I do not see any problem with that. I think we will come to more of the details in other amendments. If, after that, the noble Baroness would still like a note, I have no difficulty in sending one with those details. Maybe I have not been clear about the situation in which this applies. Whether the duty applies is absolutely determined by whether the child concerned is in the UK or overseas. The location of the border staff exercising this duty is immaterial; it is a matter of where the child is. For example, a grandmother could apply for a visa to travel to the UK to care for a sick grandchild. Because the child is in the UK, the border force would have to consider the application, having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of the child. This would be the case despite consideration taking place outside the UK. It depends on where the child is.
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]
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Lord West of Spithead
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 4 March 2009.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL].
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