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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I did not succeed in my urging of brevity, but never mind. I am grateful to all noble Lords none the less, particularly for the very worthy tributes to the noble Lord,…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 18, and Amendment 20 which I share with the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Hale of Richmond, and the…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow my noble friend Lord Blunkett. I apologise to your Lordships for my mistakes earlier on, with standing up at the wrong time. I have Amendment…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, after such a thorough Committee, which showed this House—if not the Government or their flagship policy—in the best light, I will be brief and urge others to do the…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI think a closer reading of Amendment 18 will demonstrate that it is not ensuring that the Government respond in a certain way. They can respond favourably or negatively to the…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill04 Mar 2024HANSARDOverseas Territories: Tax Haven StatusI am grateful to the Minister, if not exactly any the wiser. Last November, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new framework convention on tax justice.…26 Feb 2024HANSARDOverseas Territories: Tax Haven StatusMy Lords, in polarised times, I look across and see the significant space where the temperate voice of our friend Lord Cormack ought to be. We will all miss him. I beg leave to…26 Feb 2024HANSARDOverseas Territories: Tax Haven StatusTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the economic benefits for the United Kingdom of the tax haven status of the Overseas Territories.26 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, this group goes to the heart of domestic, constitutional, rule-of-law concerns about the Bill. I share Amendments 39, 44, 49, 50, 52 and 53—the bulk of the group—with…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful to the Minister, who has been very patient with so many concerned Members of the Committee, but everything that he says very honestly in relation to each question…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWhy, then, does the Victims and Prisoners Bill, as presented by the Government, require the Secretary of State to consult the Attorney-General before amending the victims’ code,…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. I am very interested in his points about international law and so on. As a matter of basic common sense and logic, does he…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure, as always, to follow the noble Lord, Lord Carlile. On this occasion, it is fortuitous to follow him because—without repeating the brilliant points made…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillNo, I will not set that out, given the hour. I am talking about the general principle here, and I will not rehearse the specific details of that interim measure. I want to focus…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillHe or she or they—I have sort of admitted that it was a gentleman. He said to me that he had heard various comments I have been making. I said, “I am sorry for that; it is all…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillOh!19 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon Scandal: Compensation PaymentsMy Lords, in answer to previous questions about racism or misogyny, for example, the Minister clearly and repeatedly said that that is a matter for the Wyn Williams inquiry. My…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful that the Minister was kind enough to inform the Committee about the November reforms from the Strasbourg court, so surely all these natural justice concerns have now…19 Feb 2024