Lord Green of Deddington (CB)

My Lords, I will focus on immigration, as noble Lords would expect. I hope my voice will return—it has just disappeared. It is increasingly clear that the sheer scale of immigration has now reached th

My Lords, I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, on securing this debate. He has been consistent and courageous in drawing public attention to the very serious consequences that will flow f

I declare an interest, having been engaged with these matters for rather more than 20 years as the co-founder of Migration Watch, together with Professor David Coleman of Oxford University. I have rea

My Lords, this has been a most impressive debate, with the House operating at its best. However, we now face a challenge because, frankly, the Bill as drafted is a bit of a shambles. An enormous amoun

Noble Lords will be aware that I have been concerned with immigration matters for about 25 years. I have not paid much attention to asylum because the numbers were much smaller, but they are now signi

My Lords, as the Minister knows better than most of us, this is a very complex situation. The Government have handled it rather well so far; it has been a very complex week and the decisions taken hav