"My Lords, I support Amendment 12 in the name of my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham. It is clear, coherent and consistent. It seems to me that my noble friend’s parliamentary career from the outset has been marked out by two great skills. First, he has the ability of …..." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for the clear and comprehensive manner in which she introduced the regulations, as is always her style; she has a great knack of making the complex comprehensible. Like other noble Lords, I will comment on the retention of biometrics. Can my …..." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"I agree with comments from other noble Lords and congratulate the Minister on all the work she does for this House and for the country. What advice would she give to people who are thinking of a summer holiday abroad this year, and indeed to those who have already paid …..." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"My Lords, I am delighted to support my noble friend Lord Blencathra at the Second Reading of this excellent, well-crafted and beautifully straightforward Bill. Legislation often asks Governments to take steps but in this instance that is exactly what it is doing. I ask the Minister: if not this step, …..." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Office for National Statistics’ Exit Check data released in August, whether they will consider the removal of international students from the net migration figures...." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In doing so, I refer to my interests in the register...." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"My Lords, since 2010, the number of international students coming to the UK has fallen by 6%, while the global market has increased by 7%, with an estimated cost to the UK economy of £9 billion. Does my noble friend agree that this summer’s statistics clearly evidence that there is …..." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to amend the visa requirements for international students and to remove those students from the immigration figures...." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and in doing so declare my interests as set out in the register...." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"My Lords, international students are one of the most gleaming gems in the United Kingdom’s soft power crown. My noble friend knows that I believe they should be removed from the immigration figures, because there would only be an upside to such a move...." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech