th January 2024
Asked by:
Lord Hacking (Labour - Excepted Hereditary)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many migrants are currently in accommodation provided by the Government in the UK, and how many are currently eligible for deportation under the Illegal Migration Act 2023.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom
- Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
As of 30 September 2023, published statistics show that 119,010 asylum seekers are being accommodated. The relevant provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 have not yet been enacted.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 26 Apr 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill
"My Lords, I have listened to a debate of extremely strong argument and extreme persuasion, but I think it is now time that we got on with the task of sending back provisions of this Bill to the other place for it to reconsider. It is very touching for me …..."Lord Hacking - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Mar 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill
"My Lords, I am wholly familiar with Governments siphoning off funds raised for one purpose and using those funds for a quite different purpose. I was particularly conscious of that during my years as president of the Civil Court Users Association, when the Government collected very large funds on the …..."Lord Hacking - View Speech
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