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Amendment 22, tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Cameron and Lord Davies, would significantly change the focus of the new offence, targeting any person boarding an unsafe vessel to come to the UK illegally, instead of targeting the specific dangerous acts that might occur. As the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, said in reference to comments made in Committee, these small boats are inherently unsafe. As the noble Lord, Lord German, noted, the amendment means that the offence would likely apply to all the individuals making the journey by small boat. That is not the specific intention of this power.