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HANSARD Rwanda Plan Cost and Asylum SystemI would like to put on the record yet again that the SNP wholeheartedly opposes the principle of the Rwanda plan, of offshoring people as if they were some kind of tiresome trash…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Rwanda Plan Cost and Asylum SystemI have just made the point that, of those 110 million people, a very tiny proportion actually come here. I also point out to the hon. Member that putting a specific numbered cap…09 Jan 2024HANSARDAfghan Resettlement UpdateAfghanistan fell to the Taliban in August 2021, and it should be a source of shame and embarrassment to this Government that we are still talking about bringing people to safety…13 Dec 2023HANSARDAfghan Resettlement Updateindicated dissent .13 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe right hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. Through the Bill, this country is turning its back on its international obligations. It is a pathetic excuse for policy—a…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI wish to speak to the reasoned amendment that stands in my name and that of my hon. Friends. Before I do so, I want to remark on the tragic news that has emerged that an asylum…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIf the right hon. Member can explain how Rwanda is safe, I will certainly give way.12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI acknowledge that different lawyers will have different opinions. In its briefing, the Law Society of England and Wales says that the Government are being disingenuous in what…12 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIndia’s supreme court has upheld the Indian Government’s decision to revoke article 370 of the constitution, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. What assessment has…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy hon. and learned Friend is absolutely correct, and has knowledge of many of these issues. It is important to reflect on those cases and what they actually mean, rather than…12 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThey are not even Tories.11 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI would agree. The difficulty is that there is no end to this conflict in sight. We cannot see what the terms for ending this conflict will be as things stand, but we do know that…11 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point. I point to the situation of Dima, a student at Glasgow University who worked for the World Health Organisation. Her life, her child’s life,…11 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineGosh, thank you very much, Sir Mark—it is much earlier than I was expecting to be called. I am glad to be here representing many of my constituents, over 2,600 of whom have…11 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael-Hamas War: DiplomacyThe Minister talks up the UK’s arms export licences, but Amnesty International has identified a particular loophole in those licences: the 2002 incorporation guidelines allow UK…11 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipNo, he quoted the Home Secretary!06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipHumpty Dumpty said, “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” Just by saying that Rwanda is a safe country does not make it so.…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda Partnership“Exploring” is not “copying”.06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Accuracy is incredibly important in this House, and I would not want something incorrect to be on the record. The Home Secretary said in…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipSo it is not true.06 Dec 2023