"10.48 pmMotion to RegretTabled by That this House regrets that the Statement of Changes to Immigration Rules (HC1691), published on 5 March, while making a welcome extension to the Ukraine Permission Scheme, will make it harder for refugees to successfully integrate; provides no equality impact assessment or children’s impact assessment …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"I thank all Members of the House who spoke, particularly those in support of the regret Motion, and my noble friend the Minister. He has handled this extremely well. He has one of the most difficult jobs in government, and I very much appreciate the sensitive way in which he …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"My Lords, I start by thanking the various organisations that have sent us enormously helpful briefings and, of course, the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, which has produced a pretty devastating report on the whole process.
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what action they intend to take in response to the Cranston InquiryReport on small boat deaths, published on 5 February...." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"I am grateful to my noble friend—he has answered half my question already. The report has highlighted that there are very serious deficiencies in our ability to rescue people at sea and that we compare unfavourably with Italy and Greece, which have more and better-equipped boats. The RNLI and Border …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"My Lords, what assessment have the Government made of the likelihood that the tensions in Lebanon and what is happening in Iran will lead to a flood of people seeking safety in Europe? Are we prepared for this, and are we having discussions with our European friends on how best …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend and to congratulate him on his excellent speech. He certainly has a lot of experience. When he speaks to us in the future, it will be not from the theory of what it is all about but from …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"Does my noble friend agree that the situation in northern Syria has become more dangerous recently, especially for those being held in detention camps? Notwithstanding the sub judice position referred to by my noble friend, would it not be right for Shamima Begum, a British-born person educated and brought up …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reconsider their decision not to allow Shamima Begum and other British-born mothers and children to return to the UK from camps in Northern Syria in the light of the increased fighting in the area...." Lord Dubs - View Speech
"My Lords, given the strong possibility that many Iranians will seek to flee for safety from their murderous regime, I wonder whether the best approach by this Government would be to have a united European approach to asylum seekers, so that we could all take our share of responsibility for …..." Lord Dubs - View Speech