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UK Borders Bill

I may be able to assist. I explained in response to the noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, that I e-mailed the Government and all Peers taking part in this debate first thing this morning to express the fact that I refused to degroup the second group of amendments. It should not have been printed as it was on the groupings list; it should have been reprinted and was not. I appreciate that the Deputy Chairman was at a disadvantage because she was not part of the group that I e-mailed. My amendments reflect directly on Amendment No. 27A, and I felt that it would extend the work of the Grand Committee improperly if I were to degroup them.