As I was saying before the Division interrupted me in full flow, the noble Lord, Lord Bach, said that these privileges and immunities are granted routinely. In my experience, however, they are not routine. As employees of such organisations are often exempt from UK legislation, their working rights are severely...

As I was saying before the Division interrupted me in full flow, the noble Lord, Lord Bach, said that these privileges and immunities are granted routinely. In my experience, however, they are not routine. As employees of such organisations are often exempt from UK legislation, their working rights are severely...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bach, for that clear exposition of the order but perhaps he could underline one point. In his introduction he made it clear that the order is intended to offer immunities and privileges only to IOM members based here in the United Kingdom for acts...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bach, for that clear exposition of the order but perhaps he could underline one point. In his introduction he made it clear that the order is intended to offer immunities and privileges only to IOM members based here in the United Kingdom for acts...

Draft International Organization for Migration (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2008. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2007-08.

Draft International Organization for Migration (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2008. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2007-08.

This order takes me back to a Bill on international organisations that we considered in 2004—the first Bill that I was involved with. I should declare an interest, though I do not believe that it gives rise to a conflict of interest here. I was an officer of the staff...

This order takes me back to a Bill on international organisations that we considered in 2004—the first Bill that I was involved with. I should declare an interest, though I do not believe that it gives rise to a conflict of interest here. I was an officer of the staff...

I thank both noble Lords for their contributions. There is nothing unusual about what we are doing as far as the IOM is concerned. The representatives who would come from another country to work at the IOM and the head of mission here are given status comparable with what could...

I thank both noble Lords for their contributions. There is nothing unusual about what we are doing as far as the IOM is concerned. The representatives who would come from another country to work at the IOM and the head of mission here are given status comparable with what could...

rose to move, That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the International Organization for Migration (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2008. The noble Lord said: The draft order will confer the legal capacities of a body corporate and privileges and immunities upon the International Organisation...

rose to move, That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the International Organization for Migration (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2008. The noble Lord said: The draft order will confer the legal capacities of a body corporate and privileges and immunities upon the International Organisation...

Draft International Organization for Migration (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2008. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Draft International Organization for Migration (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2008. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions in (a) 2007 and (b) 1997 an individual was unable to leave the UK owing to the loss of relevant documents by her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions in (a) 2007 and (b) 1997 an individual was unable to leave the UK owing to the loss of relevant documents by her Department.

Draft International Organization for Migration (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2008. (Affirmative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Laid before Parliament for approval by resolution of each House. Coming into force the day after the order is made.

Draft International Organization for Migration (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2008. (Affirmative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Laid before Parliament for approval by resolution of each House. Coming into force the day after the order is made.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what consultation by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) undertook with Government departments before the ONS's revised methodology for allocating international migrants to regions and local authority areas was published on 24 April 2007.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what consultation by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) undertook with Government departments before the ONS's revised methodology for allocating international migrants to regions and local authority areas was published on 24 April 2007.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which Minister is responsible for the delivery of the workplan of the Inter-departmental Migration Task Force.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which Minister is responsible for the delivery of the workplan of the Inter-departmental Migration Task Force.