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Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill

My Lords, I shall support Amendment No. 1 when it is moved, but like the noble Lord, Lord Lea of Crondall, I have looked back at the Second Reading debate on 6 December, and in particular at the speech of Lord Chan, to which reference has been made. In his modest but forceful way, Lord Chan—whose recent and sudden death we all, in particular his friends among the Cross Benchers, so greatly regret—raised points of importance to the Chinese community on appeals and the removal of settlement rights under the five tier points for the system. For me, it is a matter of great satisfaction that the Minister has recognised the importance of the points raised by Lord Chan, continued the contacts with the Chinese community and is willing to see whether solutions can be found, there is therefore a welcome continuity, despite the sad death of our colleague, Lord Chan.