I am not in the Government. I do not set what the policy will be in relation to the number of asylum seekers that can be brought into this country. The noble Lord, Lord Green of Deddington, asked whether, rather than rhetoric, we could give examples of how we might set the number of asylum claims that this country handles. I gave an example of the sort of thing that could be considered in setting the number of asylum seekers that could come. The noble Lord has suggested something else that might be taken into account, and that may well be something that can be taken into account. However—
Nationality and Borders Bill
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Lord Paddick
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 1 February 2022.
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Debate on bills on Nationality and Borders Bill.
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