"My Lords, I will make two brief points. One is to support the comment made by my noble friend George Foulkes about supplementary questions. Our Chief Whip does a great job in identifying which party should come next, but he cannot choose between Members of one party. We still have …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"My Lords, I fully support this report and congratulate my noble friend Lady Taylor on having produced it and on having got unanimous support, even though some voices are now dissenting from it.
I am also relieved that I will no longer have to go on the media and always …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"I welcome my noble friend to her post. Is it not a good thing that we are demonstrating clarity in our determination to defend the Falkland islanders and their right to self-determination? It stands in marked contrast to the Thatcher Government, who displayed weakness, took ships away from the Falklands …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"My Lords, in the Government’s discussions with the French and other authorities, are we looking at the possibility that people could register in advance of travelling so that they would be good for two years rather than having to do it at the time of their first journey?..." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"My Lords, does my noble friend agree that there is a particular difficulty for those who have given up full-time work—indeed given up work altogether—in order to be full-time carers? They are then left in a position where they have virtually no pension and no security. When their loved one …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the positive steps the Government are taking, because many of us are utterly depressed by the antisemitism we have seen, particularly in recent months. However, could I ask the Minister to acknowledge something on the positive side of this? I have talked on behalf of refugees …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a privilege to take part in this debate, and I have learned a great deal from many of the contributions that have been made—I hope I am a wiser person as a result. I want to talk about two topics: the movement of people throughout the …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"10.48 pmMotion to RegretTabled by That this House regrets that the Statement of Changes to Immigration Rules (HC1691), published on 5 March, while making a welcome extension to the Ukraine Permission Scheme, will make it harder for refugees to successfully integrate; provides no equality impact assessment or children’s impact assessment …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"I thank all Members of the House who spoke, particularly those in support of the regret Motion, and my noble friend the Minister. He has handled this extremely well. He has one of the most difficult jobs in government, and I very much appreciate the sensitive way in which he …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech