UK Borders Bill

My Lords, I am told that Sylvia Peters was the last TV presenter before the 1939-45 war started. She presented a programme in 1939—then TVs went black—and after the war she resumed. She said: ““Before I was interrupted—””. I should have dealt with this matter here. The amendment states: "““In the exercise of their powers under subsection (1) it is unlawful for immigration officers or the Secretary of State to act in a way that is incompatible with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child””." Perhaps I may briefly mention where our actions in Clause 9 are in breach of three articles of the convention. Article 24 states: "““States Parties recognize the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health. States Parties shall strive to ensure that no child is deprived of his or her right of access to such health care services””." Yet Clause 9 does just that: it denies families of failed asylum seekers that access to health services. Article 26 states that every child has, "““the right to benefit from social security, including social insurance, and shall take the necessary measures to achieve the full realization of this right in accordance with their national law””." This is denied to families of failed asylum seekers. Article 28 states: "““States Parties recognize the right of the child to education, and with a view to achieving this right progressively and on the basis of equal opportunity, they shall””" do certain things regarding primary education and so on. At the moment, the Government want to keep Section 9 on the statute book, although I hope that they will change their mind by Thursday. Therefore, in these three areas alone, we have a denial of the rights that are in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.