Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jul 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
"Before I look at the specific critique of the amendments put forward, I take the comments by the noble Baroness on face value. However, I know that, when my party were in government, those on the other side, the Liberal Democrats and many Cross-Benchers took issue with age-verification tests and …..."Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jul 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
"I am always more than happy to have a conversation with my friend the noble Lord. However, as the Minister himself said not that long ago, the Bill in its entirety is compliant with the current legislation in respect of the Human Rights Act and the European Court of Human …..."Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jul 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
"I am grateful for the forbearance of the Minister. While he is in a pensive mood, will he confirm that there is a possibility, at least, that the Government’s current review of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which was announced on 30 March, may well be …..."Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jul 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
"My Lords, I oppose these amendments. The noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, was gracious in absolving me of my stupidity in jumping ahead. I misread the amendments last week, but we are now in group 2, so we can discuss mens rea.
It is quite in order for noble Lords in …..."Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jul 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
"Will the noble Lord give way? I am listening with great care. If I can direct him back to the issue of reverse burden of proof, he will know that this is not unusual—it is not common, but it is not unprecedented. Section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 …..."Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jul 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jul 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
"I will take the Minister back to the reasonable excuse in Clause 13(3). I am sure he has a view on why the wording is quite open ended. It says:
“The cases in which a person has a reasonable excuse for the purposes of subsection (2) include”—
these are …..."Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 7th July 2025
Asked by:
Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the statement of changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 836), why the period in which a pre-settled status holder can maintain their continuous residence through permitted absence has been set at 30 months in the most recent 60 months, and what was the evidential basis for this decision.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint
- Minister of State (Home Office)
The decision was made following engagement with EU citizens and stakeholders and simplifies the requirements that pre-settled status holders must meet to maintain that status and obtain settled status.
This is a practical change that balances simplicity and flexibility for those who have already shown a commitment to the UK with the need to maintain the integrity of the EU Settlement Scheme by ensuring those applying for the first time meet the pre-existing criteria.
These changes do not widen the initial eligibility requirements for the scheme. First time applicants must meet the existing continuous residence requirements to be granted EU Settlement Scheme status. Maintaining those requirements is essential to maintaining the integrity of the scheme and the wider UK immigration system.
Division Vote (Lords)
3 Jul 2025 - Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 -
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Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
50 Conservative No votes vs
0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 16 Noes - 144
Written Question
Thursday 3rd July 2025
Asked by:
Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to withdraw the report Group-based child sexual exploitation: characteristics of offending, published by the Home Office on 15 December 2020; and if so, when.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint
- Minister of State (Home Office)
On Monday 16 June 2025 the Home Secretary set out the Government’s response to Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation in England and Wales, accepting all 12 recommendations it made.
That includes making it a requirement for the police to collect ethnicity and nationality data in every case of child sexual exploitation and abuse. We will announce further details on this measure in due course.