Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

Lord Kennedy of Southwark Excerpts

Committee stage
Monday 13th October 2025 Lords Chamber

[Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Chief Whip (Lord Kennedy of Southwark) (Lab Co-op)]

My Lords, I do not like doing this, but I am conscious that a number of noble Lords have arrived here for the buses Bill ping-pong. While it is not ideal, we may need to break mid-group and come back to this important group after the ping-pong.

I note that my noble friend Lord Hendy has just popped out for two seconds, so perhaps we should adjourn during pleasure—

[Noble Lords]

Keep talking!

[Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)]

I will keep talking while we get my noble friend Lord Hendy in. He will be here shortly. I thank all noble Lords particularly for their consideration today at Question Time, which was much appreciated by everyone here. My noble friend is, I hope, here now. No, he is not.

[Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab)]

Can I interrupt my noble friend for a moment to say that I understand the reasons for breaking mid-group but that the period of the break will give me a little longer to reflect on the many positive contributions that precede my other noble friend’s return to the Chamber?

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[Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)]

I am most grateful to my noble friend for assisting me there. With that, I will now sit down.

House resumed.