Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Jun 2021
Daniel Morgan Independent Panel Report
"My Lords, at Chapter 10, Paragraph 470, there is a quote that
“‘the corruption of freemasonry influenced every attempt at seeking the truth in the initial Morgan criminal investigation and subsequent enquiries’.”
Later, there are some figures on the voluntary database, where 96% of judges, 88% of magistrates, but
“only …..."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 21st June 2021
Asked by:
Lord Balfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they intend to make for members of the House of Lords named as having MI5 files in the course of the Undercover Policing Inquiry to see those files.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
The Undercover Policing Inquiry is independent of the Home Office, and its independence is crucial to its effectiveness.
Disclosure is a matter for the Inquiry. Safeguarding the independence of the Inquiry is of paramount importance and it would not generally therefore, be acceptable for the Government to comment on or intervene in the Inquiry’s decision-making.
More information on the Inquiry’s evidence and disclosure process can be found on the Inquiry’s website at Evidence & hearings - UNDERCOVER POLICING INQUIRY (ucpi.org.uk)
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jun 2021
Passport and Visa Measures
"My Lords, the United Kingdom is getting a bit of a reputation for doing everything to annoy Europe. The Minister speaks about other countries, but all the nearby countries are in the European Union. All we are doing is making people feel unwelcome. We are tearing up something which does …..."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 27 May 2021
Immigration Rules: Statements of Changes
"My Lords, it is not evident from my accent, unlike that of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, that I was only a few months out of Ireland when I was born. So, I was almost an immigrant, and my father most certainly was.
My first point goes back to that …..."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 May 2021
Net Migration
"My Lords, while I support many aspects of the new policy, in particular for asylum seekers, will the Minister look at the scandal of people landing on the beaches of this country, seemingly at the end of a system of abuse of the system, and make it an offence, with …..."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Mar 2021
United Kingdom Resettlement Scheme
"My Lords, the key word in the Minister’s Answer was “legal”. I point out that we have a lot of refugee programmes and a visa programme for Chinese nationals. When we look at the resettlement scheme, I ask the Minister to ensure that, when we choose the refugees to resettle, …..."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 11 Feb 2021
Refugees: Napier Barracks
"The Minister has outlined the very large increase in the number of people in this sort of accommodation, and I accept that the Minister and the Government are doing their best. The one thing that they are failing on is the number of people who are getting into the country …..."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Feb 2021
Health Measures at UK Borders
"My Lords, I am sure we all support the Minister in what is a very difficult job. The Statement says that people should be staying at home unless they have a valid reason to leave, and that going on holiday is not a valid reason. I could not agree more; …..."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 8th October 2020
Asked by:
Lord Balfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Prime Minister's statement on 22 September that the enforcement of the COVID-19 restrictions will include “a greater police presence on our streets, and the option to draw on military support where required to free up the police” (HC Deb, col 798), whether police and army leave will be cancelled for the Christmas and new year period for this purpose.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Decisions on the deployment of officers and use of police resources is a matter for individual forces. However, we have been working alongside policing partners throughout this emergency to ensure they have the resources required to be able to effectively respond and enforce the COVID measures in place. This work continues and includes consideration of how we could free up more police officers in the future if it is needed. This includes considering the option of using military support to backfill certain non-public facing police roles.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Sep 2020
Channel Crossings in Small Boats
"Setting aside the attractions of the UK because of language and relatively lax employment rules, I was on the Operation Sophia committee of this House, which looked at the EU’s system for dealing with migration. We concluded that the only way to deal with it was to break the business …..."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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