Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 31 Jan 2022
Intelligence: Russia
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce legislation “to provide the intelligence agencies with the tools they need to tackle the intelligence challenges posed by Russia”, as called for by the Intelligence and Security Committee in its the Annual Report for 2019-2021 (HC 877)...."Lord Wallace of Saltaire - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 31 Jan 2022
Intelligence: Russia
"My Lords, in that case, where is the Bill? This is a question of priorities. We have a number of badly drafted, long Bills before the House at present, but this is a question of national security. It is two and a half years since the ISC Russia report was …..."Lord Wallace of Saltaire - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill
"My Lords, I noted that in his opening speech the Minister pledged that the Bill is based on fairness, that illegal activities will not be tolerated, that we aim to deprive people of UK citizenship in the event of the most serious crimes and, above all, that access to the …..."Lord Wallace of Saltaire - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 29th April 2021
Asked by:
Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial arrangements, if any, they have agreed with the Crown Dependencies in recognition of the assistance that UK police and intelligence services provide to such Dependencies.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
Written Question
Monday 26th April 2021
Asked by:
Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applicants for (1) British citizenship, and (2) long-term residence in the UK, took the Life in the UK test in (a) Welsh, and (b) Scots Gaelic, in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
In the last 3 years, there has been one Life in the UK test taken in Welsh, and no tests have been taken in Scots Gaelic.
The test taken in Welsh was a customer applying for British Citizenship.
Written Question
Monday 26th April 2021
Asked by:
Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they calculate the fees for (1) British citizenship, and (2) long-term residence in the UK, applications; and whether those fees are used (a) only to cover the direct expenses incurred from such applications, and (b) to defray the overall Home Office budget.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
All immigration and nationality fees are set taking account of the criteria set out at Section 68(9) of the Immigration Act 2014:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/68
These criteria include the cost of processing the application; the benefits and entitlements provided by a successful application; and, the wider cost of running the Border, Immigration and Citizenship (BIC) System.
Fees from immigration products and services contribute to funding a sustainable BIC System and ultimately reduce the reliance on tax-payer funding. The Home Office keeps fees for immigration and nationality applications under review and ensures they are within the parameters agreed with Parliament.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 18 Dec 2017
UK Borders: Surveillance
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to improve surveillance of the United Kingdom’s borders, including at smaller ports and harbours, coastal waters and private airstrips...."Lord Wallace of Saltaire - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 18 Dec 2017
UK Borders: Surveillance
"I congratulate the Government on the announcement that they are going to double the number of cutters around our coast from two to four. I think that means that we will have one cutter for every 3,000 miles of coastline if they all operate at the same time—rather fewer than …..."Lord Wallace of Saltaire - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 20 Jul 2017
Security: ID Cards
"My Lords, under the coalition Government we found ourselves trying to check who was on the electoral register against the national insurance number and discovering that the Government do not have, across their different departments, clear rules on which identity numbers we have. I have different numbers for my passport, …..."Lord Wallace of Saltaire - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 17 Jul 2017
Brexit: UK-EU Movement of People (EUC Report)
"My Lords, for me, the high point of this debate was when the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, remarked that picking strawberries is skilled work. I have spent most of the past three Sundays picking soft fruit, including gooseberries. I have scars all over my lower forearms to demonstrate this. To …..."Lord Wallace of Saltaire - View Speech
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