Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Debate
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Lord Lemos
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Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Lord Lemos ExcerptsTuesday 28th October 2025
(2 days, 5 hours ago)
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Lord German (LD)
My Lords, this amendment would significantly alter Clause 18 and capture all people in these boats. Every one of them would come under the power of this clause. It treats the vulnerable asylum seekers as criminals and is inconsistent with targeting specific criminal behaviour.
Lord in Waiting/Government Whip (Lord Lemos) (Lab)
My Lords, as I hope everyone in your Lordships’ House knows, the Government are absolutely committed to action to prevent illegal migration, dangerous crossings and—specifically in relation to this amendment—fatalities at sea.
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, who also proposed this in Committee. The noble Lord has been consistent in wanting to ensure that the scope of these provisions does the job of breaking up these criminal gangs, and the smuggling. I think we are all on the same page on that.