Immigration Bill Debate

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Department: Home Office
Wednesday 9th March 2016

(8 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Deben Portrait Lord Deben
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I thank my noble friend for giving way. I still have a problem, and that is that we are making these major changes, but the Bill is still called just the “Immigration Bill”. Given that the Bill now covers things that are at a much further remove from immigrants, the Government really ought to think seriously about its Title. It really is something very different from that.

Lord Ashton of Hyde Portrait Lord Ashton of Hyde (Con)
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My Lords, may I just remind the House that the Companion is very clear that, on Report,

“Only the mover of an amendment … speaks after the minister … except for short questions of elucidation”?

Lord Deben Portrait Lord Deben
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If I may say so, I was asking for direct elucidation. I wonder whether the Minister would answer my question.