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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 8 July 2025

Debate

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

Contribution

“For the purpose of subsection (3), a defence of reasonable excuse must be interpreted compatibly with Article 31 of the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 1951, Article 5 of the Protocol against Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air 2000, and section 26 of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings 2005”.

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