Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 29 Nov 2022 Net Migration
"My Lords, will my noble friend bear in mind that, over the last decade, total immigration —which ran at half the level of the last 12 months—was equal to the combined populations of Southampton, Portsmouth, Oxford, Nottingham, Middlesbrough, Leicester, Exeter, Derby and Carlisle? We wonder why we have a housing …..." Lord Lilley - View Speech
"My Lords, I begin by saying how sad I am to see the Home Secretary depart from her job today. I had very high regard for her; she brought great legal expertise and determination together. At the same time, I wish Grant Shapps well in his new job as Home …..." Lord Lilley - View Speech
"I misinterpreted his “Great”; he was saying that I am great rather than that the number is great. That is good.
It is an extraordinary thing: 1 million people. The problem with immigration is not that immigrants are different from us, but that they are exactly the same. They need …..." Lord Lilley - View Speech
"First, we do have a system of numbers in this country. Does the noble Baroness not know about the national insurance number? You cannot get a job without it. Secondly, I was strongly against identity cards—..." Lord Lilley - View Speech
In addition, I was not including overstayers in any of the numbers that I mentioned, so they are in addition to all those numbers...." Lord Lilley - View Speech
"I am sorry if I was unclear. I said that of those who make a claim in France, only half as many are granted asylum on first application as in the UK...." Lord Lilley - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, on securing this debate and on highlighting the intractable problem of how we cope with people whose age we cannot be certain about. We can all agree that we should open our arms to children who arrive in a safe country …..." Lord Lilley - View Speech
"My Lords, few of us would risk crossing the channel in a flimsy, inflatable dinghy, so we assume that anyone who does so must be fleeing a well-founded fear of persecution by an evil tyranny. But these boats do not set off from Basra, Iran or Africa; they come from …..." Lord Lilley - View Speech
"My Lords, this debate takes place under the sombre cloud of the tragic death of 27 migrants off the French coast yesterday. I join noble Lords in offering my sympathy, prayers and condolences to them and all their friends and relatives.