Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

Amendments 4, 9 and 18, which make up this group, are also probing amendments, designed to find out what enactments, instruments or documents relating or referring to the Revenue and Customs are intended to be applied to immigration officers—if a third tier of functions is not going to be incorporated in one person or if they going to operate on their own—and other officials of the Secretary of State. We would like it clarified that future Acts will not be included by this provision in a way that prevents proper scrutiny, because the Bill rather suggests that that is what could happen. What future Acts does the Minister have in mind, if any? The provision looks like mission creep without the benefit of parliamentary scrutiny. Perhaps the Minister could let us know which likely orders we need to keep an eye on to make sure that things are not happening without Parliament’s knowledge. I beg to move.