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

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, I can be very concise, mainly because I agree almost entirely with everything that the noble Lord, Lord Harper, said. We should not lose sight of the fact that this whole issue is a real con

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