The Justice and Home Affairs Council will be held on 19 to 20 April 2007 in Luxembourg. The Attorney-General, Joan Ryan (Home Office), the Lord Advocate of Scotland and I will represent the UK. Four items in the field of civil legal co-operation feature on the agenda. The first is...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council will be held on 19 to 20 April 2007 in Luxembourg. The Attorney-General, Joan Ryan (Home Office), the Lord Advocate of Scotland and I will represent the UK. Four items in the field of civil legal co-operation feature on the agenda. The first is...

moved Amendment No. 15:"Page 32, line 5, after ““registration”” insert ““of an adult or young person””" The noble Baroness said: As noble Lords know, the provision that now forms Clause 58 would extend the requirement for nationality applicants to satisfy the Secretary of State that they are of good character to all such applicants, except...

moved Amendment No. 15:"Page 32, line 5, after ““registration”” insert ““of an adult or young person””" The noble Baroness said: As noble Lords know, the provision that now forms Clause 58 would extend the requirement for nationality applicants to satisfy the Secretary of State that they are of good character to all such applicants, except...

moved Amendment No. 4:"Page 7, line 21, leave out ““effluxion”” and insert ““passage””" The noble Baroness said: My Lords, I dedicate this amendment to the noble Baroness, Lady Carnegy of Lour. I am delighted to see her back in her place. The noble Baroness rightly put me on the spot suggesting that the fabulous word...

moved Amendment No. 4:"Page 7, line 21, leave out ““effluxion”” and insert ““passage””" The noble Baroness said: My Lords, I dedicate this amendment to the noble Baroness, Lady Carnegy of Lour. I am delighted to see her back in her place. The noble Baroness rightly put me on the spot suggesting that the fabulous word...

moved Amendment No. 7:"Page 17, line 32, at end insert—" ““(1A)   But— (a)   a person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement imposed under section 32(2) or 33(2) by a constable in England and Wales or Northern Ireland otherwise than in relation to a reserved matter (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998) shall...

moved Amendment No. 7:"Page 17, line 32, at end insert—" ““(1A)   But— (a)   a person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement imposed under section 32(2) or 33(2) by a constable in England and Wales or Northern Ireland otherwise than in relation to a reserved matter (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998) shall...

moved Amendment No. 6:"Page 10, line 27, leave out ““effluxion”” and insert ““passage””" On Question, amendment agreed to. Clause 34 [Offence].

moved Amendment No. 6:"Page 10, line 27, leave out ““effluxion”” and insert ““passage””" On Question, amendment agreed to. Clause 34 [Offence].

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving me the chance to make sure that we have on record the issues which have been raised. I believe that it has been made clear as we have brought the Bill through your Lordships’ House and another place that there will...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving me the chance to make sure that we have on record the issues which have been raised. I believe that it has been made clear as we have brought the Bill through your Lordships’ House and another place that there will...

My Lords, illumination has reached even these Benches. What could I do other than accept the amendment moved so ably by the noble Baroness, to whom, like the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, I have already paid tribute for her work? I am delighted that the Bill team was able to work with her to...

My Lords, illumination has reached even these Benches. What could I do other than accept the amendment moved so ably by the noble Baroness, to whom, like the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, I have already paid tribute for her work? I am delighted that the Bill team was able to work with her to...

My Lords, I am sorry but we are on Third Reading. I am not going to play Committee at this stage. I was of course going to address the point of the noble Lord, Lord Avebury. I will do it precisely now, and try to guess what the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, might have been saying...

My Lords, I am sorry but we are on Third Reading. I am not going to play Committee at this stage. I was of course going to address the point of the noble Lord, Lord Avebury. I will do it precisely now, and try to guess what the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, might have been saying...

My Lords, perhaps I may begin with the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Avebury. He has implied that I may have said something inappropriate. I did not check with the Leader of the House and I am told by the Clerks that the rules governing sub judice do not apply to Bills, so the...

My Lords, perhaps I may begin with the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Avebury. He has implied that I may have said something inappropriate. I did not check with the Leader of the House and I am told by the Clerks that the rules governing sub judice do not apply to Bills, so the...

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for raising the issues. I could not agree more about the principle of having high standards. That includes, as the noble Earl, Lord Listowel, said, making sure that people are competent and understanding about dealing with children. The noble Earl and I discussed that point earlier...

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for raising the issues. I could not agree more about the principle of having high standards. That includes, as the noble Earl, Lord Listowel, said, making sure that people are competent and understanding about dealing with children. The noble Earl and I discussed that point earlier...

My Lords, I am not entirely sure that I understand the relevance of the noble Lord’s comment. If I may, I shall reflect on it. The noble Baroness, Lady Carnegy, was, I think, referring to whether there was a way to ensure that what is already in statute about the Government here and the Scottish Parliament...

My Lords, I am not entirely sure that I understand the relevance of the noble Lord’s comment. If I may, I shall reflect on it. The noble Baroness, Lady Carnegy, was, I think, referring to whether there was a way to ensure that what is already in statute about the Government here and the Scottish Parliament...

My Lords, forgive me, but at Third Reading it is pertinent that the noble Lord refers to the amendment and not to a debate on the substantive issues of either that clause or other clauses that might be relevant to the Bill. We should stick to the procedure. I am perfectly happy,...

My Lords, forgive me, but at Third Reading it is pertinent that the noble Lord refers to the amendment and not to a debate on the substantive issues of either that clause or other clauses that might be relevant to the Bill. We should stick to the procedure. I am perfectly happy,...

My Lords, no, we are referring to my amendment to deal with a concern about breaching the Sewel convention. The noble Lord could have put forward an amendment to deal with other matters under the clause.

My Lords, no, we are referring to my amendment to deal with a concern about breaching the Sewel convention. The noble Lord could have put forward an amendment to deal with other matters under the clause.

My Lords, I am extremely grateful to noble Lords for their kind words about the work that I have done and also about the work of officials. They have been magnificent in their efforts. I start by saying to the noble Lord, Lord Avebury, that I made sure that the paper was sent to him...

My Lords, I am extremely grateful to noble Lords for their kind words about the work that I have done and also about the work of officials. They have been magnificent in their efforts. I start by saying to the noble Lord, Lord Avebury, that I made sure that the paper was sent to him...

My Lords, I will commit the Government to doing that. There is no problem in doing that at all; it would be positively beneficial. As my noble friend will realise from our meeting with the vice-chancellors, there is a lot of expertise and experience, from both employers and the universities, that...

My Lords, I will commit the Government to doing that. There is no problem in doing that at all; it would be positively beneficial. As my noble friend will realise from our meeting with the vice-chancellors, there is a lot of expertise and experience, from both employers and the universities, that...

My Lords, it is very common practice in my experience as a Minister that we are allowed as a department—whatever department it is—to look at the recommendations and determine our views. That is not uncommon. There is often a lot of appropriate dialogue between the organisations concerned. The few weeks...

My Lords, it is very common practice in my experience as a Minister that we are allowed as a department—whatever department it is—to look at the recommendations and determine our views. That is not uncommon. There is often a lot of appropriate dialogue between the organisations concerned. The few weeks...

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill. Lords Third reading debate agreed to on question. Bill passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill. Lords Third reading debate agreed to on question. Bill passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for again putting forward his views on this issue and for recognising some of the work we have done. We are not suggesting in what we are doing that people cannot come, but it is appropriate to use the good character test for...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for again putting forward his views on this issue and for recognising some of the work we have done. We are not suggesting in what we are doing that people cannot come, but it is appropriate to use the good character test for...

moved Amendment No. 16:"Page 32, line 7, after ““the”” insert ““adult or young””" On Question, amendment agreed to. [Amendment No. 17 not moved.]

moved Amendment No. 16:"Page 32, line 7, after ““the”” insert ““adult or young””" On Question, amendment agreed to. [Amendment No. 17 not moved.]

My Lords, it is interesting to discuss what is in the eighth group before what is in the ninth, as I would like to have dealt here with the amendment that I have put forward. I shall try to deal with this group of amendments in the right context. We believe that it...

My Lords, it is interesting to discuss what is in the eighth group before what is in the ninth, as I would like to have dealt here with the amendment that I have put forward. I shall try to deal with this group of amendments in the right context. We believe that it...