I should like to back up my noble friend because this matter is somewhat more important than the Minister seems to think. I raised it—I admit, somewhat off the cuff—on the first day of Committee at column GC 44 on 2 July. The Minister told us that the reason for exempting Scotland from Clauses 1 to 4, concerning special immigration officers, is that they are not needed in Scotland because police are normally present at all seven Scottish ports of entry. ““Routinely present”” was the term used. I do not know which those seven ports of entry are supposed to be, but there are a great many places in Scotland where people can arrive from and leave to go abroad—far more than seven.
My noble friend has pointed out that drugs, immigration, security and terrorism—
UK Borders Bill
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Baroness Carnegy of Lour
(Conservative)
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