To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what central assumptions his Department makes in its projections for (a) mean and (b) median (i) fertility, (ii) average age at marriage and (iii) marriage rates for each gender.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what central assumptions his Department makes in its projections for (a) mean and (b) median (i) fertility, (ii) average age at marriage and (iii) marriage rates for each gender.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for certificates of approval for marriage in the UK were received in each of the last six months; how many applications have been (a) approved and (b) rejected in each of the last six months; and how...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for certificates of approval for marriage in the UK were received in each of the last six months; how many applications have been (a) approved and (b) rejected in each of the last six months; and how...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the application by Chervonne Cole (reference: CA2768005762/001) for a certificate of approval to be married in the UK will be determined.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the application by Chervonne Cole (reference: CA2768005762/001) for a certificate of approval to be married in the UK will be determined.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) marriages of 20 to 40-year-olds per 10,000 20 to 40-year-olds, (b) marriages per 10,000 adults and (c) divorces per 10,000 adults there were in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in each year since 1980.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) marriages of 20 to 40-year-olds per 10,000 20 to 40-year-olds, (b) marriages per 10,000 adults and (c) divorces per 10,000 adults there were in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in each year since 1980.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) marriage and (b) divorce rate of each ethnic group was in each year since 1980.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) marriage and (b) divorce rate of each ethnic group was in each year since 1980.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will now introduce the necessary arrangements to enable the Monarch or heir to the throne to marry a Roman Catholic.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will now introduce the necessary arrangements to enable the Monarch or heir to the throne to marry a Roman Catholic.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he is taking to support (a) families and (b) marriage through his policies; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he is taking to support (a) families and (b) marriage through his policies; and if he will make a statement.

This has been very interesting. Until the Minister gave his explanation, I could not picture properly the scene that would emerge in the different parts of the United Kingdom when a suspicious person arrived. I think the Minister was saying that the risk-based approach is that when someone wishes to...

This has been very interesting. Until the Minister gave his explanation, I could not picture properly the scene that would emerge in the different parts of the United Kingdom when a suspicious person arrived. I think the Minister was saying that the risk-based approach is that when someone wishes to...

I agree that these things need to be properly tackled. It is understandable why a risk-based approach is adopted. You do not want to deploy disproportionate resources where those resources could be best used somewhere else to tackle another aspect of the same problem. I undertake to ensure that in...

I agree that these things need to be properly tackled. It is understandable why a risk-based approach is adopted. You do not want to deploy disproportionate resources where those resources could be best used somewhere else to tackle another aspect of the same problem. I undertake to ensure that in...

That is precisely the point I was about to make. I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her support. These cases have to be considered on a case-by-case basis, that is only proper, and it would not be right for us to act in the way the noble Lord...

That is precisely the point I was about to make. I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her support. These cases have to be considered on a case-by-case basis, that is only proper, and it would not be right for us to act in the way the noble Lord...

I do not think the Minister is doing it; he is relying on voluntary organisations and so on to disseminate this information. He referred to cost, but there is hardly any cost in comparison with the massive bills we have to meet when people are not given information and are...

I do not think the Minister is doing it; he is relying on voluntary organisations and so on to disseminate this information. He referred to cost, but there is hardly any cost in comparison with the massive bills we have to meet when people are not given information and are...

I thank the Minister for so thoroughly going over all the aspects of the Bill as it applies to Scotland and for giving us so much of an explanation. We will have to read Hansard carefully to understand the interaction of the various Acts and to be fully satisfied on...

I thank the Minister for so thoroughly going over all the aspects of the Bill as it applies to Scotland and for giving us so much of an explanation. We will have to read Hansard carefully to understand the interaction of the various Acts and to be fully satisfied on...

Perhaps I may offer this final reassurance. It is not in anyone’s interests to have porous borders. There is a national debate going on about this. We have had a Statement today that deals with it in part. We will have our agreements and disagreements about the effectiveness of the...

Perhaps I may offer this final reassurance. It is not in anyone’s interests to have porous borders. There is a national debate going on about this. We have had a Statement today that deals with it in part. We will have our agreements and disagreements about the effectiveness of the...

I am most grateful. On the criminal justice and immigration measure that is coming down the track, which the noble Lord said he was not sure would be included, there are precedents for consolidation of legislation which is in progress at the time of the consolidation measure. Therefore, I very...

I am most grateful. On the criminal justice and immigration measure that is coming down the track, which the noble Lord said he was not sure would be included, there are precedents for consolidation of legislation which is in progress at the time of the consolidation measure. Therefore, I very...

I think it will be a new Bill but it will involve consolidation and simplification. Let me turn my mind back to the issues raised by the noble Lord, Lord Avebury. He asked whether the immigration Bill in the next Session would be consolidated in due course. I hope I...

I think it will be a new Bill but it will involve consolidation and simplification. Let me turn my mind back to the issues raised by the noble Lord, Lord Avebury. He asked whether the immigration Bill in the next Session would be consolidated in due course. I hope I...

I think I was saying that drugs, immigration, security and terrorism are reserved matters, but there is a close inter-relationship between the subject matter of the Bill and the police, who are devolved to Scotland. Given that, not only do we have the right to discuss this matter, but the...

I think I was saying that drugs, immigration, security and terrorism are reserved matters, but there is a close inter-relationship between the subject matter of the Bill and the police, who are devolved to Scotland. Given that, not only do we have the right to discuss this matter, but the...

My noble friend Lady Carnegy and I have given notice that we wish to oppose the Question whether Clause 59 shall stand part of the Bill because of the effect that it is designed to create. The Government have still not provided a full and sufficient explanation about how securely...

My noble friend Lady Carnegy and I have given notice that we wish to oppose the Question whether Clause 59 shall stand part of the Bill because of the effect that it is designed to create. The Government have still not provided a full and sufficient explanation about how securely...

Since nearly the whole Bill extends to Northern Ireland, I would like to say something about that jurisdiction. Earlier today there was an informal meeting in Parliament with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and several noble Lords whose full-time homes are in Northern Ireland. They made the following...

Since nearly the whole Bill extends to Northern Ireland, I would like to say something about that jurisdiction. Earlier today there was an informal meeting in Parliament with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and several noble Lords whose full-time homes are in Northern Ireland. They made the following...

I respect what the noble Baroness says. I am trying to set out the whole picture. The issue of people-trafficking has been raised. Clause 30(1) and (2), which amend the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004, relate to matters devolved to Scotland. That is because Section 4...

I respect what the noble Baroness says. I am trying to set out the whole picture. The issue of people-trafficking has been raised. Clause 30(1) and (2), which amend the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004, relate to matters devolved to Scotland. That is because Section 4...

Before the Minister sits down, would he deal, as he promised, with the point raised by my honourable friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland, as reported in the Scotsman on Monday, that there are only two Customs officers and one immigration officer in the whole of Orkney and Shetland,...

Before the Minister sits down, would he deal, as he promised, with the point raised by my honourable friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland, as reported in the Scotsman on Monday, that there are only two Customs officers and one immigration officer in the whole of Orkney and Shetland,...