Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules Debate

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Department: Home Office

Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules

Viscount Younger of Leckie Excerpts
Wednesday 19th October 2022

(2 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Lilley Portrait Lord Lilley (Con)
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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—

Viscount Younger of Leckie Portrait Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con)
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I would be grateful if my noble friend addressed the House rather than turned behind when speaking.

Lord Lilley Portrait Lord Lilley (Con)
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I apologise; I am still a new boy, really.

In addition, I was not including overstayers in any of the numbers that I mentioned, so they are in addition to all those numbers.