Member

On the amendment from my noble friend Lord Dubs, the definition of “close relative” in the Immigration Rules already includes a wide range of family members, such as siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Therefore, I would argue to my noble friend that we already have an appropriate definition of “sponsors”. Again, I suspect that we may revisit this on Report, and, again, I would be happy to engage in discussion with my noble friend between now and the end of October or early November, when the Report dates will come. In essence, the Government contend that we have an appropriate definition of “sponsors” already.